OnePlus has confirmed that it is working on a way to make it easier to turn on Dark Mode. The company made the announcement via one of the questions is answered in its Monthly FAQ. The company plans to do so by adding a Dark Mode toggle switch in quick settings. OnePlus will initially be testing the feature internally, before pushing it out in the Open Beta. The company also notes that the feature update is scheduled for internal testing this month.
“To make it easier for users to turn on Dark Mode with one click, we are planning to add the Dark Mode switch in Quick Settings. It will be having internally testing before pushing Open Beta version to wider users. This feature update is scheduled for internal testing this month,” The company notes in its Monthly FAQ.
Besides this, the company will also be tweaking certain features of OxygenOS. This includes changes to the volume at low levels and the optimisation of the multitasking interface for switching applications. The company has also confirmed that it will be pushing out the Open Beta version of OxygenOS for the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7T series of devices in a few days. On top of this, the company also confirmed that the Android 10 version of OxygeOS will be coming to the OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T.
OnePlus recently rolled out the OxygenOS 10.3.3 update for the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T smartphones. The update comes with the April 2020 Android Security patch as well as a fix for a black screen issue during gaming. It also brings support for VoWiFi with Reliance Jio in India. It also patches the GMS package to the latest version.
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Cyberbullying in India isn't something unusual. It happens every day, or maybe every minute, thanks to India's hefty contribution across various social media platforms. The most recent victim of large scale cyberbullying in India is TikTok, the viral short video platform owned by ByteDance.
Millions of Indians are attacking TikTok, and rating it 1 star and putting negative reviews on Google Play Store. There's been so much hate around the app that it fell to 1.3 stars, which was 4.5 stars until May 16th. The reason? Well, a TikTok creator got into a war of words with a popular YouTube creator who called out 'TikTokers' for 'substandard' content on the platform which angered the fans, and this shifted into online hate-mongering going by the hashtag #YouTubevsTikTok.
Note that TikTok's rating on Apple's App Store has also dropped, but it is still at 3.8 stars, most likely because of a lesser user base than Android and the user type.
A 20-year old YouTube creator, Carryminati, known for his roasts had put a video titled 'YouTube vs TikTok- The End' as a response to TikTok user Amir Siddiqui's remarks on YouTube and its creators. Carryminati's video was later pulled down by YouTube for 'violating terms of service', but no specific reason was given. It was supposedly removed after being reported for harassment and cyberbullying by Amir's supporters. Which later led to a mass hate-mongering campaign against the whole TikTok community and of course, the app. Note that YouTube's user-base is led by India, and it's also one of the top markets for the video platform.
The Chinese video app has more than 1.5 billion downloads on Play Store, and close to 27 million reviews. In Q1 2020, TikTok also generated the most downloads for any app ever in a quarter with 315 million installs across Android and iOS. In fact, Google Play accounts for a majority of TikTok app downloads. The Apple App Store generated 495.2 million downloads or 24.5%. However, TikTok has been under consistent scrutiny regarding its content monitoring, especially in India.
TikTok is not alone, and it's not the first time
There have been multiple instances where Indians have bombarded app reviews with negative comments and a 1-star rating. Snapchat has been on the receiving end too. Like TikTok's case, Indians got hyper and triggered the hate against Snap. Inc CEO, Evan Spiegel and the app for his controversial statement about India. The rating of Snapchat on the Apple iOS app store has gone down to 1 from 5. Many uninstalled the app and slammed its CEO on social media platforms with hashtags like #boycottSnapchat.
What's funny is that an Indian e-commerce giant Snapdeal also got crushed just because it had a name that starts with 'Snap'. There are several other instances where Indian's lost their cool on Apps. Last year, Zomato got hammered by users for not refunding money to a user who cancelled his ordered because his delivery executive was a non-Hindu. Even worse, Uber Eats was bullied in a similar manner because they stood by Zomato's take on the matter.
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Airtel has announced a new Rs 251 data voucher that offers 50GB data benefits to users on their current validity pack. Additionally, the telecom operator has also revised the validity of it’s Rs 98 prepaid plan that offers 12GB data to subscribers.
Airtel’s new Rs 251 data voucher works as an add-on voucher that gives you 50GB worth of data without any validity. This means that you’ll get 50GB on top of your existing tariff plans with the same validity as your current active voucher. This new tariff plan provides 50GB data in a single go with no daily data capping.
As for the existing Rs 98 plan, previously it used to come with a validity of 28 days and now Airtel has removed the validity and instead the plan now works as a top-up over your existing data plans. The telecom recently bumped up the data offered under this plan to 12GB up from 6GB.
Both of these plans are available for Airtel subscribers and users can recharge their accounts with either of the plans. Having said that, do ensure that your account has an active tariff plan with a long-term validity as the Rs 251 and Rs 98 plans offer additional data without any validity.
