WhatsApp is testing a new "Create channel" shortcut in the updates tab.

Just noticed that you can rearrange your #WhatsApp stickers to the top of your favorite sticker view with this "Move to top" option.

Long press on a favorite sticker to see this option.

🚨 SCAM ALERT !

There are ongoing scams happening where scammers claim to have a special beta version invites to apps like WhatsApp, YouTube and etc.

They operate on Telegram Channels and X.

TLDR; WhatsApp only offers beta builds via Play store and App store everything else is a scam or mod.


Official Beta links 👇🏼

Android: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.whatsapp/join?hl=en-US

iOS: https://testflight.apple.com/join/8sLvv90R

No individual has access to VIP access as scammers claim.

Thanks WABeta for bringing this to my attention.

Just noticed that users can skip to the next or previous video in PIP mode.

Not sure if it's a new YouTube feature or Android 15 feature.

I went through the Android documentation and figured out that this has been there since Android 12 it seems.

But, it's up to the developers to use custom PIP controls so it's safe to say YouTube is implementing it for shorts now.

Source: https://developer.android.com/design/ui/mobile/guides/home-screen/picture-in-picture

Google Launched Gemini App to India some more countries (Including Sri Lanka) with 9 more languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

Play store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.bard&pcampaignid=web_share

For iOS you can use the same Google App with Gemini tab.

Google Deepmind announced a new Video-to-audio research uses video pixels and text prompts to generate rich soundtracks.

In future this will also be paired with Google text to video model Veo to generate synchronized audiovisual.

For more: https://news.1rj.ru/str/appdate_lk

Microsoft testing a start menu integration for Phone Link.

This will lead users to quickly access all their phones within the start menu itself.

Availability: Being tested within some users.

If you don't know before:

Yes, TikTok recently launched a new App/Platform which is quite similar to Instagram.

And of course they share the same privacy policy as TikTok.

WhatsApp adapting to the new file format Lottie for animated stickers.

Earlier the WebP file format for sticker comparatively Lottie format provides smoother, detailed animations while being smaller size.

In short: Animated stickers in WhatsApp are getting better.

Claude AI recently got a new update with a new model called Sonnet 3.5 along with a feature called "Artifacts" that can basically show a preview of codes, documents etc.

In the below demo it created a fully functional snake game with React and it can show preview.

LinkedIn getting a revamp on Android. Here are some noticeable changes:

- Games tab.
- Post button.
- Sidebar with cover photo and minor changes.

Threads started beta testing Fediverse sharing in 100+ countries today and users can turn on under Settings > Account > Fediverse sharing.

Turning it on will share your posts various Fediverse platforms and this is my 1st post after turning on Fediverse sharing.

WhatsApp is testing a new reply with a video message button for video messages.

This will quickly trigger the instant video message recording which will let users quickly record a video message.

Google Messages widely rolling two new voice message features.

- Noice cancelation
- Voice effects

YouTube settings page on Android shows related icons to give more context and also experiment with a new feature called "Shorts smart Downloads" which do what the name says.

Google Messages added a new floating Gemini short cut which can trigger chat with Gemini quickly.

Previously, only the Gemini chat was available without any short cuts.

WhatsApp is Down: User reports indicate issues with sending stickers, sending media, posting statuses and so on.

It's not just you!

YouTube announced some new premium features and experimental features (Already posted the demo here):

1. Jump ahead: Skip to the good part.
2. PIP for YouTube Shorts.

Arc is widely rolling out the Live Calendars for Windows.

This feature will give you a quick join button and countdown timer when you pin the Google calendar.

Along with this they also did some bug fixes

#Instagram added a new professional dashboard tool called "Collaboration".

Can be turned on by creators or professional accounts which will display an "Open to collaboration" tag in the profile view.