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Telegram Rolls Out New Update: Here are all the Features Coming to the App

Telegram Rolls Out New Update: Here are all the Features Coming to the App

The well-known WhatsApp rival Telegram just released a feature-rich version with several enhancements to improve user experience. Redesigned calls, a special vaporise effect for erased messages, and major improvements to the platform’s bot capability are the update’s main attractions.

Improved Calls for a Modernised Feeling

Telegram Rolls Out New Update: Here are all the Features Coming to the App

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The most recent Telegram update improves the visual experience overall by introducing a revamped call interface. Now, users can take advantage of fresh animations and backdrops that adapt instantly to the state of the call—whether it’s ringing, active, or over. For users of older devices in particular, the creative design not only offers a new appearance but is optimised for resource economy, meaning less battery use.

Effect of Vaporisation on Message Elimination

The addition of a vaporise effect when deleting messages, reminiscent of Thanos’ snap, is one of the update’s most notable additions. This eye-catching and energy-efficient animation was first an experimental feature on iOS for auto-deleted texts, but it is now accessible on both the iOS and Android platforms. Every time a message is removed, users will see this eye-catching effect, which livens up everyday interactions.

Update on Bots: Enhancing Bot Experience

The free bot platform offered by Telegram, which is well-known for enabling developers to easily connect to other services, has received a significant update. This includes a broad range of enhancements, from better responses to new features that increase the potential of bots on the network.

With the most recent version, Telegram bots may now reply to messages, track comments, quotations, and links, and reply to other chats or subjects. Additionally, this upgrade allows bots with administrator capabilities to access information about giveaways and boosts within the channels. With these improvements, bots in the Telegram ecosystem will be able to perform a wider range of jobs and become more involved.

Optimal Utilisation of Resources

In addition to its eye-catching improvements, the Telegram update prioritises resource efficiency. In keeping with Telegram’s mission to deliver an inclusive user experience, the revised call interface uses fewer resources, meaning longer battery life, and faster operation on older devices.

To sum up, Telegram’s most recent upgrade shows the platform’s commitment to innovation and ongoing development. Improved calling, visually stimulating message deletions, and an improved bot platform with endless interaction possibilities are now available to users.

iOS 16.2

Apple’s iOS 16.2 update released: Check out the new features

Apple has begun to deploy iOS 16.2 to all users, together with iPadOS 16.2 as well as macOS Ventura 13.1. Among other things, the new version includes improved encrypted messages for iCloud data, Live Operations on the Home Screen, as well as a unique karaoke functionality for Apple Music. In addition, Apple is launching Freeform which is a collaborative whiteboard app.

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Here’s a rundown of everything you’ll be able to do with iOS 16.2.

End-to-end encryption for iCloud data

In earlier years, Apple has encoded sensitive data such as passwords before stashing it in iCloud. With a new Advanced Data Security mode, the firm is now introducing end-to-end encryption for most data. Emails, contact details, and calendar events are not encrypted end-to-end because they are focused on unsecured standard protocols.

If you enable Advanced Data Protection then only you will be able to view your device’s data by verifying your identity on a secure device such as an iPhone or a Mac. Anybody else attempting to decrypt the data, including Apple, will most likely find invalid data.

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This is not to be confused with Lockdown mode, which protects reporters, activists, and defenders of human rights from threats such as government-grade spyware attacks.

With the release of iOS 16.2, all users living in the United States will be able to protect their information with encryption. According to the firm, a larger rollout is planned for next year. At this point, the Advanced Data Protection mode will safeguard backups of your device and messages, as well as voice memos reminders, Notes, Safari Bookmarks, and photos.

Karaoke mode on Apple Music

While Spotify Wrapped is a popular year-end event, Apple Music’s karaoke mode may be a fun feature addition to house parties all year. Apple Sing will also be usable to all iPhone 11 and later users, as well as iPad and Apple TV owners.

Apple separates vocals from music tracks using a fusion of improved real-time lyrical content synced for karaoke as well as on machine learning. It also separates and emphasizes background vocals to create a more immersive group experience. According to the company, at release, this function will be accessible to the top 80 percent of its most-listened-to songs in addition to more tunes being added as time goes on.

