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WhatsApp’s new features: Reverse image search to in-app browser

WhatsApp regularly updates its app with new features on Android and iOS. The messaging app also tests many features on its beta versions.
Some of the features in tested are available for users through WhatsApp beta on Android and iOS. Interested users can sign up for the WhatsApp beta programme and experience new features before the official roll out. WhatsApp features on beta don’t necessarily guarantee a stable release either.
Here are some features WhatsApp has been testing for quite some time, and are expected to release soon.
‘Search Image’ tool
WhatsApp’s reverse image search is expected to help curb the spread of fake news. Known as the ‘search image’ tool, this feature will let users search any image shared on the app. Users can long press on the image and select the ‘search image’ option. This feature is in testing mode right now but it isn’t available for beta users as yet.
In-app browser
WhatsApp is expected to launch an in-app browser. At present, all links when opened are redirected to the phone’s default browser. Apps like Facebook and Twitter have their own in-app browsers for links. WhatsApp’s in-app browser is also said to warn users if a page is infected with malicious content.
Group invitation
A feature many users will be happy with on WhatsApp is ‘group invitation’. This feature will bar users from adding anyone to a WhatsApp group. The messaging app will give users options to either restrict people from being added to groups, or allow anyone, or allow only contacts. It also sends a group joining request which if not responded will expire in 72 hours.
Advanced search tool
As the name suggests, this feature will make searching for files on WhatsApp easier. WhatsApp currently allows users to search using keywords. The new feature will let users specify the file type like photos, GIFs, links, videos, documents and audio. WhatsApp’s advanced search tool will also list the number of files available under each category.
Download single sticker
An update for one of WhatsApp’s most popular feature is the option to download a single sticker. WhatsApp offers sticker packs for users on the app and through Google Play Store. Users have to download the entire pack even if they wish to use just one or two stickers. The new feature will let users choose the sticker they want to download from a sticker pack.
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Govt blocks several social media handles circulating fake, inciting content

In the midst of the enormous lockdown on contemptuous posts, sources said that the hostile substance actioned related to the counterfeit video of a cupboard instructions, an enlivened phony video showing viciousness against the Prime Minister, and disparaging posts focusing on Hindu ladies transferred via web-based media handles.
The public authority has hindered a few web-based media handles that were coursing “counterfeit and affecting” content on Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook, Minister of State for IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Saturday.
Proprietors of these records are being recognized for activity under the law, he added.
“Taskforce on Safe and Trusted Internet at @GoI_MeitY at work. Handles that attempted to push counterfeit/inducing content on twitter, youtube, fb, insta have been impeded,” Chandrasekhar Tweeted on Saturday.
The pastor said proprietors of such records are being distinguished for activity under the law, and declared that stages will be investigated on their due steadiness.
On Friday evening, the pastor had reacted to a tweet that encouraged him to make a move against the “makers of an exceptionally fierce video that includes the PM”, which “has been in the public area since December 2020”.
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PhonePe will now charge upto Rs 2 per transaction for mobile recharges

Walmart-owned digital payments app PhonePe will now charge processing fees for every transaction. This means that you will no longer be able to transfer money or recharge your phone without shelling out a little extra money for every transaction. The company has said that it would charge fees in the range of Re 1 to Rs 2 per transaction for mobile recharges for value above Rs 50. PhonePe is the first payments’ app to have started charging for UPI-based transactions
“On recharges, we are running a very small-scale experiment where a few users are paying for mobile recharges. Recharges below Rs 50 are not charged, recharges between Rs 50 and Rs 100 are charged Re 1 and above Rs 100 are charged Rs 2. Essentially, as a part of the experiment, a majority of users are either not paying anything or paying Re 1,” a PhonePe spokesperson told PTI.
PhonePe s charging processing fees for UPI-based transactions for value above Rs 50. If you don’t spend upto Rs 50, you will not be charged any amount by the digital app. Like other payments apps, PhonePe will also begin charging processing fees for payments made through credit cards. PhonePe is one of the most popular, widely-used payments app in India along with Paytm and Google Pay. It has recorded over 165-crore UPI transactions on its platform in September, clocking over 40 per cent share among the app segment, the PTI report stated.
“We are not the only player or payment platform charging a fee. Charging a small fee on bill payments is now a standard industry practice and is done by other biller websites and payment platforms also. We charge a processing fee (called a convenience fee on other platforms) on payments with credit cards only,” the spokesperson added.
For the unversed, just like Paytm and Google Pay, PhonePe can be used to transfer money with BHIM UPI, manage multiple bank accounts, check account balance, save beneficiaries across multiple bank accounts like SBI, HDFC, ICICI & 140+ banks. Recharge prepaid mobile numbers like Jio, Vodafone, Idea, Airtel etc, recharge DTH like Tata Sky, Airtel Direct, Sun Direct, Videocon etc, pay various bills and more. You can also buy or renew insurance policies using PhonePe.
Source : IndiaToday
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Bitcoin crosses $59,000 after sharp rally, Ether up nearly 5%
Cryptocurrency prices were mixed on Friday with Bitcoin and Ether witnessing gains while Stellar and Dogecoin were trading weaker. Check the latest cryptocurrency prices and trends.
Cryptocurrency prices were mixed on Friday with Bitcoin and Ether witnessing gains while Stellar and Dogecoin were trading weaker.
Bitcoin hit a six-month high on October 15, as it rose nearly 3 per cent and was trading at $59,694.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency is approaching April’s record high of $64,895.
The most popular altcoin, Ether, was trading at $3,827 or more than 5 per cent higher.
The global cryptocurrency market cap is $2.43 trillion, a 1.93 per cent increase in the past 24 hours.
Meanwhile, the total crypto market volume over the last 24 hours is $102.5 billion, a decline of 11.63 per cent.
Here are the latest prices and trends of popular cryptocurrencies:
Cryptocurrency | Price (US Dollar) | 24-hour change | Market cap | Volume (24 Hours) |
Bitcoin | 59,694.90 | 3.44% | $1.12 trillion | $1.56 billion |
Ether | 3,827.94 | 5.51% | $449.38 billion | $1.28 billion |
Dogecoin | 0.232463 | -1.44% | $30.58 billion | $1.22 billion |
Litecoin | 183.76 | 2.37% | $12.63 billion | $118.28 million |
XRP | 1.14 | 0.57% | $114.17 billion | $4.77 billion |
Cardano | 2.19 | 0.67% | $71.17 billion | $190.15 million |
DISCLAIMER: The cryptocurrency prices have been updated as of 12:30 pm and will change as the day progresses. The list is intended to give a rough idea about popular cryptocurrency trends and will be updated daily.
Source : IndiaToday
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