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WhatsApp: Mark Zuckerberg Reveals New Privacy Features.

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The most well-known instant messaging application worldwide, WhatsApp, acquired by Meta, has declared a new set of privacy features that would add a layer of security to visibility and chats. As a user, you can now exit groups quietly, select who can or cannot see that you are online, and will possess the power to block the other people from taking screenshots of messages with view-once settings.

“New privacy features coming to WhatsApp: exit group chats without notifying everyone, control who can see when you’re online, and prevent screenshots on view once messages. We’ll keep building new ways to protect your messages and keep them as private and secure as face-to-face conversations,” Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Meta, said in a statement.

The online status and group exit updates will be led to implementing for all users, including on Android phones and the Apple iPhone, later this month. However, the View Once screenshot block feature would take a little longer. “This feature is being tested and will be rolled out to users soon,” Meta confirmed.

Source: www.hindustantimes.com

The New WhatsApp Features: Status, Visibility, And A Quiet Exit

The first update among the three that certainly stands out is the feature to keep your online status hidden from your contacts and only show who you want to show. It is the successive development of its previous feature, which came out in December last year. It enabled WhatsApp users to keep their online status hidden from strangers. If you don’t want your WhatsApp contacts to know your online availability when you’re busy, are engaged in another conversation, or just simply don’t want to reply. This feature comes with a toggle option you can turn this feature off or on according to your needs.

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Until now, when you leave a WhatsApp group every member of the group would be notified that you exited from the group making it a fairly public activity. This could become the cause of some major inconveniences as people may bombard you with questions about why you left the group. WhatsApp solves this problem by bringing in its new feature that will only allow the group admins to get notified when you leave a group. Users can quietly exit the group without the other members knowing.

Whatsapp introduced the view-once feature last year in August that was exceptional in the sense it enabled the users to share a media or message which can be deleted after the recipient has seen it and no trace of the message would be left. But there was one flaw or loophole that the user could take a screenshot of that view-once message before it disappeared.

The second of the three introduced features will correct or dismiss this flaw or loophole. It would block the ability to take screenshots on any smartphone, while the view message is still showing on the screen.

According to WhatsApp in another update, it will enable the user to delete the message even after two days

“At WhatsApp, we’re focused on building product features that empower people to have more control and privacy over their messages. Over the years, we’ve added interlocking layers of protection to help keep their conversations secure, and the new features is one way we continue to deliver on our commitment to keep messages private,” Head of Product at WhatsApp, Ami Vora, stated.

Source: www.thehindu.com

WhatsApp isn’t Slowing Down On Updates

The launching time of these features varies according to Meta. But they have assured us that the features will be rolled out soon.

The features will be launched this month beginning in the UK.

Battlegrounds Mobile India

Battlegrounds Mobile India July Update Is Now Available, Including Mission Ignition Mode, Tesla Gigafactory, and Other Features

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The first content update since its official release on 2 July has been received by Battlegrounds Mobile India, the PUBG Mobile Indian avatar. The update introduces Mission Ignition, a new time-limited mode, and a new weapon called MG3. The new Royale Pass Month system was also updated for Battlegrounds Mobile India. In addition to the Content Update, the developer Kafton has announced that its Gigafactory will be part of Tesla’s partnership on the Erangel map of the royal game.


Mission Ignition Mode in Battlegrounds Mobile India


The MG3 gun has continuous firepower and a 6x scope. It fires 7.62mm ammo and has a magazine that can hold up to 75 bullets with each reload. Players are also given healing consumables that they can use from the trajectory slot.
The Battlegrounds Mobile India update adds a new Mission Ignition mode to the Erangel map alongside an MG3 gun and healing consumables. The Erangel map contains six new locations. The hyperlines mode also automatically carries transport players from area to area.

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Updates In Settings And Systems


The Battlegrounds Mobile India version 1.5.0, which was briefly demonstrated in a video released last week, improves gameplay with the addition of a new MG3 light machine gun (LMG). The M249 can be placed on a supply box and obtained by airdrops playing both Classic maps and the Karakin map. The older M249 LMG has been removed from airdrops and is now only available in field drops. The gun will be available for looting directly on the map.

