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Microsoft Phone Link Instant Hotspot Feature Rolling Out to More Android Smartphones: Report
Microsoft Phone Link app has been updated with support for an instant hotspot feature that was previously limited to Samsung smartphones. Users with Android smartphones from brands such as OnePlus and Oppo may be able to use their handsets as portable hotspots to quickly connect their PCs to their internet without needing to manually configure the ...
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WhatsApp Developing Phone Contact Sync Toggle for Linked Devices: Report
WhatsApp for Android may be testing a new privacy-related feature for the management of synced contacts, according to claims by a feature tracker. It aims to add functionality to the multi-account feature which lets users use two WhatsApp accounts on the same device without using parallel apps. With this change, users may be given the choice of how...
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Microsoft Rolls Out Android Smartphone Visibility in Windows 11 File Explorer for Wireless Browsing
Microsoft is rolling out a new feature for the Windows 11 File Explorer through its Insider Channels, the company announced on July 25. With its introduction, users will now be able to see their Android smartphones in the File Explorer when it is connected wirelessly via the Link to Windows app.
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Microsoft Copilot Reportedly Tests Ability to Perform Tasks on Windows 11-Linked Android Phones
Microsoft Copilot has reportedly received a new update that gives it the capability of managing certain tasks on a linked Android smartphone. There are some criteria to adhere to before the feature can work as per the report, but after setting it up correctly, users can ask the AI to send a text message or summarise messages in the inbox. The featu...
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Microsoft Testing Tweaks on Windows That Make Sharing Files to Android Easier
Microsoft allows for greater synergy between a Windows PC and a smartphone, letting users reply to text, receive and make calls and check their phone notifications directly from the computer. The Phone Link app on PC, which syncs both Android phones and iPhone with Windows, also lets users share files between devices. Now, Windows is making file sh...
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Microsoft Phone Link App on Windows 11 to Gain Support for OCR Features: Report
Microsoft Phone Link app is set to introduce text-copying capabilities on Windows 11, according to a report. The feature would reportedly work using the optical character recognition (OCR) feature which is already present in several other apps, enabling users to copy text from images. It was spotted in a Preview Build version of Windows, as per the...
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Android Safe Browsing Feature Rolled Out by Google With Live Threat Protection: How it Works
Android Safe Browsing is coming to smartphones running on Google's smartphone operating system, according to details shared by Android expert Mishaal Rahman. The latest security feature from Google is aimed at keeping users safe while they are browsing in third-party apps, according to details spotted on a leaked screenshot.
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WhatsApp Begins Testing Ability to Share Status Updates From Web Interface, Companion Devices
WhatsApp Web is adding support for sharing photos and videos or text status updates, according to a feature tracker. Users will soon be able to post status updates from the web version or from linked 'companion' devices. WhatsApp currently allow users to send and receive messages, place calls, and view status other users' updates via companion devi...
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WhatsApp Rolling Out Ability to Link Email Address to Account: How It Works
WhatsApp is allowing users on iOS to link their email address to their account, allowing for an additional avenue of access to the messaging platform. It will come in handy when receiving an SMS code to log in to WhatsApp is not possible. Unlike your phone number, your email address will not be visible to your contacts.
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Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme Phones to Gain Phone Link, Link to Windows Support, But There's a Catch
Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme phones have gained Phone Link and Link to Windows, according to an updated support document from Microsoft. Announced at the recently concluded 2023 Oppo Developers Conference, compatible handsets will apparently require a software update to the latest version of ColorOS (Oppo), OxygenOS (OnePlus), and Realme UI (Realme) i...
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WhatsApp iPad Support Spotted in Testing on Latest iOS Beta, Improved Group Calls Interface on Android
WhatsApp iPad support is now in beta testing, according to details shared by feature tracker WABetaInfo. The platform will finally add support for Apple's tablets in companion mode. A new interface for group calls is also being tested on the latest Android beta release making it easier to start calls on the app.
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How to Delete Your Instagram Account: Step-by-Step Guide
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how you can delete your Instagram account permanently from the desktop, Android phone, and iPhone.
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Snapchat to Let Users Add Links to Other Social Platforms With Linktree Partnership: Details
Snapchat has partnered Linktree to let its users show links to their works posted on different social networking platforms. Linktree has also offered three months of premium services to Snapchat users, which will allow them to include their email IDs, phone number collection, even NFTs on their Linktree profiles.
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Microsoft Phone Link for iOS With iMessage, Calling Support Rolled Out to All Windows 11 Users
Microsoft Phone Link for iOS started rolling out to Windows 11 users on Monday. The new feature will let users access some of the useful apps from their iPhones on Windows PCs. The feature is already available for Android users and now iPhone users can also access the feature that allows Windows users to access their smartphone and perform various ...
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Microsoft Phone Link for iOS Begins Rolling Out to Windows 11 Users: How to Download
Microsoft Phone Link for iOS is rolling out to users on Windows 11 computers, as part of Microsoft's effort to bring seamless integration between an iPhone and Windows PCs. The feature is already available for Android users and now iPhone users can also connect their phones to their Windows 11 computers.
