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Snapchat

Now Snapchat tests a TikTok like vertical scroll in its ‘Discover’ section

Snapchat is testing a new update that will allow users to navigate…

India’s Supreme Court allows delivery of official court summons via WhatsApp and E-mail

Accepting a long pending demand from the country’s legal fraternity, India’s Supreme…

Amazon bans and then un-bans TikTok from employees’ mobile phones

In what was the most bizzare day for the TikTok-Amazon relationship (if…
Facebook

Yet another Facebook SDK issue sends iOS apps crashing, now resolved

Since today morning all iOS users’ iPhones and iPads have been crashing…

TikTok parent Bytedance plans new corporate structure & overseas headquarters, publishes transparency report

In a bid to firefight everything that is currently going wrong with…

Whatsapp Business gets QR codes and a new way to share catalogs

After quietly building a strong 50M MAU base of mostly small and…

JioMeet gets a design revamp amid comparisons with Zoom UI

JioMeet has decided that it can’t, in good conscience, keep the old…

Spotify makes it easier for users to create personalized workout playlists

Spotify is launching an easier and interactive way for users to create…
reels

Instagram Reels launches to a ‘broad base’ of users in India

Instagram announced today, that it will launch its short-form video, TikTok-look alike…
TikTok

United States “looking at” banning TikTok and the likes, says secy of state Mike Pompeo

Donald Trump’s equally vocal counterpart, the U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,…

Instagram is testing its TikTok lookalike “Reels” in India

Instagram is reportedly testing its short video feature- ‘Reels’ with a small…

India pushes to develop home-made alternatives to popular apps with a new ‘Innovation Challenge’

Following up from the upbeat that India has seen off late around…
Facebook

Facebook accidentally allowed 5,000 app developers access data of inactive users way past its expiration date

Facebook and privacy just don’t go together, as has been proven by…

Jio Platforms launches Zoom-like ‘JioMeet’ video conferencing platform

Reliance backed Jio Platforms has decided to take the Zoom route and…

Instagram is experimenting with ‘full screen stories’, while getting rid of the swipe for DM

Instagram is apparently experimenting with its stories section amid increasing popularity. The…

Facebook swaps one TikTok clone for another, shuts down Lasso ahead of Instagram Reels launch

Facebook is changing horses just as the race was about to start,…
China clocks drop in smartphone sales

Google and Apple app stores block 59 Chinese apps as per Indian government orders.

Following the guidelines laid down by the Indian government’s department of telecommunications,…

Spotify debuts its newest subscription plan ‘Premium Duo’ for $12.99

Spotify’s latest attempt at gaining new customers, is in the form of…

WhatsApp announces ‘Dark mode’ for Whatsapp Web, animated stickers, QR codes for contacts and more

Whatsapp, as a part of some regular updates to keep the platform…

Global app revenues reach $50B in first half of 2020 as COVID-19 forced people to stay indoors

In line with that most had expected for the digital industry’s growth…