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Mar03

Twitter launches audio social Spaces Beta on Android

Posted by Francis Rey on Mar 3, 2021

Twitter launches audio social Spaces Beta on Android

Audio social is hot. And Twitter is working fast to ride the heat wave. It has developed its own Clubhouse-like Spaces at a pace like no other Twitter product we have ever seen. Twitter released earlier this week a new scheduling features for Spaces. And its other features are in the works. Today, reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong has discovered a new element under development. And she found that Twitter is working on private audio Spaces in the app. Wong has noted Spaces updates that Twitter is working on. And it includes temporary Space recordings for reporting, new emojis in the Spaces UI, and private Spaces. The latter is only available to those you invite to join. It seems Twitter wants to change its wordings for more private audio rooms. Hosts can control who can speak. But the new option allows you to limit the number of listeners. The idea with the new audio recording feature is for audio to be available for reviews. And it is private, not for public release. Some users noted that auto transcripts or captions are available. It somehow voids the need for a recording. Spaces Beta on Android Twitter has launched the first stage of Spaces for Android also. Android folks, our beta is growing! starting today you will be able to join and talk in any Space. SOON you’ll be able to create your own but we’re still working out some things. keep your ???? out for live Spaces above your home tl — Spaces (@TwitterSpaces) March 2, 2021 Clubhouse is gaining traction. And it’s not available on Android yet. So Twitter wants to beat it into the audio social trend. Being first to Android is a key step for Twitter. It expands the option to more users and boost the use of its clone. And it demotivates users from choosing Clubhouse. Clubhouse has established a solid fanbase. It made its name by focusing on audio. So, it could still win against Twitter through more polished, dedicated features. Twitter has a larger scale. Its broadcasters can reach larger audiences in the Twitter app. It is a tidal wave for Clubhouse to overcome in that aspect. Twitter is working fast on Spaces. Twitter product chief Kayvon Beykpour acknowledged that their development pace has been sluggish. But they are rectifying it to capitalize on opportunities. Twitter is under pressure to evolve. Its activist investors are...

Oct26

Facebook launches cloud games on Android and web; but excludes iOS

Posted by Ola Ric on Oct 26, 2020

Facebook launches cloud games on Android and web; but excludes iOS

Image Credit: CNBC.com The online gaming market keeps growing bigger and bigger! From the classic Solitaire – www.solitairemasters.net – to the hi-tech contemporary games, people of all ages just love playing online games. The burgeoning revenue in the online games market is estimated to reach US$23.582 billion in 2021. With a huge gaming market in the backdrop, there seems to be no end to the feud that exists between Facebook and Apple. This was further made obvious as Facebook launched cloud on Monday on Android and web, but failed to add a version for iOS users. Citing “arbitrary” Apple policies, the social media behemoth announced both web and Android users can try free-to-play games in seconds without exiting the platform. Per CNBC, users can play a game streamed from Facebook’s data centers without first downloading the game onto their devices. Of course there has to be a better explanation given to iOS users other than using its policies as excuses. “We don’t want people going to web Facebook 20 times a day. We have a great app,” Rubin said. “We would have to use Apple’s technology and browser on iOS, and that isn’t optimized to the benefit of cloud games.” Lately, Apple tweaked its guidelines as regards its gaming services. The tech giant said that apps could offer a subscription to multiple games, but each game, however, needs to be approved by Apple and in its own app. A couple of months ago, The New York Times reported that Facebook was introducing an in-app for gaming. The app according to NYT, is designed for creating and watching live gameplay. The app is expected to be launched this Monday, and signifies the company’s bold step at moving into the mainstream of online gaming. The initial plan was to release the free app in June this year, but was brought forward because of the huge opportunity presented by the lockdown being embarked upon by virtually every country around the world. “We’re seeing a big rise in gaming during quarantine,” said Fidji Simo, head of the Facebook app per NYT. Without a doubt, the global gaming business is booming, and Facebook does not want to miss out on this great opportunity to improve its income badly hit by low patronage in the area of digital ads. Facebook’s gaming app has a feature...

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Mar03

Twitter launches audio social Spaces Beta on Android

Posted By Francis Rey on Mar 3, 2021

Oct26

Facebook launches cloud games on Android and web; but excludes iOS

Posted By Ola Ric on Oct 26, 2020

Jun05

Gmail Compose button takes a new shape; and a lot more visible too

Posted By Ola Ric on Jun 5, 2020

For a first time user, the Gmail Compose button on Android is not that easy to locate—and that has to do with Google placing it in a pretty awkward location; and it is tiny too. That has now changed even though the location is pretty much the same—the button is no longer a circle. What we now have is an oblong shaped button with a pen icon located within it. This replaces the multicolored plus sign with the word “Compose,” which makes...

May30

Google postpones Android 11 Beta release earlier scheduled for next week

Posted By Ola Ric on May 30, 2020

The Android 11 Beta release scheduled for next week has been postponed by Google. The company in a statement announcing the delay on Twitter, said ““now is not the time to celebrate.” The now apparently is making reference to the ongoing protest across the US, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area. Google will however, schedule a new date, which will hopefully be communicated to everyone soon. The Beta Launch Show earlier scheduled...

Jan28

Google introduces new hashtag on Twitter to help Android users

Posted By Ola Ric on Jan 28, 2020

Google has launched a new hashtag so that Android users can easily get help via the Twitter page of the operating system. The Android Twitter page is solely dedicated for resolving any issue and giving out information to users of the OS. However, launching a new hashtag solely for helping users get their problems solved is a new way of getting things done—and fast too. This is especially good when you consider the fact that millions...

Jan20

WhatsApp joins the prestigious league; hits 5 billion+ installs on the Play Store

Posted By Ola Ric on Jan 20, 2020

Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has hit 5 billion plus installs on the Play Store—and this is not coming as a surprise considering the Facebook factor. The story of the app has been one of success from the very first time it burst into limelight in 2009. Facebook is the only other app besides Google’s preinstalled app that comes with Android phones that has been able to cross the 5 billion plus install on the Play Store. This...

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Twitter launches audio social Spaces Beta on Android

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Twitter launches audio social Spaces Beta on Android

Facebook launches cloud games on Android and web; but excludes iOS

Gmail Compose button takes a new shape; and a lot more visible too

Google postpones Android 11 Beta release earlier scheduled for next week

Google introduces new hashtag on Twitter to help Android users

WhatsApp joins the prestigious league; hits 5 billion+ installs on the Play Store

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