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New features revealed by Google in Google Map

A new feature in Google Map

Google Map new feature

According to the report of AndroidPolice, Google Maps can have a brand new feature that may provide users access to share or add a happening.

The new “Add an Event” feature is being announced on Google Maps facilitate web site. Users can get to open the Google Maps app, click the Contribute tab choice, move to the Events, and realize the “Add a public event possible, to use the new feature. once a piece of writing a happening, the creator can simply get to top off all the main points of their event. The users will have AN possibility if they require to get rid of the event by choosing the “Edit this event” choice and click on on “Delete this event” possibility.

The “Add an Event” feature is barely out there on golem devices like phones and pill. the corporate confirmed that some regions won’t be able to access the new feature.

What’s new in Firefox Mozilla update

What’s new in Firefox Mozilla update Mozilla Firefox has free version sixty-six of its Firefox browser. It gives options all of the same old technical school updates and bug fixes. However, there’s additionally a transparent theme here, reducing online annoyances. With this update, we will currently mechanically block auto-playing audio and video — the scourge of the trendy net. The means Mozilla has enforced this can be good enough to acknowledge once a video is wiggling with the audio muted, still let the page quietly play that video.

To play the video on a website wherever Firefox has blocked the video, you just click the play button. you’ll be able to additionally continuously whitelist sites with autoplaying and unmuted videos, too.

Another major annoyance lately is ads that load when the text or different content on a website is already visible. Often, the ad then moves that text around (and sometimes, slow-loading pictures square measure accountable here, too). With this update, Firefox is introducing scroll anchoring, that ensures that you’re not aiming to bounce around on the page as these slow-loading ads load.

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Other updates during this unharness embrace the power to go looking inside multiple tabs, higher search privately browsing mode, improved and clearer security warnings and net authentication support for Windows howdy. Firefox sixty-six additionally guarantees associate improved extension expertise that ought to build pages load quicker by storing extension settings in an exceeding line rather than a series of individual files for each extension. Download

How to download your user data : Google Plus is shutting down

 A few months ago Google announces on Jan 14, 2019, about the shutting down of  Google +.

Google + is completely in the way to be like Facebook but not becomes as good as a competitor.
Due to the data breach in Google + the Google decided to shut down Google+ API, Google+ sign-in, Google+  Oauth.
Google + API has been shut down on March 7, the Google plus is scheduled to be shut down in April the First week.
The user can download their data from the Google + Profile and shifts to secure Google Sign-in and Google API.
To download your photos and videos from Google Plus profile click here for instructions.
The Google plus brand account for youtube will remain existing, YouTubers can use it for their branding content profiles.
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Stadia : Cloud Game Play by Google

Google introduces Video games for every Browser.

Imagine you have an option to play games in your browser without having a setup application on your device.

Google introduces Stadia a new cloud gaming environment on browser enables you to play games.
You can reach to the gameplay just in 5 seconds either by a youtube link or by Browsing to Stadia.com in your browser stadia game play console.

It requires a bandwidth of 15 Mbps and has the gameplay of 15fps on UltraHD 4k formats.

At launching event, google promises that it will run on Laptops, tablets, and phones without any hardware acceleration instead of the Google data center.

There is a lot of stuff to know about Stadia.

For a 1080p 30fps game experience at High settings in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey,  a Ubisoft recommends a system with the following specs:

  • OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only)
  • Processor: AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz, Ryzen 5 – 1400, Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.5 GHz
  • Video: AMD Radeon R9 290 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB VRAM or more with Shader Model 5.0) or better
  • Memory: 8GB RAM
  • Video Preset: High
  • Storage: 46GB available hard drive space
  • DirectX: DirectX June 2010 Redistributable
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers

Stadia will also work with Google Chromecast, you can easily cast it to TV  tablets or phones are not mentioned.

Stadia game play console will auto synchronized the logs on the different devices simultaneously. You can easily continue to the phone from your laptop.

Introducing Android Q Beta: The latest Android

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Introducing Android Q Beta: The latest Android

In 2019, mobile innovation is stronger than ever, with new technologies from 5G to edge displays and even folding screens. automaton is true in the middle of this innovation cycle, and due to the broad the system of partners across billions of devices, Android’s serving to push the boundaries of hardware and computer code conveyance new experiences and capabilities to users.
As the mobile system evolves, the automaton is targeted on serving users’ profit of the newest innovations, whereas ensuring users’ security and privacy square measure continually a high priority. Building on high of efforts like Google Play defend and runtime permissions, automaton the letter brings a variety of extra privacy and safety features for users, in addition as enhancements for foldable, new arthropod genus for the property, new media codecs and camera capabilities, NNAPI extensions, Vulkan 1.1 support, quicker app startup, and more.
Android Q
Today we’re cathartic Beta one of automaton letter for early adopters and a preview SDK for developers. you’ll be able to start with Beta one these days by enrolling any element device (including the initial element and element XL, that we’ve extended support for by common demand!) Please allow us to recognize what you think! browse on for a style of what is in automaton letter, and we’ll see you at Google I/O in could once we’ll have even added to share.

