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Facebook rolled out the ability for Messenger users to share 4K photos back in 2017. Now, Meta has announced that users can share HD photos in the app. Confused? We were, too, so we asked about it. The short answer is that, here, HD means 4K, and now 4K photos are… more 4K? Facebook Messenger … Read more
Since 2016, the social behemoth now known as Meta has been working to deploy end-to-end encryption in its communication apps. CEO Mark Zuckerberg even promised in 2019 that the data privacy protection would roll out by default across all of the company’s chat apps. In practice, though, it was a wildly ambitious goal fraught with … Read more
Thilina Kaluthotage | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meta said Wednesday evening that the personal calls and chats of every Messenger user will be encrypted by default, representing a major privacy update that makes the service more similar to its sibling WhatsApp. Because of the encryption technology “nobody, including Meta, can see what’s sent or said, … Read more
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Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for one-on-one chats and calls on Messenger, finally fulfilling a promise that’s been in the works for quite awhile. When end-to-end encryption is on, only you and the person you send a message to in Messenger can see its contents, the company claims. Encrypted chats were first introduced as … Read more
Left: Pioneer 10’s view of Jupiter in March 1973. Right: Webb Telescope’s view of Jupiter in July 2022. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Judy Schmidt For centuries, astronomers were limited to ground-based observations of the planets, but now we use spacecraft to capture close-up views of our neighboring worlds. Excitingly, … Read more
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Meta is challenging the European Commission’s decision to regulate two of its services, Messenger and Marketplace, as gatekeepers under the bloc’s tough new restrictions on tech platforms. The company filed an appeal over the two services today arguing that neither should qualify, Meta spokesperson Chris Sgro told The Verge. Reuters reported earlier Meta will not … Read more
Meta is bringing its Telegram-like “broadcast channels” feature to Facebook and Messenger after rolling it out to Instagram and WhatsApp earlier this year. The company announced today that the feature is coming to the two platforms in the coming weeks. The feature lets creators and public figures share one-to-many messages to directly engage with their … Read more
You’ve most likely bought a ton of images and movies in your social media and messaging apps at this level—photos of sunsets posted to Instagram, photos of the children posted to household WhatsApp teams, and so forth—however you won’t essentially have these photos and movies saved wherever else. No person’s Actually Watching Reels That may … Read more
Via the years there have been loads of apps promising a one-stop store for all of your messages, and the most recent of those is Beeper: It collects your entire conversations from WhatsApp, Fb Messenger, Instagram, Slack, Google Chat, Twitter (or X), and, sure, even iMessage. Video Chat – From Sci-Fi to Sci-Truth The concept … Read more
If I’m out and about and I don’t have a bag slung throughout my physique, I really feel bare and unprepared. It’s like venturing right into a dungeon with none well being potions. What if I would like ChapStick? Did I deliver ChapStick? How can I match my cellphone, keys, and face masks all within … Read more