Apps & Services
WhatsApp to bring a “Recent media” feature for community group chats
WhatsApp is working to bring some convenience to the community group members. In the recent beta update, the development team is testing a media list that will offer community members the convenience of going through the recently shared media in the group. Let’s explore it more.
According to the report, WhatsApp has developed a separate space for community member groups where members can quickly check recently shared media files, including images, videos, and GIFs, in one place. For your information, this facility was already available for groups and chats, where users could check the video file from the chats’ profile info, and now it will be available for community members as well.
WhatsApp Recent Media Feature: How you can try the new feature
The latest feature is life for WhatsApp beta users, with the newest version being 2.24.13.4. If you are already a beta user, then you should start receiving the new update. Still, if you haven’t enrolled in the beta program, you need to go to the Whatsapp application info and tap on the join button; when registration is successful, you will get the new update; just hit the update button. You can also do that by visiting this link.
Meanwhile, if we talk about the availability of the feature for the public, it is expected that the feature will be live for everyone in the next few weeks. But if you want to try all the features in early access, you should go for the beta program. Before installing that, keep in mind that you may get some issues while using the application.
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Super HDR, or you can also call it Ultra HDR, aims to offer a better immersive experience while shooting and viewing photos and videos. It has become prominent in the Android world since the launch of Android 14 and is now one of a number of increasingly essential features, starting with the flagship.
For so long, leaks and rumors have been teasing Samsung’s fan community that Super HDR is on their flagship Galaxy device’s way. This technology is designed to fully exploit the potential of compatible HDR displays, improving the visual quality of images, notably not only in the default applications but also on many social platforms like Instagram.
The Super HDR permits you to capture images with exceptional detail in both the brightest and darkest scenarios. This feature will help you capture more lifelike images with vibrant colors that accurately reflect the real scene with more vivid colors that bounce reality.
Currently, Super HDR is integrated into the Google and Samsung Gallery apps. On the other side, the Korean giant is actively aiming to take it a step further by bringing Super HDR support to social media apps such as Instagram. This suggests that users can potentially see upgraded photo quality and will offer the experience of being ready to upload photos to those apps from their Samsung phone.
It appears that the Galaxy S24 series could be the first to benefit from this feature, gradually expanding support to more recent models. The aim behind this is to redefine the standard of image quality in photography applications and social networks. Another feature that the Korean giant is close to announcing is the ability to turn off Super HDR, allowing users to have more freedom in customizing display settings.
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Samsung Wallet Adds Support for Air France Boarding Passes and Paris Transit Tickets
Samsung Electronics confirmed that it will offer an enhanced, smarter, and more streamlined Samsung Wallet experience to French residents and even tourists in France.
Samsung Wallet is expanding new features in France to enhance the experience of tourists and people visiting there. By this summer, Galaxy device owners will be able to use their phones to access public transportation in the Île-de-France region through IDFM support with the Navigo Travel Card. They will get access to Samsung Wallet to manage flight tickets with Air France and access tickets for attractions in Paris.
Head of Digital Wallet Team Mobile eXperience Business at Samsung Electronics stated: “By integrating all-new travel management features into Samsung Wallet, we are bringing new levels of convenience to French locals as well as to visitors to France, just in time for a busy summer travel season.”
This summer, residents and visitors can easily access the IDF Mobilities app via a pre-loaded shortcut displayed under the Transit menu of Samsung Wallet. Samsung Galaxy users can enjoy user-friendly payment card-based transit across multiple French cities, including Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Lille, and Aix-en-Provence.
Samsung Wallet is also stretching its “Add to Wallet” feature for international travelers in France. However, Tin France can skip ticket lines and booths by using their device to click and pay for rides on buses, metros, and RER lines. This will simply reduce the need for physical tickets and make travel more convenient. Apart from this, the giant is also authorizing the Add to Wallet function for tickets to iconic landmarks, which will all be conveniently accessible from a Samsung Galaxy device.
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Samsung has recently rolled out a new update for the secure folder, which aims to provide some minor changes in the applications. As it doesn’t bring any specific changelog with it, it may provide some improvement to the functioning of the application, but due to some lack of testing or misalignment, the update makes the secure folder stop functioning.
The secure folder is one of the crucial features of the Galaxy device, which allows users to keep their private stuff in a separate space from the other files. But after the update, several users are facing the issue where the secure folder is unable to open.
However, without wasting time, a Samsung official has confirmed that the issue has been reviewed and also reported the reason behind it.
According to the moderator, the issue is occurring due to the latest changes applied through Google Policies related to account management with Family Link, which offers a feature for parents to control their children’s digital activities, and with the recent software, the use of secure folders has been restricted.
So if you are logged in with a child’s account under the Family link, you will not be able to use secure Folder again, so if you want to use the functionality again, then you need to sign in with your regular Google account instead of the child’s account.
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