Airtel annual recharge plan
Airtel recently launched its annual recharge plan priced at Rs 2,498 with a duration of 365 days. This annual tariff plan offers 2GB data per day for a year along with unlimited calls and 100 SMSs every day. It also offers a free subscription to Zee5, Airtel Xstream, Wynk Music and more.
Similarly, Airtel offers Rs 2,398 recharge plan that comes with 1.5GB data per day for 365 days along with the same benefits including Zee5 subscription and more.
In comparison, Jio announced it’s annual recharge plans priced at Rs 2121 and Rs 2399. These plans offer 1.5GB / 2GB data per day for 365 days along with unlimited calls.
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Call of Duty: Mobile and Paytm have announced a deal in which players will get in-game rewards for buying Google Play recharge codes via Paytm. The in-game rewards come in the form of packs that are given to players depending on the value of the recharge that they choose. The offer is only valid until May 31.
The minimum recharge that players will need to do to avail the offer is Rs 100 and can go up to Rs 5,000. Those who recharge between Rs 100 and Rs 299 will get the parachute pack, while those who recharge between Rs 300 and Rs 999 will get the 'Getting Started Pack'. A recharge between Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,500 will net players the Lock-n-Loadout Pack while a recharge of Rs 1,501 and Rs 5,000 will get them the Operator Pack.
The current update for Call of Duty: Mobile is called ‘One Upon a Time in Rust’ and it brings with it a host of new features and game modes. This includes a new map called Rust as well as a tweak in the way the game hands out rewards. It also gave players the chance to earn weapons like the Locus sniper rifle, the Pharo SMG, the brand new Cordite SMG and the Cryo Grenade. It also added new game modes like 1v1 duel and Capture the Flag. There are also in-game events like the Gold Rush event the gives players the chance to unlock various in-game rewards including the Epic Moonstone variant of the M4LMG.
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The Nokia 5.1 Plus (review) is receiving the latest Android 10 update in India, making it the second update the phone has received. The Nokia 5.1 Plus launched in 2018 with Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box. Since then, the phone had received the Android 9 Pie update and is now getting the second promised update as well. HMD Global has promised the update will be rolled out to users in 34 countries across the world in phases.
HMD Global announced the update timeline on its forums. The Android 10 update will be rolled out to users in India, Australia, Belgium, Belarus, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Laos, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Georgia, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, UK, Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Sweden, Ukraine and many more countries in the first phase. The remaining countries will receive the update in the second phase.
HMD Global said only 10 percent of users in these countries will receive the update immediately, while 50 percent of users will get the update by May 22. The rollout of the first wave will be completed by May 24. The timeline for the second phase was not disclosed.
The update will be pushed out over the air and users should get the notification to download it automatically. If not, you can go to Settings-About Phone - System Updates and hit check for updates.
According to NokiaPowerUser, the version number of the update is listed as V3.11A. The update package is 1.32GB in size and includes the April 2020 security patch. Post the update, users will be able to use the dark mode, smart replies, closed captions, focus mode and more.
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Microsoft Build 2020 was hosted online in the wake of Coronavirus pandemic around the world and the company has announced many tools and features coming to products in the coming weeks. Microsoft Teams is a communication platform for workplaces that lets co-workers collaborate on projects and lets them keep a track of different things.
Microsoft announced many new features upgrades its bringing to Microsoft Teams and here’s everything that’s coming to Teams.
Create Teams quickly with customizable templates
Microsoft is adding templates in Teams for users to create a workplace without any hassles. These templates come with preset channels, apps and step-by-step guidelines on how to make the most of Microsoft Teams. Preset options include common teams such as those delving in event management or industry-specific teams like banks or hospitals. Admins will also be able to create new custom templates for their respective Teams. Microsoft will roll out Templates in Teams in the next few months.
Manage your team’s schedule by Bookings app integration
Microsoft announced the integration of its Bookings app into Teams in March and now it’s publicly available. The Bookings app help users manage and schedule appointments online for interviews or customer service and more. In just the past month or so, healthcare providers have used Microsoft Teams and it’s Bookings service to provide assistance in over 34 million meetings, the company revealed.
With the Bookings app integration, Teams can schedule and manage meetings for multiple departments and staffers. The Microsoft Graph API also allows companies to integrate both scheduling and meeting links in the regular workflow.
Create professional broadcast with NDI support
Microsoft Teams will get NDI support in June which will let customers create online events, meetings, interviews, briefings and more. NDI for Teams turns the video feeds into a separate audio and video source and companies can use advanced production tools to turn it to a professional-looking broadcast.
