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Facebook adds fantasy sports gaming for iOS, Android users
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The company said that they are free, simple prediction games that help fans enjoy sports, TV shows and pop culture content together. "Today, we're rolling out Facebook Fantasy Games in the US and Canada on the Facebook app for iOS and Android. Facebook Fantasy Games are free, simple prediction games that help fans enjoy sports, TV shows and pop culture content together," Daniel Fletcher.
Google won't let users sign in on old Android devices from Sep 27
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If you sign into your device after September 27, you may get username or password errors when you try to use Google products and services like Gmail, YouTube, and Maps. "If your device has the ability to update to a newer Android version (3.0+), we advise you to do so in order to maintain access to Google apps and services on that device," the company said in an update.
Soon transfer chat history from iOS to Android on WhatsApp: Report
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According to 9To5Google, Google's 'Data Transfer Tool', the standard tool for copying files from one Android to another or from iOS to Android, is preparing to offer a way to copy your WhatsApp chats from your iPhone. The report said that one of the bigger shortcomings of WhatsApp is that users can only access their messages on one smartphone at a time.
WhatsApp testing encrypted Cloud backups on Android
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"After releasing the multi-device beta programme for more beta testers, WhatsApp is finally enabling another important feature -- the possibility to encrypt your backups," Webetainfo reported. "What does it mean? Encrypting your backups protects your chat history and media from unauthorised access," it added. The report also explained how encryption works.
Google Meet gets fun filters and masks on iOS, Android
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The Meet app for Android and iOS now has filters and masks you can play with -- simply tap the sparkle button at the bottom right corner of your video call to bring up the Effects options. You'll find Blur effects and backgrounds in there as you would on enterprise and education accounts, but you'll now also find "Styles" and "Filters" among the options in the carousel, Engadget reported.
Android apps will come to Windows 11 via Amazon App Store
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The apps will be locally installed, meaning they will show up in the Taskbar and Start menu and not require your smartphone to function. Microsoft didn't go into much detail, but it's likely that Android apps on Windows 11 are powered by Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux 2. These apps will be discoverable in the Microsoft Store, Windows Central reported.
itel likely to launch 4K Android TVs in India in July
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itel is expected to unveil a range of new 4K Android TVs in July for Indian consumers. It has revealed some of the important features of the new television range. Here is what we know so far. The new television will have a big screen and ultra-bright display. We can certainly expect a 55-inch variant. However, there could be other sizes as well, industry sources told IANS on Tuesday.
Google's Android 12 Beta 2 feedback survey is now available
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Like last month's form, the Beta 2 survey starts by asking users to rate their satisfaction with Android 12 Notification and Quick Settings and the Volume Panel. According to 9To5Google, the latter was slimmed down, while the former now adapts to wallpaper, among other layout changes.
Twitter Spaces now available on desktop, mobile web browsers
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Previously, the Clubhouse-like audio meet app, Spaces was only available via iOS and Android apps. "Spaces are making their way to Twitter for web! Now you can join a Space to listen in, test out the new transcription design, and set reminders to join a scheduled Space," The micro-blogging platform said in a tweet.
The world now has over 3B active Android devices
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Sameer Samat, VP of product management at Android and Google Play, revealed this during the Google I/O Developer Conference 2021. Google added over 500 million active Android devices since I/O event in 2019 and one billion devices since 2017.
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