WhatsApp bringing fingerprint and Face ID security to Android and iOS
byAndro Alex-0
Facebook-owned mobile chat app WhatsApp going to recently add fingerprint and face authentication, according to beta releases of the company's iOS and Android apps. Originally spotted by WABetaInfo – a site dedicated to exploring forthcoming WhatsApp features – recent developmental updates to both the Android and iOS versions of WhatsApp have included a dedicated authentication section, featuring the option to toggle biometric safety on or off. Read more: Best smartphoneEnabling this, in theory, going to prompt your device to ask for face or fingerprint authorisation each and eextremely time you open WhatsApp, be it from the app icon itself, or from a notification. Read more: Best Android phonesThe addition of biometric safety may be just the start, by the potential for p2p payments and more thanks to the enhanced safety that fingerprint or face authorisation would bring. Is biometric security a WhatsApp feature you can't wait to use?
iOS upgrade rates continue to destroy Android
iOS 12 admittedly isn't chock full of dazzling new features, but that, of course, is by design. In turn, the response from iOS users has been overwhelmingly positive. To this point, iOS 12 adoption remains incredibly powerful and is easily outpacing iOS 11 adoption. Even more problematic is that the bulk of Android users are continue using antiquated versions of Android. Imagine, as a point of comparison, that the majority of iOS users this day were using iOS 9 or something even older.
Pandora launches a personalized voice assistant on iOS and Android
As it stated in For example, you'll get personalized results for demands like "play something new," "play more like this," "play music for relaxing," "play workout music," "play something I like" and others. "Voice is just an expected new method that you engage by any app," notes Pandora Chief Product Officer Chris Phillips. Pandora, meanwhile, is planning to roll out Voice Mode to all users — both free and paid. Pandora Voice Mode going to launch today, January 15, to a percentage of the iOS and Android consumer base — around a million listeners. Voice Mode going to be available in the Pandora app via the search bar next to the magnifying glass.
5 iOS features we want to see in Android Q [Video]
There are plenty of Android features that going to never head to iOS devices but that is by-the-by, this day we are talking about the iPhone-to-Android path. Follow along for a look at the 5 iOS features we need to see in the next major Android release. If we are going to be subjected to notches into the Android Q era, then we least we can hope for is some 3D face scanning tech in the next full Stock Android build. Then the biggest kick in the proverbial teeth is that iOS devices get Day One updates. extremely there are a few features that we'd like to see Android lift right out of iOS 12 in time for the launch of Android Q.
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