Users can schedule online events in Teams which also allows real-time communication including calling and expands on the live-event solution that enables users to share their screens to a thousand viewers at any given time.
Teams is also getting support for Skype TX for broadcasters that provides advanced production capabilities to content creators for interviews and broadcasts with better management tools.
New Team extensions in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code
Microsoft Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code are getting new Teams extension that will allow developers to build apps for Microsoft Teams and publish it directly to App Source or organization’s app catalogue. Once published, admins will be provided with new app management options such as the ability to purchase new licenses for apps. Microsoft has also worked on improving app suggestions for users of Teams, including tailored app suggestions. An option to open apps in a new window will also be rolled out sometime later this year.
Power Apps integration for a better experience
Developers can now build apps for Microsoft Teams using Power apps and a new Power Automate function designed specifically for Teams will enable flow creators to enhance their Teams experience. Adding Power Apps, Power BI and Power Virtual Agents to Teams will get fairly simple starting June 2020 with a one-click option. Bots built with Power Virtual Agents will be easily incorporated in Teams with a single click.
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For those unaware, Microsoft Edge is the company’s own browser based on Chromium, a free and open-source web browser project developed by Google. And yes, Chromium is also the base for Google’s proprietary Chrome browser. What this means is that Edge is now similar to Chrome in many ways. For example, it supports Chrome-based extensions. Microsoft has been hard at work bringing a bunch of new features to their browser. At Build 2020, Microsoft has announced a bunch of new features that will be available on the Edge browser. Let's take a look at some of them.
Collections in Microsoft Edge is getting smarter with a new Pinterest integration
Collections help users organize, save, and share their online life by allowing users to create groups of content from around the web. Links, images, text, and notes can be saved together across multiple sites, pages, and browser sessions so all the information you have saved is accessible in one location.
According to Microsoft, “Collections in Microsoft Edge is collaborating with Pinterest to help you discover relevant content for your research or project. People use Collections to capture their favourite design ideas, recipes, home improvement links, and even to research their next big purchase across multiple sites. This new integration with Pinterest will help you find ideas to spark inspiration, save time, and be more productive by suggesting content related to what you have already collected. When you enable the feature, you will see Pinterest suggestions at the bottom of your collection. Clicking on a suggestion will open a board of similar, trending Pins so you can quickly find and add ideas relevant to you. This collaboration also allows you to export your collection to Pinterest. Any saved web pages or images will then show up in a new board in your Pinterest account.”
Collections will also be rolling out the ability to send to OneNote, in addition to the options to send to Excel and Word which are available today. Collections integration with Pinterest, and Send to OneNote, will appear in Insider channels within the next month.
Microsoft Edge: Sidebar search
If you have to look up something, traditionally, you will copy and paste it in a new tab or open the selected text in a new tab, right? Well, to eliminate this process and to keep you immersed in your search, Microsoft is introducing Sidebar with Microsoft Edge. According to Microsoft, “Sidebar search aims to improve this experience by giving you the option to see results in a pane on the side of the page. Simply highlight a word or phrase, right-click, and select “search in sidebar” from the context menu. And if you’re at work and signed in with your Azure Active Directory account, you’ll even see company results! Reading a corporate strategy paper with unlinked references? Use sidebar search to help find the answer. When you’re done, you can close out of the pane or keep searching in it to look up additional information”. The sidebar will show up in Insider preview channels in the coming weeks. This looks like a nice feature as it will not only help you search the web but also search internal office documents, making hunting for that presentation a whole lot easier.
Moving over to business, users Microsoft is bringing some interesting features for business.
New syncing and customization options for IT professionals in Microsoft Edge
Put simply, if a person uses multiple devices while working from home, syncing will let the user sync the Microsoft Edge Data across multiple devices. The company’s IT professionals can manage which types of data sync for their users. “The flexibility to sync individual data types means IT professionals can fit syncing to their workplace needs. For some workplaces, syncing passwords might not be allowed—now IT can manage this”.
Microsoft Edge now supports Windows Information Protection for Windows 10 customers which clearly separates personal and corporate data, adds extra protection for line-of-business apps, and provides audit reporting for compliance. This has been a top ask by many customers, and we’re excited to bring it to the new Microsoft Edge.
Automatic Profile Switching
If users use their personal accounts and need to access a work file, they are asked to log in again because your personal account does not have your work credentials. With the new Automatic Profile Switching feature, Microsoft Edge will detect that the link you’re trying to open needs work credentials, and then switch you to your work profile to open it.
Bing Search
A comprehensive Work page will now be part of Bing’s search results pages for all Microsoft 365 users. When signed-in to Bing with work credentials, this page will appear right next to other familiar pages such as Images, Shopping, and News. This new results page gives you the option to view work-specific results such as files, people, internal websites, and more.
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