Control over location

Android Q allows users to have more control over the location of the device. Many apps use the location In the background (while apps are not in use).


Apps permissions

 

This latest version of Android  gives us three  editable permissions in apps
·         Allow this time
·         Allow only while the app is in use
·         Deny
Any app while not in use does not require the location to be accessed and that’s Android Q brings.

Privacy Protections

Android Q making further updates beyond the location such as users control and transparency of data. Users will be able to control the app’s access to their files from local storage or from the downloads folder.
Android Q also blocks the app from coming in the foreground of a running app without permission.
Users can control the sharing of files to the apps.
 
foldable screen UI

Foldable screens

Nowadays the foldable devices have opened up some innovative use case experiences. Android Q makes changes to resizable activity manifest attribute works, to help you manage how your app is displayed on foldable and large screens.

Better Shortcuts for sharing

The process should be very fast while sharing a file with another app. Android Q makes this easier by sharing shortcuts which let directly jumps into another app to share content. The share UI can load instantly when launched.

 
setting panel view

Setting panels view

The setting panel is a floating UI, that shows system settings like wifi, mobile hotspot, and others.
Android Q makes this UI more efficient and easy to use.
 
 
The wifi performance with this version of Android gets improved With privacy. The wifi assistant got WPA3 and Enhanced Open, to improve security for your personal and professional networks as well as private/public Networks.

Camera, Media, and Graphics

1.Dynamic depth for photos
2.New Audio
3.Specialized Blur and Bokeh photos


Security for apps

The Android Q adds bio-metric passive authentication such as the face and adding explicit authentication flows.
Android Q adds support for TLS 1.3, a major revision to the TLS standard that includes performance benefits and enhanced security.
As per developers blog of Android
     Next, update your app’s targetSdkVersion to ‘Q’ as soon as possible. This lets you test your app with all of the privacy and security features in Android Q, as well as any other behavior changes for apps targeting Q.

HOW TO GET ANDROID Q BETA VERSION 

On Google pixel—Pixel 3, Pixel 2, and on any other pixel devices, you can easily get the Android Q Beta by the On The Air Update.
If you don’t have the pixel device, you can use the android emulator, and download the latest emulator system images via the SDK Manager in Android Studio.
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WhatsApp Upcoming Features: Picture in Picture Mode, Media preview

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WhatsApp Upcoming Features in 2019

WhatsApp as the most used messaging app in the world. Whatsapp has upcoming features like Picture in Picture mode, Group video calling, voice calling and more.
WhatsApp has  1.3 billion daily users. Whatsapp has such amazing features and an easy user interface to communicate Person to Person.
Facebook limits the no. of users forward ability maximum to five. It’s rolling out all over the users in WhatsApp update.

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WhatsApp Users Data

In 2019, WhatsApp may come with some features like Dark mode, 3d touch stickers, consecutive voice messages, media preview and many more.

In terms of Privacy WhatsApp may introduce Fingerprint lock for the user to secure the messages from the unauthorized.

WhatsApp Upcoming Feature:

Dark mode

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Whatsapp Upcoming Updates

The dark mode is popular after introduced by Youtube and Facebook in streaming videos. According to the report of Google, the dark mode consumes less battery as compared to the light mode. The dark mode in WhatsApp help the users to use in the night with low light, it does not hamper the eyes of users, it also reduces the battery consumption.

 Fingerprint lock

The privacy is always at the top for the organization to its users.WhatsApp always takes this consideration since it introduced the end to end privacy to the WhatsApp chat. Fingerprint lock takes user privacy to the next level.

 Consecutive voice messages

This feature helps the user in listing all the consecutive voice messages or audio files sent by the contacts.
On click, all the consecutive audio files will play one after the 
other.
The feature also allows the users to easily send the audio messages (preview) to contacts.
 Media preview

Media Preview is the best feature I must say. Media preview helps to preview the video messages before download, it also previews the links without redirecting it to the browser.

These all the above-listed features are WhatsApp’s upcoming features.

