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WhatsApp Pay Transaction Volume Declines Going by the transaction volume numbers, it is evident that WhatsApp Pay has not received as much mass adoption from users as the Facebook-owned company would’ve hoped. The overall value of customer-initiated transactions, however, was on the rise. While the value stood at 13.87 crores in November, it increased to 29.72 crores in December, and 36.44 crores in January. One key factor with the decline in WhatsApp pay transactions has to be WhatsApp’s controversial privacy policy update, which led users to switch to privacy-friendly secure messaging platforms such as Signal....

New WhatsApp Voice Call UI Launch Soon A new report by WABetaInfo (a well-known provider of WhatsApp-related information) suggests that WhatsApp has started rolling out a new voice call UI for some Android and iOS beta testers as part of versions 2.22.5.4 and 22.5.0.70, respectively. The new UI is specifically meant for group voice calls, which will now show real-time waveforms for each member of the group. This will come in handy as an indication for people to know who is talking and who is on mute, much like one can on popular video-calling platforms like Microsoft Teams and more....

WhatsApp to Soon Introduce Status Reply Indicator WhatsApp is currently testing a new feature that lets users know which messages are replies to their status updates via a new status reply indicator in the form of a new icon. This will allow users to easily spot the messages that are sent to them as replies to WhatsApp’s version of disappearing Stories with a single glance at their chat list. Furthermore, it will also make it easier for people to differentiate between reactions to a message or a Status, which might be introduced in the future....

For the unaware, following the policy update from WhatsApp last year, the Facebook-owned entity received a ton of backlash from rivals, governments, and users alike. The social messaging giant earlier said that not accepting the privacy policy, after constant reminders, will result in the loss of basic messaging features in the app. Following the announcement of this “evil” plan, which we discuss in our YouTube video, the Indian authorities gave WhatsApp 7 days to come up with a “satisfactory” response....

First discovered by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, the upcoming Bitcoin payments support for Twitter’s Tip Jar is currently under development. The tipster shared a sneak peek of the new feature in a recent tweet. Users who have already enabled the Tp Jar feature will be able to add their Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses to their profiles to receive payments from their followers. Twitter will use the Lightning Network, which is an alternate payment protocol to Bitcoin’s primary network, for the transactions....

Infinix Announces “Future Light-Painting Leather” Technology Infinix has recently announced a new Future Light-Painting Leather technology that changes the color of its smartphone’s leather-based back panel when exposed to UV or sunlight. We saw the company implement a color-changing technology on its Concept Phone 2021 last year. However, the latest technology enables leather to change colors, unlike the plastic back on the Concept Phone, and is a reversible process, meaning that the leather will revert to its original when the phone is no longer exposed to sunlight....

The new Premium Lite subscription plan on YouTube was initially spotted by a user on ResetEra. However, the Mountain View giant later confirmed that it is currently testing the new plan in a select few regions of Europe. These include countries like Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. Now, coming to the Premium Lite plan, it is available for a monthly subscription fee of €6.99 (~Rs. 617) and offers ad-free viewing on YouTube....

An Instagram-Like Move by YouTube YouTube announced the feature via an official tweet recently. In the tweet, it said that the currently-experimental feature is a result of “creator feedback around well-being and targeted dislike campaigns.” You can check out the tweet right below. — YouTube (@YouTube) March 30, 2021 So, as you can see, YouTube says that it is working on a “few new designs” for its UI that does not show the dislike count on videos....

Zomato Priority Delivery for COVID-19 Emergencies If you’re ordering on Zomato, you’ll now see a new option on the checkout page that lets you mark an order as a COVID-19 emergency. Tap on it to enable priority delivery mode. When you do this, restaurants will take up your order on priority to deliver at the earliest. “At Zomato, we will prioritize these orders by providing fastest rider assignment, and dedicated customer support in case of queries....

Instagram Wants You to Have More Control Instagram is testing a new feature, which will help you remove certain suggested posts from your feed by using some keywords, phrases, and even emojis in the caption and hashtags of a post. This will stop posts with such keywords and emojis from appearing on your IG, thus, saving you the hassle of constantly viewing posts you are not interested in. In a blog post, Instagram, says, “Today, we’re announcing that we’re testing two new ways to help you shape your Instagram experience....

Noise ColorFit Caliber Go: Specs and Features The ColorFit Caliber Go comes with a 1.69-inch TFT LCD touch screen display with support for a screen resolution of 240 x 280 pixels. It has support for over 150 watch faces. The watch gets various health monitoring features like a heart rate monitor and a SpO2 monitor, along with the ability to track calories, steps, distance covered, and more. It also supports more than 40 sports modes....

India’s 5Gi Network Technology: Explained (2022) In this article, we have discussed 5Gi in India’s context, compared 5G and 5Gi, and explained the issues with its deployment. Expand the table below and learn everything about India’s indigenous 5G standard right here. What is the 5Gi Standard? 5Gi is a local 5G standard developed by India, thanks to a joint collaboration between IIT Madras, IIT Hyderabad, TSDSI, and the Centre of Excellence in Wireless Technology (CEWiT)....

WhatsApp for Windows App Introduced The new WhatsApp app for Windows, which has now come out of beta, is now available for all to download via the Microsoft Store. The app has been specifically designed for Windows and hence, will be much faster and more reliable as compared to WhatsApp’s desktop version. Plus, it is said to have a cleaner interface. This will also dismiss the need for linking your phone every time you want to access WhatsApp on your PC....