Reddit is launching built-in subreddit chat rooms
The feature, called “Start Chatting,” will randomly sort users of popular subreddits into small, private group chats. Facebook revealed earlier this year that its vision has shifted to prioritize its messaging services, including WhatsApp and Messenger, as the majority of new users show low interest in Facebook’s traditional website and mobile app. Last week, the company released Messenger Rooms, a video-chat service for groups of up to 50 people.
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You can now send audio messages to contacts through Google Assistant
You can now send audio messages to your contacts through Google Assistant. We briefly tested out the new feature and got a prompt to send an audio message to a contact through SMS (Google Messages) or WhatsApp. Assistant is already adept at transcribing text and even translating text for international communications.
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Android TV prepares Play Store subscriptions
Android TV prepares Play Store subscriptions
Google is preparing to finally deliver on subscriptions for Android TV, something it promised this time last year, and the company teases that there’s more to come. A recently published support page from Google details subscriptions through the Google Play Store on Android TV. Android Police reached out to Google to find out if any apps were using the subscription feature yet, but the company wouldn’t confirm.
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WeChat reportedly surveilling content posted by foreign users
According to the research center Citizen Lab, Chinese Tech giant Tencent has been surveilling content posted by non-Chinese users to refine censorship on its platform. The company declined to comment on the matter. The US already raised concerns about the flow of data from apps and services owned by Chinese companies. WeChat has more than 1 billion users around the world
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Twitter tests a new interface
Twitter tests a new interface
Social networking platform Twitter is showing some iOS and web users a new interface to make it easier to follow threaded conversations, the company has announced. A gif published by Twitter’s Support account shows the new test interface in action, with lines and indents making it much easier to see who’s responding to who in a Twitter thread.
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