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WhatsApp: How to power up your group chats with Meta AI on Android, iPhone

Announced on April 12, Meta AI is currently being tested by the social media giant on its instant messaging platform WhatsApp in limited groups

Meta starts testing AI chatbot on WhatsApp and Instagram in India

Meta AI will allow users to generate text, images and summarise stories

Meta is improving media and file-sharing options on Messenger: Know details

Messenger already had the ability to share 4K resolution images; the new update now offers the option for not compressing images

Google to make Pixel AI image editor free in Google Photos: Details here

AI-backed image-editing tools will be available on all Android and iOS devices through the Google Photos app, with 10 saves per month in the free tier

Info Edge-backed Funstop Games clocks 5 mn+ downloads for Ram Mandir game

The Shri Ram Mandir Game is a casual game that enables users to manage and build their own Ram Mandir in a 3D simulation environment

Spotify tests AI-generated playlists feature on Android, iOS: Details here

Available in beta for Spotify premium users, the AI-generated playlist feature is currently limited to the UK and Australia

Free blue ticks back for some accounts on X leaving some users unhappy

Last year, X began issuing verification checks only to those who paid the starting price of $8 per month for it, and stripping verification badges from many celebrities

Bullet Echo India: BGMI maker Krafton launches new battle royale style game

Bullet Echo India mobile game features character skins inspired from Indian culture and Krafton's BGMI

Meta-owned WhatsApp back online after brief global outage: Details here

The WhatsApp outage had impacted thousands of users in India, the United Kingdom and Brazil, according to Downdetector data

WhatsApp: Meta mulls AI-powered image editor for instant messaging platform

The AI-powered image editing tool on WhatsApp would allow users to edit images for background change and style using the generative capabilities of AI

Galaxy Hub: Samsung cloud gaming service coming to Galaxy smartphones, TVs

Samsung would offer games through its cloud network, enabling gameplay directly on the supported platforms without requiring prior installation

Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile arrives on Android and iOS platforms in India

The Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is available for iPhone based on iOS version 16 or later and for other smartphones based on Android 10 or later with minimum 4GB RAM

YouTube to show labels on videos with AI generated elements: Details here

YouTube is introducing a tool within its Creator Studio that will require creators to disclose whether the content has a person, place, scene or event that has been created using synthetic media

Now, WhatsApp for Android blocks screenshots on profile pictures: Details

WhatsApp for iOS (iPhone) still lets users take screenshots of a profile picture in the full screen mode

Explained: Apple to allow apps download on iPhone from websites, but...

Apple is opening up its iPhone ecosystem in the EU, developers will still have to jump over a lot of hurdles to offer apps directly from their website

PFRDA Chairperson launches mobile app for financial inclusion, boost NPS

The app offers seamless access to NPS to a wider subscriber base, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) said in a statement

Now, you can scan documents within Files app on Android smartphones: How-to

Document scanner feature is now available for Files app's public beta testers. It is expected to roll out publicly in the coming days

Instagram introduces edit message feature, pin groups and chats, and more

The new messaging features are now rolling out to both Instagram for Android and iOS apps and will be available for everyone in the coming days

Govt to redesign Sugamya Bharat App to incorporate AI features: Official

The app -- a crowdsourcing mobile application -- is a means to sensitise and enhance accessibility in the built environment, transportation sector and ICT ecosystem in India

Google Play Store's dominance hinders govt's internet goals: Chandrasekhar

The minister's remark came in the backdrop of recent takedown of Indian apps by Google playstore that were not complying with its user choice billing system