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Meta is testing live chat support for users locked out of their accounts. Any user who is locked out of their account will soon be able to resolve the issues via a live chat feature. Facebook is testing out a new tool for users who are unable to access their account or have been locked out for any reason. A Live Chat Support System for English-speaking users of the social media site in the United States is the latest addition. For users who don’t know how to retrieve their accounts,…

WhatsApp is rolling out a new security update that better syncs the WhatsApp chat between a user’s mobile application and other linked devices like a laptop. WhatsApp has introduced three options for the disappearing messages feature; 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days. Users were reportedly experiencing chat synchronisation issues when using whatsapp on multiple devices. According to reports, the bug causes incorrectly synced chats between the various linked devices. WhatsApp, the world’s most popular messaging app, is now rolling out a security fix for the issue, which resolves the…

WhatsApp now lets you start new conversations that entirely disappear. You can set the time to 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days for disappearing chats. WhatsApp has announced that its much-anticipated disappearing messages feature will now include the disappearing chat functionality. WhatsApp users can now enable disappearing messages for all new chats, which means the entire chat will disappear after the specified time, which can be 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days. “Not all messages need to stick around forever,” said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a post…

WhatsApp has begun testing waveforms in voice messages again. The feature is available to only specific testers, so everyone should not expect it yet. Texting is the most convenient form of communication today, owing to the fact that nearly everyone has access to a chat app. WhatsApp is that app in India, but texting is more popular among young users. For everyone else, WhatsApp voice messages are the primary means of communication in India. If you use voice messages, there is some good news for you. WhatsApp is currently testing…

Clubhouse has added support for 13 new languages on the Android version of the app.  Clubhouse has also added a new tool called ‘Topics’. Clubhouse has announced the inclusion of 13 new languages, after the addition of support for 13 local languages earlier this year. Clubhouse has launched a new tool called ‘Topics’ to go along with its second phase of language localization. Clubhouse has extended support for 13 new languages to the Android version of the app in an effort to make the platform more accessible to users and…

Users will soon be required to use two-factor authentication to protect their accounts on Facebook. Human rights activists, journalists, and government officials are among those considered to be at high risk. Users will soon be required to use two-factor authentication to protect their accounts on Facebook. For accounts that are at a high risk of being hacked, the social media company is considering making two-factor authentication mandatory. Human rights advocates, journalists, and government officials are among those deemed to be at high risk. Adding a second factor of authentication to…

WhatsApp was spotted testing the ability for beta users to undo status updates. WhatsApp is working on a feature that will allow users to quickly forward stickers. WhatsApp is developing a slew of new features to improve the user experience. WhatsApp was spotted testing the ability for beta users to undo status updates. This means that whenever a user posts a status update on WhatsApp, they will now see an undo option. The feature was discovered in the iOS beta app, but it has not yet been made available to…

The company made the announcement extending an existing ban on private information to include media The rule could potentially cover all “private individual media without the permission of the person(s) depicted Private individuals can now request that images or videos featuring them be removed from Twitter. The company made the announcement extending an existing ban on private information to include media. It is intended to prevent harassment and invasions of privacy, with exceptions for posts “shared in the public interest or add value to public discourse.” “Sharing personal media, such…

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down as chief of the social media company. Parag Agrawal, the company’s chief technology officer, is taking over as CEO effective immediately. Jack Dorsey stepped down after 16 years as Twitter’s CEO and Indian-origin Parag Agrawal, a former alumnus of IIT Bombay, was named his replacement.  Dorsey will serve on the board until the end of his tenure in 2022. Agrawal, who joined Twitter in 2011 and was named CTO in 2017, expressed confidence in his replacement.  Before joining Twitter, Agrawal worked for companies…

The reactions feature launch is getting closer Twitter users will get replies coming from people they follow and other replies that would most likely be interesting to them. Following the release of several features this year, microblogging site Twitter is reportedly preparing new features for iOS users, including Reactions, Downvotes, and Sorted Replies. Twitter is getting busy this year, according to 9to5Mac, because the company is launching new features before the end of the year. In addition, the company is expected to have a slew of other surprises in store…