Spotify’s karaoke function has been in testing for months, according to users. However, no official rollout was ever confirmed by the company. So now that Apple Music has made this useful feature accessible to its users, the onus is on Spotify to add it to its service.

Freeform app

Throughout its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June, Apple initially launched Freeform as just a digital whiteboard in its ecosystem. It was previewed last month when it was accessible in iOS 16.2, iPad 16.2, and macOS 13.1 beta versions.

The app is not complicated to use since it’s essentially an infinite board where you can draw items and lines, add media, append documents or notes, and write notes. There’s also a collaborative component, but everyone must use Apple devices.

Digital whiteboard products are extremely valuable. Adobe paid a hefty 20 billion USD for Figma, especially over the past month. Miro raised about 400 million USD earlier this year for a valuation of 17.5 billion USD. Whereas Apple is not currently competing for enterprise customers or professional designers, it is contending for the focus of casual tinkerers who may prefer Freeform over other tools.

Airdrop Limitation

With the iOS 16.1.1 update, Apple reworked AirDrop settings in China. If you set AirDrop to receive requests from “Everyone,” it is restricted to 10 minutes. Also with iOS 16.2 upgrades, the firm is now making this feature available to all users. After 10 minutes, the AirDrop setting reverts to “Contacts Only,” and you must change it by the manual process to “Everyone” each time.

Updates to live activities feature

Live Activities are widgets on the Home Screen and Lock Screen that can be changed in real-time with information. They were part of the iOS 16.1 upgrade. Apple is bringing Sports score updates via the Apple TV app in iOS 16.2. Users in the United States and Canada will have access to NBA, MLB game scores, and the English Premier League. In the meantime, customers in Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and South Korea will be able to access MLB scores through Live Activities.

Other features

• With this update, iPhone Indian users would be allowed to use 5G in qualified regions on the Reliance Jio network.

• The Weather app will include a devoted news section that will display local news stories.

• Apple is also going to add Sleep widgets to the Home Screen. These widgets keep you up to date on the latest sessions and stages. It also allows you, to quickly view your medication schedule.

Starting December 13, 2022, all users with an iPhone 8 or later will receive the iOS 16.2 update.

Google Chrome

Google Chrome rolls out memory and power-saving modes

Google Chrome browser has long been wracked by memory system-sucking problems, particularly when numerous tabs are open, however, the second most visited browser received an upgrade today to optimize device battery power and storage using both.

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Google Chrome’s latest desktop release will include two additional new performance settings which are Memory Saver and Energy Saver. Google has confirmed that when they’re used, Chrome will take up to 30 percent less memory and eventually expand a device’s battery life when it’s running low.

We’ll be rolling out both Memory Saver and Energy Saver modes over the next several weeks globally for Windows, macOS and ChromeOS,” Mark Chang, group product manager for Chrome, wrote in a company blog.

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When the latest features are released, they would then run in the background until users turn them off physically or mark important websites to exclude them from Memory Saver.

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The Memory Savor control is hidden beneath the burger menu in the top right corner of the Chrome browser window.

Chrome’s excessive use of system memory has previously limited the amount of memory available to other programs that run on a computer or a mobile device. The issues even caused Chrome to struggle to cache information for fast access, effectively negating the use of RAM in the first place.

From the beginning, we designed Chrome for speed. But performance is more than just delivering a fast browsing experience,” Chang wrote.

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Because Google Chrome sandboxes browser processes, a viewer who starts Chrome with the Google search box then ends up with two Chrome processes running, each requiring its memory.

Add another tab and you get three,” Jerry Hildenbrand, a senior editor at AndroidCentral wrote in a post last year. “Add the 50 or so tabs you end up the opening by the end of the night and you have 51, each running semi-independently from the other and each taking up system resources. That’s only the beginning. Each extension starts another process. Chrome does some aggressive preloading of web pages so your internet browsing feels nice and snappy.”

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Chrome consumes megabytes of memory as a result of the issue.

Furthermore, Chrome’s new Energy Saver mode is intended to conserve battery power by restricting background activity and visual effects on websites that contain animations and videos. According to Google, the Energy Saver mode starts when a device’s battery reaches 20 percent capacity.