Apps & Services
Google Gearing Up To Reduce Spam & Unwanted Gmail
Gmail users are well familiar with the vast range of spam as well as unwanted messages they receive, which creates inconvenience, but now it appears that Google has found a fix.
Currently, Google has unveiled its plans for fixing the inconvenience of the users, for which it will work to reduce the amount of spam and unwanted messages. As part of the plans, the new policies will come into existence gradually by early April 2024, and this will especially affect the marketing agencies that send unwanted, uncountable promotional emails.
It is being speculated that, as per the announcement of Google itself and the guidelines for sending emails available on the official Email Sender Guidelines FAQ support page, the accounts that send more than 5,000 emails per day will have to be authenticated.
So now, under this policy, Google will check that messages comply with Gmail’s anti-spam policies, rejecting emails that are considered unnecessary and come from senders who used to send countless messages. However, it is not clear yet what percentage of emails will be filtered.
It’s pretty clear that the reason behind this policy of Google is just to fix the inconvenience and, more importantly, protect Gmail users from the constant promotional messages and newsletters of little use that clog up their inboxes. Google implemented the AI-based RETVec algorithm back in November 2023, which successfully reduced scams and hacking emails. The brand has also introduced an easily accessible unsubscribe button, making it easier for users to quickly unsubscribe from mailing lists.
The question twerks in the mind: How will Gmail’s new anti-spam system exactly work?
So the simple answer is that for this system, firstly, Google will inquire about the users’ behavior and also track which senders are systematically ignored or whose messages end up directly in spam. Then, based on the data from the inquiry, it will be able to identify who is sending countless irrelevant emails to the recipient. Previously, Gmail only advised users to unsubscribe from unwanted senders’ services. Now that the brand has come over with the new policy, all we have to do is wait until this policy comes into existence.
Samsung has released the Galaxy Enhance-X’s new update. The company doesn’t attach any specific changelog for the application; therefore, it looks like a standard improvement update, but after the installation, we got to know about some new changes in editing sections. Let’s take a deeper look.
Samsung Galaxy Enhance-X: new changes
Samsung has rolled out the new update for the Enhance-X with version number 2.0.89. With the latest version, users will get some new interface changes, including a new redesign of the editing suggestions and a new set of icons.
When you open a picture or video in the Galaxy Enhance-X, it automatically analyzes the content with its AI and suggests to you a set of options that you can use to easily edit. Despite the redesign of these options, the series of suggestions has not introduced any additional innovation.
Along with the icon changes, the company has also changed the order of them. The company has moved the ‘Fix lens distortion’ option from the section that offers the option of real test adjustment image or cropping to the secure related faces.
Installation
To get the advantages of fresh changes, you can check for the latest update. To do that, just go to the Galaxy Store and check for the list of updates. If you find the Galaxy Enhance-X new update available, tap on the update icon to get it on your device.
WhatsApp is one of the popular social media giants that is commonly used worldwide; however, at the same time that WhatsApp became popular gradually, several social media applications arrived, but they didn’t survive in the market. WhatsApp, with its convenient features, has a strong consumer base and is successful in providing better services. However, users who use the beta application sometimes get issues, like recently encountered annoying bug issues while opening the documents.
According to the reports, several users have faced an issue where they are unable to download the document file. Specifically, when they tap on the download button, it reacts as if the application is out of network and shows a pop-up message that says, “The download was unable to complete. Please try again later.” It is worth noticing that the issue only appears for beta testers. So a stable user will not get any trouble from this issue.
Usually, this type of pop-up message appears when you are not connected to the proper network. But according to the information, several beta testers are facing this issue while on a strong network. Most probably, it might be some server-side problem with interpreting the stable network.
However, WhatsApp has resolved the issue with the latest update, version 2.24.10.15. So if you are also facing the same issue, then try to update the application to the latest version. To do that, go to the Google Play Store, then search for WhatsApp, and tap on the update button.
Google already made the Android 15 Beta 1.2 available to download for Pixel owners and is gradually but actively moving towards the stable version. The stable version of Android 15 could offer more access to third-party developers for Digital Wellbeing tools.
A few years ago, Google introduced its Digital Wellbeing application in 2019, this helps users balance their digital lives by tracking how much time they spend on each application. It includes various tools such as Dashboard, App timers, and more.
Third-party developers have been limited in how they can use the digital wellbeing tools, but that may be changing with Android 15. For now, third-party applications can only make Do Not Disturb schedules using Android’s Digital Wellbeing APIs, but in the scenarios where Android 15 lands by the end of this year, they will get the power to more fully make use of the tools Google has been keeping to itself.
Particularly, third-party applications will be permitted to make changes to the screen, for instance, by turning off the Always On Display or authorizing Dark Mode. Granted, developers have acknowledged workarounds to enable those features, but now it appears that those functionalities will have official support, a report says.
If this report came true, then users would have a wider variety of applications to manage screen time and focus at their convenience, instead of relying simply on Google’s built-in tools. However, a few core functionalities; for instance, disabling touch and adjusting brightness will possibly remain restricted. It will be interesting to see the exact change in the stable version.