Facebook redesigned messenger app : Messenger Update

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Facebook redesigned messenger app

The Facebook update is rolling out for messenger app.

In last may ,in Facebook F8 Developer Conference,Facebook announces its redesigned messenger app.

The redesigned messenger app is finally rolling out on Apple Store and Google Play Store .It is verified that it is available on both the platforms,but it may takes some time for the latest update to available for everyone.
On yesterday the update is released the new update is all about the  interface ,dark mode and put the user messages front and center once again.
According to report,the redesigned messenger app now  carries three bottom tabs as Conversations,Discover and People.The Discover tabs now carries the Game and additional features .
The Camera button moves to the right of the chat button.
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Features listed as :
  • SEND A MESSAGE
  • SHOW YOUR REACTION
  • SHARE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
  • RALLY THE GROUP
  • HOP ON A CALL OR VIDEO CHAT
  • SEND A  VOICE MESSAGE
  • SEND MONEY EASILY AND SECURELY(US ONLY)
  • CHAT WITH BUSINESSES
  • SHARE YOUR LOCATION
  • PLAY GAME WITH FRIENDS

The Dark mode is most anticipated.Till now it has not been confirmed, how to activate it is still unknown.This update said we might not have to wait long to try it.

It should be available within a few days after being done from the server-side.

Fake Android Apps on Play store: Play Store Apps

Android App with over 50,000 downloads in Google Play store found fake claimed by Quick Heal.

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In the global IT security firm, Quick Heal technologies researchers discovered certain fake apps in Google Play store over 50,000 downloads.
The apps trick users to rate other sponsored apps.
An Android malware analyst Rupali Parate
at Quick technologies wrote in a blog on Friday “These applications appear to be genuine as pdf scanner, pdf reader but they don’t have the same functionality“.
 
These apps basically increase the downloads count on the sponsored apps by prompting users to download the app and rate to 5 stars.
 
The user is able to use the unlock version of the application after installing and rating the sponsored apps, But after 24 hours it sticks in the loop and again asking for the same.
 
Parate said “But after 24 hours the same loop starts. It asks user to login with some credentials and ask them to download the same application and rate it on the Play store.
 
In blog Parate mentions “Users should be careful while downloading such fake applications from play store, Users can easily recognize them by going through the reviews “.
 
Quick heal reported these applications to Google.
 

Top Christmas theme stickers for WhatsApp: Apk on Google Play Store

Top Christmas theme stickers for WhatsApp: Apk on Google Play Store

Here are some of the best top Christmas theme stickers app from Google play store
 
Last month WhatsApp introduced the most awaited sticker feature.
According to Google report “How to send stickers on WhatsApp” is the most searched question on Google that month.
 
The best feature of these stickers are you can personalize them, and create stickers with your photos.
 
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Here are some best Christmas stickers from WhatsApp :

Christmas Stickers For Whatsapp – WAStickerApps :

This app works on the beta version only.
Developed by Rvsquare
Rating  4.6
It provides very unique stickers, it also has in-app advertisements.
DOWNLOAD the App
 
Christmas Sticker for WhatsApp :
 
Developed by Phoenix Solution
Rating 4.2
It provides Christmas stickers along with New Year and Other Festivals stickers
It also has some stickers with shadow effects.
DOWNLOAD the App
 
WAStickerApps – Christmas Sticker For WhatsApp :
 
Developed by Marchosapps
Rating 4.8
This sticker pack is created to make it easy for people to send greetings Christmas.
DOWNLOAD the App
 

‘ Where is my Train app ‘Acquires by Google : Technology

Where is my Train App ‘Acquires by Google.

 
Google the search giant acquires a Banglore startup by Sigmoid labs.
Yes ‘Where is my Train app ‘ which gives competition to the Railyatri app .

 

 
Where is my Train app works offline having an option to spot the train via Gps and cellular network.
It also has the option to spot the train and check live stations.,the Rail routes.
There is no disclosed of the deal since by Google. The app has 15,000 ratings on apple store and 10 million downloads on the Google play store.
Google keeps investing in India’s startup and initiatives.
In the past, the Sigmoid labs wrote about companies joining Google.
The app can be accessed in different local languages.
 
 
 

The app has been founded by the former objectives of US-based technology-entertainment Company TiVo Corporation – Ahmed Nizam, Mohaideen, Meenakshi Sundaram, Sashikumar Venkataraman,Balasubramaniam Rajendran.   “We can think of no better place to help us achieve our mission, and we’re excited to join Google to help bring technology and information into more people’s hands,” the founders said.  

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