In order to eventually enable the addition of new contacts using a username instead of a phone number, WhatsApp is increasing the locations and methods for adding and updating contacts. WhatsApp stated in a blog post on Tuesday that at first, the chat app will let you update your contacts list from the web and Windows apps of the service, with ambitions to eventually extend to other connected devices.
Segment sharing is a new feature in Google Analytics 4 that enhances data consistency. Expanded user rights and a shared library are among the new features.
Google Play Protect checks 200 billion Android apps daily in an effort to defend 3 billion users against malicious assaults. The business revealed a new security feature that it stated would be included in Android 15 back in May at Google I/O. The AI powers of Google Play Protect will be leveraged by Google Play's live threat detection feature to monitor app requests for sensitive permissions and their interactions with other apps and services.
Google disclosed a leadership transition for its Knowledge & Information (K&I) team as well as some organizational adjustments to its Gemini team.
Google is heavily involved in many aspects of the social media industry. Alongside traditional chat-style programs like Google Chat, you have standard services like YouTube and Gmail. Customers of Workspace who would like not to pay for a separate corporate communications product frequently utilize the latter, despite it not being very popular. But Chat syncs easily between your mobile devices and the web, and users are kept happy with regular feature improvements. The newest feature rolling out now is integrated functionality for sending video messages.
First, the 35th Shanghai Tourism Festival will be held from September 14 to October 6, 2024, for a total of 23 days, and the opening parade city celebration will be restarted. Opening parade, 25 floats will appear on Nanjing Road.
To study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on strengthening the protection, inheritance, and utilization of cultural and natural heritage, the main event of the 2024 “White Pagoda Night Talks” cultural series, jointly organized by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, the Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage, and the Xicheng District Committee and Government, was held at Chanfu Temple in Beihai Park on the evening of September 24.
The default dialer app on almost all popular Android phones, including Xiaomi and OnePlus models, is Google Phone. Samsung is the lone exception, continuing to use its proprietary app. Google has added features like call recording, more intelligent spam prevention, audio emoji, and a more streamlined appearance to its dialer app over time. The Phone app's new incoming call screen user interface, which seems to be modeled after the iPhone, is currently undergoing testing by the business.
Gemini will be available to users with Workspace Business, Enterprise, or Frontline plans, according to a Google announcement.
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has authorized AST SpaceMobile to conduct space-based activities in the country. This announcement was made by the company. For its initial five commercial BlueBird satellites, this license permits the use of V, S, and UHF frequencies for gateway, feeder link, telemetry, tracking, and control purposes.