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.

Threads celebrating it's 1st birthday with new icon for everyone. Users can claim the icon by pressing the 🎂 icon in their profile page and scratch.

I don't usually post about mobile phones but this looks amazing...

CMF by Nothing teasing a new phone called CMF Phone 1 and here is what we know about it so far:

- 6.67" Super AMOLED display
- 16GB RAM
- 50 MP camera
- 5000mAh battery
- Fingerprint On Display

Nothing also shipping screw drivers with this phone which appears to be gonna let users simply remove the back panels and replace the batteries if they want.

Also there is a visual dial which is teasing a completely new range of accessories.

For those who don't know CMF basically it used to be Nothings most budget friendly product line up so, it should be a midrange phone.

#WhatsApp seemingly testing some new Avatar stickers with text punch lines.

This image is generated using Google's new experimental AI tool called GENTYPE powered with Imagen 2 which will create custom alphabets based on text prompts.

Google testing a text prompt base image editing feature inside their experimenter tool ImageFx.

#Google experimenting with a new AI powered tool called "Code Transformation" which can clean, fix, create documentation and more to a given code.

Source: Https://t.me/appdate_lk

#Google is testing a new AI tool "Food Mood" that can generate new food recipes by combining two cuisines into one.

This will give a detailed recipe guide along with ingredients and also create a generated image of the expected dish.

Source: https://news.1rj.ru/str/appdate_lk