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Microsoft Phone Link Instant Hotspot Feature Rolling Out to More Android Smartphones: Report
Microsoft Phone Link app has been updated with support for an instant hotspot feature that was previously limited to Samsung smartphones. Users with Android smartphones from brands such as OnePlus and Oppo may be able to use their handsets as portable hotspots to quickly connect their PCs to their internet without needing to manually configure the ...
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WhatsApp Developing Phone Contact Sync Toggle for Linked Devices: Report
WhatsApp for Android may be testing a new privacy-related feature for the management of synced contacts, according to claims by a feature tracker. It aims to add functionality to the multi-account feature which lets users use two WhatsApp accounts on the same device without using parallel apps. With this change, users may be given the choice of how...
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Microsoft Rolls Out Android Smartphone Visibility in Windows 11 File Explorer for Wireless Browsing
Microsoft is rolling out a new feature for the Windows 11 File Explorer through its Insider Channels, the company announced on July 25. With its introduction, users will now be able to see their Android smartphones in the File Explorer when it is connected wirelessly via the Link to Windows app.
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Microsoft Copilot Reportedly Tests Ability to Perform Tasks on Windows 11-Linked Android Phones
Microsoft Copilot has reportedly received a new update that gives it the capability of managing certain tasks on a linked Android smartphone. There are some criteria to adhere to before the feature can work as per the report, but after setting it up correctly, users can ask the AI to send a text message or summarise messages in the inbox. The featu...
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Microsoft Testing Tweaks on Windows That Make Sharing Files to Android Easier
Microsoft allows for greater synergy between a Windows PC and a smartphone, letting users reply to text, receive and make calls and check their phone notifications directly from the computer. The Phone Link app on PC, which syncs both Android phones and iPhone with Windows, also lets users share files between devices. Now, Windows is making file sh...
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Microsoft Phone Link App on Windows 11 to Gain Support for OCR Features: Report
Microsoft Phone Link app is set to introduce text-copying capabilities on Windows 11, according to a report. The feature would reportedly work using the optical character recognition (OCR) feature which is already present in several other apps, enabling users to copy text from images. It was spotted in a Preview Build version of Windows, as per the...
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Android Safe Browsing Feature Rolled Out by Google With Live Threat Protection: How it Works
Android Safe Browsing is coming to smartphones running on Google's smartphone operating system, according to details shared by Android expert Mishaal Rahman. The latest security feature from Google is aimed at keeping users safe while they are browsing in third-party apps, according to details spotted on a leaked screenshot.
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WhatsApp Begins Testing Ability to Share Status Updates From Web Interface, Companion Devices
WhatsApp Web is adding support for sharing photos and videos or text status updates, according to a feature tracker. Users will soon be able to post status updates from the web version or from linked 'companion' devices. WhatsApp currently allow users to send and receive messages, place calls, and view status other users' updates via companion devi...
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WhatsApp Rolling Out Ability to Link Email Address to Account: How It Works
WhatsApp is allowing users on iOS to link their email address to their account, allowing for an additional avenue of access to the messaging platform. It will come in handy when receiving an SMS code to log in to WhatsApp is not possible. Unlike your phone number, your email address will not be visible to your contacts.
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Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme Phones to Gain Phone Link, Link to Windows Support, But There's a Catch
Oppo, OnePlus, and Realme phones have gained Phone Link and Link to Windows, according to an updated support document from Microsoft. Announced at the recently concluded 2023 Oppo Developers Conference, compatible handsets will apparently require a software update to the latest version of ColorOS (Oppo), OxygenOS (OnePlus), and Realme UI (Realme) i...
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WhatsApp iPad Support Spotted in Testing on Latest iOS Beta, Improved Group Calls Interface on Android
WhatsApp iPad support is now in beta testing, according to details shared by feature tracker WABetaInfo. The platform will finally add support for Apple's tablets in companion mode. A new interface for group calls is also being tested on the latest Android beta release making it easier to start calls on the app.
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How to Delete Your Instagram Account: Step-by-Step Guide
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how you can delete your Instagram account permanently from the desktop, Android phone, and iPhone.
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Snapchat to Let Users Add Links to Other Social Platforms With Linktree Partnership: Details
Snapchat has partnered Linktree to let its users show links to their works posted on different social networking platforms. Linktree has also offered three months of premium services to Snapchat users, which will allow them to include their email IDs, phone number collection, even NFTs on their Linktree profiles.
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Microsoft Phone Link for iOS With iMessage, Calling Support Rolled Out to All Windows 11 Users
Microsoft Phone Link for iOS started rolling out to Windows 11 users on Monday. The new feature will let users access some of the useful apps from their iPhones on Windows PCs. The feature is already available for Android users and now iPhone users can also access the feature that allows Windows users to access their smartphone and perform various ...
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Microsoft Phone Link for iOS Begins Rolling Out to Windows 11 Users: How to Download
Microsoft Phone Link for iOS is rolling out to users on Windows 11 computers, as part of Microsoft's effort to bring seamless integration between an iPhone and Windows PCs. The feature is already available for Android users and now iPhone users can also connect their phones to their Windows 11 computers.
