Social Networking

After a certain period, most apps receive updates that improve their appearance and functionality.  Over time, WhatsApp has received many updates and its developers are currently working on a new update that is about to be released soon. WhatsApp is planning to roll out the p…

Developed by Telegram LLP in 2013, Telegram is a cloud-based messaging app with mobile and desktop platforms. The cloud-based messaging feature allows users to access their accounts from multiple devices since their messages and media files are stored in a cloud server. In 20…

As an Instagram user, you can now enjoy video calls with up to 50 participants simultaneously. This was recently made possible by the integration of Messenger Rooms into Instagram. Messenger Rooms is an online video conferencing feature powered by Facebook Messenger that allo…

Many messaging apps including Facebook Messenger let the recipients know that you are typing or that you have seen their message. These notifications work both ways as you can also see when a person is typing or when they have read your message. As much as the “typing” and “s…

During this period of the Coronavirus pandemic, many people have shifted from having physical meetings to using digital platforms to communicate with their colleagues, friends, and families. To support digital meetings, Facebook Inc. recently released Messenger Rooms, a video…

If you have been using Facebook for some time, you will notice that the app often predicts and suggests new friends for you. You will also notice that some of the suggested friends are people from your phone contacts. This may happen because Facebook has gained access to your…

Most social media platforms including Instagram use usernames to identify their users. Apart from registering an Instagram account with other names, you are also required to generate a unique username that identifies only you. Instagram usernames are so unique that they appea…

Sharing photos and videos on social media platforms like Facebook is quite interesting. You get to share your memories with others on the platform. If you are a frequent Facebook user, you probably have a lot of images uploaded and saved in your collection. To view or downloa…

Most of you can admit that viewing other people’s Instagram stories is very cool. Many people on Instagram post very interesting and funny images, texts and videos on their stories. By default, when you view someone’s stories, they get notified that you among other people hav…

Unlike in individual WhatsApp chats where a person can only chat with an individual contact, WhatsApp group chats allow participants to chat with each other simultaneously. By default, all participants in a WhatsApp group can send messages and media files, and also alter the …

WhatsApp developers are constantly adding new features to the app to improve its usability. Recently, WhatsApp’s latest beta version includes the use of QR codes that allow WhatsApp users to add contacts to their WhatsApp without having to save the contacts manually. Wh…

To make Facebook more interesting, developers in 2019 included a set of emoji characters called avatars. Facebook’s avatars are equivalent to Bitmoji from Snapchat. You can create and customize your own avatars using face templates. Once you have created the avatars on Facebo…