Meta is reportedly working on a new feature designed to improve the personalization of Meta AI on WhatsApp, enabling it to better adapt to the preferences of individual users. According to information revealed by WABetainfo, a tracker that follows updates to WhatsApp, the feature, called chat memory, was spotted in the beta version of WhatsApp…
Meta launched Instagram Teen Accounts on Tuesday, offering a more restricted experience for younger users of the platform, the tech company’s latest attempt to ease concerns about the impact of social media on kids. Meta will automatically migrate all Instagram users under 16 to the new service, offering built-in protections through parent-controlled settings. The move…
Meta has provided an update on how it plans to adhere to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), particularly concerning its messaging platforms, WhatsApp and Messenger. The DMA is designed to foster competition in digital markets, and under its provisions, Meta must enable users of its messaging services to connect with third-party apps. In…
Users can now comment on Instagram Stories. Previously, users could simply send a message to the person who posted the story and the message would appear in their DMs. From now on, comments will be publicly displayed for everyone to see, just like comments on a regular Instagram post, but users can also offer a…
To help people find solutions, ideas, and inspiration, Meta AI is growing and adding new features. Now available in 22 countries, Meta AI’s latest additions include Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Cameroon. It can be accessed on WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook in new languages: French, German, Hindi, Hindi-Romanized Script, Italian, Portuguese, and…
Meta-owned WhatsApp is currently testing an innovative feature that allows users to translate messages directly within the app, as reported by WABetaInfo, a reliable source for upcoming app features. This new functionality is designed to perform translations locally on the device, ensuring data privacy by avoiding transmission to external servers. Speculations suggest that the feature…
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has unveiled a research paper that outlines their new “Meta 3D Gen AI” system. This advanced system is designed to generate 3D models from text prompts, producing high-quality 3D assets complete with high-resolution textures and material maps in under a minute. The paper, authored by Meta’s…
Today, Meta is beginning to test a Threads experience that is similar to TweetDeck. It would enable Threads users to design bespoke web feeds arranged in a column format, much like TweetDeck did prior to turning into a premium service and changing its name to X Pro last year. A representative for Meta, Seine Kim,…
Last weekend, Instagram announced that it would be expanding its Creator Marketplace to 10 new countries. This marketplace connects brands and creators and fosters collaboration. New regions include South Korea, Germany, Netherlands, France, Spain, Israel, Turkey, Mexico, Argentina, and Indonesia. Meta originally launched the marketplace in 2022 to enable paid partnerships for some users in…
With millions of users every day, WhatsApp is clearly one of the most popular messaging applications. Developers are responsible for not just maintaining the app running well on a daily basis but also for implementing the essential UI changes to keep things interesting. A revised Status tray within the Updates tab was shown to us…