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WhatsApp Stopped Working on Older Devices
On of the most popular social media messaging application WhatsApp has stopped working in older iPhones and Android handsets to ensure that it could continue to introduce new features and stay secure, which relies on the app being used on newer operating systems. Anyone using Android 2.1 or 2.2, an iPhone 3GS or iOS 6 will find the app has stopped working. The same will happen to anyone on Windows Phone 7, the Independent reported yesterday. The company has advised that anyone with one of those older handsets who want to keep chatting with friends simply has to buy a newer phone. WhatsApp had initially said that all BlackBerry models…
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WhatsApp Update Brings Support for All File Types, Shared Media Bundling
WhatsApp has been on a roll this year, adding feature upon feature to the world’s most popular messaging app to make it more appealing to the users. The company is continuing the streak, and has added support for all types of file transfers (including archives) as well as shared media bundling in the stable version of the Android app. These features had been under testing in WhatsApp beta for Android for some time now. However, users still continue to wait for the final release of the message recall feature that has been leaked several times already. To use the new feature, WhatsApp users on Android can head to Google Play to download…
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WhatsApp Rolls Out Group Chat Improvements
WhatsApp has made a number of improvements to the way group chats work. Most of the improvements are on the admin side of things, but all of them are designed to help people use WhatsApp group chats more effectively. Or at least that’s the hope. With 1.5 billion users, WhatsApp is popular way of communicating with family and friends (unless you use Windows Phone or Blackberry). The Growing Demand for Groups In a blog post detailing the changes, WhatsApp states that groups have always been an important part of WhatsApp, whether helping “family members connecting across the globe or childhood friends staying in touch over the years”. However, realizing just…
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You Should Change Your Twitter Password Right Now
Advertisement If you’re using Twitter How to Use Twitter How to Use Twitter Twitter can be overwhelming at first, but we’re here to help you make sense of it. Here’s a complete guide to using Twitter and understanding how it works. Read More you should change your password. Because Twitter messed up in a fundamental way. So while there’s no indication that any passwords have been accessed, the social networking service is strongly urging you to change your password. You Should Probably Heed Twitter’s Advice… In a blog post titled “Keeping Your Account Secure“, Twitter has owned up to making a rather fundamental error. The error being that passwords were…
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7 Instagram Alternatives for Smartphone Photographers
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Facebook Wants to Help You Find a Date
2018 has been a tricky one for Facebook so far. The Cambridge Analytica scandal saw people questioning how much data we are giving the social network. And then Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by senators, and mocked for his android-like gestures. However, Zuckerberg and co. are carrying on regardless, and are busy revealing future plans for its products at the F8 developer conference. One of which is a dating feature likely to wrestle people away from all of the popular online dating apps Tinder vs. OkCupid vs. Match vs. Happn: Differences Between Dating Apps Tinder vs. OkCupid vs. Match vs. Happn: Differences Between Dating Apps With so many different dating apps…
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Snap Launches Spectacles 2.0 for Snapchat Addicts
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How to Deactivate Facebook Messenger
Most people are aware of the difference between deleting and deactivating a Facebook account. In short, deactivating is akin to a temporary deletion where you can reactivate your account at any time, whereas deleting your account is a permanent removal of data. But you might not realize that deactivating your Facebook account does NOT deactivate your Facebook Messenger account. People will still see be able to see you and can attempt to contact you. Indeed, the process for deactivating Facebook Messenger is entirely separate. How to Deactivate Facebook Messenger Before you can deactivate Facebook Messenger, you need to deactivate your Facebook account. We’ve previously explained how to deactivate your account…
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How to Exclude Retweets From Showing in Your Twitter Feed
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In his testimony before the US Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggested a paid version of Facebook is a possibility. What would a paid version of Facebook look like? And is it time we started paying for Facebook to stop the social network harvesting our data? What Mark Zuckerberg Said… During the hearings, Mark Zuckerberg made a couple of interesting points about a possible paid version of Facebook—this despite the fact that he received extensive training prior to meeting legislators to ensure he chose his words carefully. Zuckerberg was asked whether his objectives are the same now as when he made earlier statements stating…
