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Your Phone app on Windows 10 tests controlling music playback on your Android device If you have a Windows 10-powered computer, the Your Phone app can prove to be pretty useful: it allows for integrating your computer and your phone, allowing you to call people, message people, see notifications, and much more. The app is also constantly updated by Microsoft to further improve this integration and make it more seamless. Microsoft is now going to include a feature for controlling your phone’s music playback right from your computer. The feature would allow you to control music currently streaming from your phone, whether we’re talking about locally downloaded music or streaming apps like Spotify, YouTube Music, or Apple Music, without needing to take away attention from your workflow or having to pick up your phone. Tracks, titles, and album art will remain synced between your computer and your phone, and you’ll be able to skip tracks, pause and resume music, and more. You c...

Apple and Google Have Started Testing their COVID-19 Exposure Notification API  A Full release is expected in mid-may Apple  and Google have delivered an initial version of the application Interface  (API) to certain developers, in what can be considered a very crucial step in the full-rollout of the COVID-19 tracking technology expected to release for the iPhone and Android phones later this summer. It was earlier this month that the two tech giants had announced that they would begin working together build a solution that will allow the transmission of data for tracking Coronavirus and contact tracing. This will use the Bluetooth low energy technology built into modern day smartphones. It means governments and health agencies will be able to better identify individuals via a voluntary contract tracking mechanism, which will collect data of phones that have been in close proximity with each other. The companies announced their rare collaboration earlier this...

What you need to know A new Windows 10 preview build is available for Insiders on the Fast ring. New Feature for Your Phone App  Microsoft has released today the  Windows 10 Insider build 19619  for Insiders in the Fast Ring, which once again includes minor bug fixes with no new features. There’s a fix for an issue causing bugs or freezes in the last couple of builds, but on the other hand, Microsoft is still investigating reports from Insiders being unable to install new builds. This release pushes the build number to 19619. The build is primarily bug fixes and includes just a single change. Fixes: We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders experiencing bugs with error DPC WATCHDOG VIOLATION in the last few builds. This is also believed to be the root cause of some Insiders experiencing their PC frequently freezing. We fixed an issue while typing into the browser that could result in the Japanese IME unexpectedly being in Private mode even though...

Apple Support app for iPhone and iPad is now updated with new interface  Dark  mode is here for Apple support app Apple has released a update to the Apple Support app for iPhone and iPad today. This update brings a new user interface, Dark Mode support, and much more for the support app which is usually not the priority for the companies. Today’s update brings the app to version 4.0, and it comes as more Apple customers than ever before are relying on at-home support options for their software and devices There’s also a “new and improved” experience for communicating with Apple Support through chat and call. Here are the full release notes for the latest version of Apple Support for iPhone and iPad : 1. All new user interface which also includes dark mode. 2.It's now way easier to find all troubleshooting guide step by step from the app. 3.The chat and call experiences are also improved. Apple Support is available as a  free download on t...

WhatsApp New Update WhatsApp Voice And Video Calls Can Now Have up to 8 participants simultaneously on a single screen. It is still lesser than 32 participants that Apple FaceTime allows, the 12-person limit that Google Duo now has, Skype and Facebook Messenger Rooms which supports 50 participants and Zoom that allows 100 people in a group call. Although other apps have already on the desktop for a while now so no wonder they can have many participants because of their larger screen size.  WhatsApp group video calls can now have as many as 8 people. That's plenty enough for a mobile size screen format, zoom allows more participants but due to privacy concerns we don't recommend it and at this time video calls are getting more norm for work as well, amidst the work from home due to all this pandemic going on, The company also has the data to prove that user all around the world are using Whatsapp more than ever for messaging and calls. “Over the last mon...