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Messaging app Telegram is developing a group video calling service that’s due to be launched later this year, the company announced today. It says that current options offer either security or usability, but that its version will offer both. Telegram announced the plans alongside news that it reached 400 million monthly active users, doubling its user base in two years. Telegram’s claim that current group video calling services offer either security or usability is a not-so-subtle swipe at user-friendly Zoom, which has been hit by multiple security scandals in recent months. Critics pointed out that the service’s claims about offering end-to-end encryption were false, and that its default privacy settings made it easy for uninvited users to tap into video calls. That said, Telegram has also faced its share of criticism from the security community in part because its end-to-end encryption is not enabled by default. Telegram detailed a collection of new features it’s lau

Whatsapp can start showing ads soon. As per the reports, it is said that Whatsapp’s parent company Facebook has decided not to put ads on the app. Whatsapp has billions of users around the world. Facebook has not planned completely to show advertisements on Whatsapp. The networking giant suspended the push to bring ads to avoid “antagonising regulators.” As per the reports mentioned, how the advertising model will be performed is the Facebook can use the phone numbers as determines to “match” Whatsapp and Facebook accounts and then it will show ads to the targeted users. Once the company will get the unification of its messaging platforms Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram, it will be out soon. Facebook hasn’t ditched the original plan to use Whatsapp to sell ads. Still, it is unclear that Facebook is planning to sell ads directly on Whatsapp. Last year, in May, there was an annual Facebook Marketing Summit in the Netherlands where Facebook showed Whatsap

WhatsApp is currently testing group voice and video calls that support up to eight people rather than only four. You can try this feature out right now, in fact. WhatsApp’s tweak doesn’t require you to adjust your app settings, but you do have to make one big change: You’ll need to enroll in the WhatsApp beta for Android or iOS if you want the chance to double the number of people you can talk to in a group call. You get the feature as part of the beta, you’ll have to convince your friends to sign up for the beta, too. As I understand it, everyone has to be in the WhatsApp beta in order to participate in an eight-person voice or video call. Otherwise, you’re going to be stuck with the four friends limit until such a time as WhatsApp rolls out the feature in the stable version of its app. With those details out of the way, here’s how to get started. Now attempt to launch a call. You’ll hopefully see text alerting you to the fact that you can have a group call w

Google has begun rolling out the third release of the Android 11 Developer Preview to several Pixel devices. Unfortunately, we don’t recommend anyone flash a Developer Preview build to your Pixel if it is currently your primary device, as it perhaps may not be stable enough. The update is dated on April 23 with a build number of RPP3.200230.017 and is security patched up to April 2020. Is is running with Google Play services 20.12.14. If you are already running the Android 11 Developer Preview, Google offers the ability to update to DP3 via OTA update. You can find the factory images at the Source link below. Google notes this update offers “bug fixes and a set of productivity improvements,” which doesn’t tell us much. Once Android 11 reaches the Beta phase, it will not only be somewhat stable for daily use, but it will also be much easier to sign up and pull the update OTA (over-the-air). Currently, the Developer Preview requires that you wipe your Pixel device’s

State-sponsored hackers are continuously using COVID-19 pandemic to lure users simply to steal the Google Accounts credentials and sensitive data. As the security experts of Google warned globally each and every user and the authorities who are managing global health crisis about luring Spam, ‘phishing,’ and malware attacks. Currently, the whole world is lockdown for the deadly COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic, and right now, people are simply using their smartphones, laptops, and other digital devices simply to stay connected and remotely work from home. As the global health crisis caused by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic is perceived as an opportunity for hacker groups that are sponsored by government organizations. Google has reported that a dozen of hacker groups are continually taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic simply to steal essential data by performing phishing and malware attacks against authorities who are managing global health crisis caused by the di

Fortnite is now available on the Google Play Store. After 18 months of offering Fortnite on Android directly from its website, Epic Games has now made it available on Google Play too. But not before telling Google exactly what it thinks of the situation. Now, 18 months on, Epic Games has decided to release Fortnite on the Google Play Store after all. This is because, according to Epic, “Google puts software downloadable outside of Google Play at a disadvantage, through technical and business measures”. The upshot being that Fortnite is now available to download from the Google Play Store. However, Epic Games is set to continue operating the Epic Games App and keep Fortnite available from sources other than the Google Play Store. Namely, its own website. Still, this is good news for those people who have avoided playing Fortnite on Android due to the game not being available on Google Play. All you need to do now is get good enough at the game to actually beat the

It is known that there have been many controversies surrounding the recent video conferencing application Zoom of the US. In this context, there is a false campaign that the central government has brought Namaste app as an alternative to zoom. In fact, it is an application brought by a software development company called Inscripts of Mumbai. Equally, it has no connection with the Government of India. The application which is currently at the Beta stage will soon be available for Android and iOS operating system users. The main thing to remember here is that it is nothing more secure than a Zoom. It is unlikely that there will be a number of security flaws. Especially when an application is newly released, they are high. As well as the security facilities in it, the people who have tested so far are not much. Only after a large percentage of people tested in the real-time environment will it be known in time, whether the application is secure or not. Do not belie

Now more than ever, we all want to go to grocery stores and other essential businesses when it’s not crowded. With a few taps, Google Maps can tell you how busy a store, restaurant, park, or other location is right now. You can find this information on the Google Maps website in your browser or in the Google Maps app for iPhone, iPad, and Android. Search for the name of a store, restaurant, business, or other location it even works for parks. Click or tap the name of the location to view more information about it. Look for the “Popular times” chart in the panel you may need to scroll down to see it. Look for a “Live” time that tells you how busy a business is right now. You can also click the name of the weekday and select another day of the week to check when the location is usually the busiest. Do more people tend to shop on Wednesday or Sunday? Is the store less busy early in the morning or late at night. It’s worth noting that this historical data may not be a