Krafton has updated the settings, allowing players to change the gyroscope sensitivity as well as a dedicated 90fps option for newer devices. Gamers using low-end devices can also select a new graphic option that is less than smooth. The improved settings in Battlegrounds Mobile India now allow you to customize the sensitivity of your guns. In the third-person perspective, you can also adjust your camera angle (TPP).
The update of Battlegrounds Mobile India also includes the free Events section for Sand Bottle Exchange. Players can earn sand bottles and swipe for prizes by doing the challenges. There are also new events that take place such as Damage Missions, Movement Missions, and some new Mission Ignition Events.
There is a new Royale Pass Month system called RPM1 for people who want to use Royale passes. According to Krafton, each Royale Pass Month lasts 30 days and costs 360UC, with the highest rank achievable limited to 50. Adding to this, they have included a Challenge Point System to give rewards to players for their good behavior, and for not firing on friendlies. This particular change is said to have been implemented in response to initial player feedback.


Tesla Gigafactory And Production Of Model Y


Krafton also has a partnership with Tesla, and Battlegrounds Mobile India will now sponsor Tesla’s Gigafactory in four fixed locations across the Erangel map. Players can enter any of the featured Gigafactories and witness the creation of a Tesla Model Y from beginning to end. They will also have the opportunity to drive away in the new car and use its autopilot feature. Furthermore, self-driving Tesla Semi trucks will be available on rural roads and will automatically follow predetermined routes. Players can cause the trucks’ supply boxes to drop and obtain combat supplies by inflicting damage on them.


Clan Clash


Besides the partnership between Tesla and Clan Clash, Krafton has added Clan Clash in a battlefield with Battlefields Mobile India. Download the Battlegrounds Mobile India update from the Google Play store to see all of the latest changes and additions. The update comes only days after 34 million registered users have reached Battlegrounds Mobile India. It is also claimed that the game has 16 million daily active users and 2.4 million peak concurrent users.

Microsoft Chopping Off Older Features From the Updated Windows 10

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Microsoft is about to launch its new features, added to Windows 10, in the month of October. It has released the list of features that will be added as well as to be removed, from Windows 10 with the Windows 10 Version 1809, for the Windows Insiders.

Microsoft wrote, “Each release of Windows 10 adds new features and functionality; we also occasionally remove features and functionality, usually because we’ve added a better option.”

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With every Windows update, Microsoft also removes the features, that users do not use or are not needed, anymore. Like the Hologram app, which was used to create 3D word art. Now, since, it has been removed from Windows 10, the user can use the Paint 3D, to create one and view it using the Mixed Reality Viewer. Other features that have been deprecated with the new Windows 10 updates are:

Phone Companion: Microsoft has dropped the Phone Companion app, as from now on, the user can use the Phone Page to connect the phone with the PC.

FontSmoothing setting in unattend.xml: The FontSmoothing setting was used to antialiasing the font, but now Window 10 will use ClearType by default and the FontSmoothing setting is no longer needed.

Business Scanning: Business scanning app also called Distributed Scan Management (DSM) will be dropped out from the Windows 10 new version as there are no devices available to use these apps.

Snipping Tool: The snipping tool is used to take screenshots is not completely removed, but Microsoft has stopped developing it, and in future can be replaced by Snip & Sketch app.

TPM: In the coming updates, Microsoft has shifted the information stored in the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) management console to the Device security page in the Windows Defender Security Center.

limpet.exe: The tool used for accessing the TPM for Azure connectivity will be released as an open source.

One Sync: Microsoft will no longer develop the OneSync service for the Mail, Calendar, and People apps, although, it will add a sync engine to the Outlook app that will perform the same task.

Microsoft also wrote, “We’re no longer publishing new updates to the WEDU server. Instead, you may secure any new updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog.”

Microsoft has also released a list of the new updates that will be added to Windows 10, including Companion device dynamic lock APIS, OneSync service, Snipping Tool.

Microsoft has not clearly mentioned the date when the Windows 10 Version 1809 will be out, but it will definitely be launched in the month of October.