The WhatsApp update at the beginning of 2026 includes new features for group chats, such as member labels based on their role and text stickers in group chats.

With these new features, the messaging platform will allow users to upload personalized visual content and “activate alerts for activities in digital communities.”

Additionally, the “custom event reminders” feature is being added, which changes the way users organize themselves in digital communities.

The platform announced the information in a blog post, emphasizing that they aim to offer “new options designed to streamline group communication.”

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Cybercriminals are advancing their ransomware attacks, finding loopholes through which to infect computers. In response, Google Drive is strengthening security with new features that are not limited to a threat alert, but also help recover lost items in the event of an attack.

In this regard, the technology company recently announced “the deployment of a dual feature that combines the detection of behaviors associated with ransomware with the ability to restore files from previous versions.”

The update will be released in beta on October 14 for both Google Workspace and personal account users. “This is a layer of protection that will be activated by default and seeks to immediately stop the spread of damage when a threat is detected on the local system,” according to Google.

On the other hand, the company detailed that the detection system is based on Drive for desktop version 114 or higher, capable of recognizing patterns characteristic of malicious encryption attacks. “When suspicious activity is detected, synchronization is automatically stopped, preventing compromised files from being replicated in the cloud.”

At the same time, the user receives a notification, “and, if applicable, the Workspace account administrator, allowing for a more agile and contained response.”

Regarding the restoration feature, they indicated that it “allows the recovery of affected files without having to resort to local copies or third-party services. From the Drive interface itself, users can select multiple damaged items and return them to a state prior to the attack.”

This is a relatively simple operation, as it is manual, guided step by step, “and represents a direct response to one of the most critical ransomware scenarios: when there is no recent backup or when it has also been encrypted.”

The feature will initially be released for the Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise, and Education editions of Google Workspace. Administrators must enable it from the configuration panel, which means it won’t be activated automatically in all cases.

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The new Android Auto 14.4 beta version is available for users, who will be able to enjoy exciting new features throughout this year.

Mountain View announced the release of this new beta, although details about the features it will make available to customers are unknown.

In this regard, “it is unknown if there are any hidden new features within its code.” What is clear is that this update maintains references to new features such as “the integration of air conditioning controls directly into the Android Auto interface, which will allow us, among other things, to adjust the cabin temperature, all without leaving the app.”

On the other hand, Google is known to be preparing to launch “new app categories for Android Auto, such as music and navigation, in addition to the recently launched gaming apps.”

Added to this is the upcoming launch of the Gemini artificial intelligence model for Android Auto, which will replace the traditional Google Assistant.

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Google announced this week the fall update of Android 15 beta 2. The new functions will be based on artificial intelligence to provide greater efficiency and speed to users.

The date is not yet known, it is only known that the update to Android 15 will be in the fall. According to technology executives, the operating system “will integrate artificial intelligence in all its layers,” together with other innovations aimed at improving the mobile experience or security.

“The camera is going to be one of the stars of Android 15 Beta 2, with new features to gain more direct control over the camera hardware and AI algorithms.”

It also allows you to manually apply an HDR adjustment following each user’s preferences or to make it more natural. This is coupled with a new exposure mode in low light conditions.

With the update to Android 15, the “satellite connection functions will improve in emergency situations, with new options in the interface to make it easier to use.”

Although it is still early to know the details of the update, it is known that it will be available for Pixel phones, from Pixel 6 onwards. Those interested can download Android 15 Beta 2 now through the Android Developers page.

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Snapchat launched My AI chatbot for all users globally, powered by ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, which also integrates new features such as the ability to create a digital avatar and interact through short video responses.

My IA is a chatbot that the social network defines as “friendly and experimental” and that is powered by the latest version of ChatGPT developed by OpenAI. It is designed to personally “accompany” each user on Snapchat, answering various questions in conversation.

In this sense, the company responsible for Snapchat announced the launch of My AI last February, as a functionality that only Snapchat+ subscribers had access to and that was capable of carrying out actions such as “recommending gift ideas, plan a hiking trip or suggest dinner recipes.

Now, the social network announced through a statement that My AI is now available to all Snapchat users around the world and for free. In addition, he announced that it incorporates new functions to achieve greater customization and new ways of interacting.

Among these new functions, the possibility of creating a Bitmoji digital avatar stands out. Until now, the app allowed you to assign a name to the chatbot and select a conversation background. However, with this new feature, users will be able to customize it with “thousands of physical characteristics, colors, and clothing styles.”

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WhatsApp is developing an official channel, which will be implemented within the platform itself for its desktop version in beta, through which it will announce new features and news to people who use this application.

It was already known that the social network was working on an official communication channel within the betas for Android and iOS, but no details.

However, the WaBetaInfo portal reported that now this option is also under development for WhatsApp Desktop.

Advantages of the new WhatsApp channel

The function of the new verified channel is to offer users messages related to news, advice and information on new features that will be present in the application.

In addition, it will be an end-to-end encrypted chat, as in the rest, so that no one can intercept the messages. With a chat window that will only have a reading option. On the contrary, if the user does not want to receive WhatsApp messages, this channel can be silenced or blocked.

WhatsApp is working on an official WhatsApp chat on Desktop beta!

WhatsApp is developing an official WhatsApp chat where you can get tips, see announcements, and hear about the newest features for a future update of WhatsApp Desktop beta.https://t.co/ATOHIu15eD

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WhatsApp launched new privacy options that allow its users to choose who can see their profile picture, last connection, status and the personal information included in their description.

The company introduced new options in privacy controls after several months of testing on both Android and iOS. In September 2021, it began allowing hiding the last connection time, profile picture, and descriptive information for specific contacts in a development version for iOS.

At the end of March of this year, the app expanded these options with the possibility of allowing certain contacts to hide the last connection time and profile picture in the Android beta.

The instant messaging app has now opened up these privacy options to its entire user base and also added the ability to hide their statuses as well, as announced via Twitter and explained on the Help Desk page.

WhatsApp’s users therefore now have the option to choose whether to give access to all app users, only to their saved contacts, to their contacts except those you choose to exclude, or to no one.

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WhatsApp implemented an improvement in its messaging application by which it now allows you to upload files of up to 2GB to share them through chats, which joins the arrival of reactions to messages with emojis.

The technology company began a test in Argentina at the end of March, with which it allowed users in this country to send and receive files of up to 2GB, a leap from the 100MB limit that it allowed then.

A couple of weeks later, Meta shared its work in what it has called the Communities, and together with this its intention to extend the extension of the file limit to the rest of the user within the next news for the groups.

The groups already allow the sending and receiving of files of up to 2GB at one time, “and with the protection of end-to-end encryption”, the company said in a statement.

Another novelty that reaches the group chats are the reactions to the messages, whose implementation was advanced by the executive director of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg. WhatsApp has also indicated that it is working on expanding the limit of people who can participate in a group chat, so that it amounts to 512.

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The social network Instagram introduced a new function that for the first time allows its users to make publications directly from computers, like images and videos through desktop browsers.

The Facebook-owned platform announced new features aimed at creators, who it aims to “provide new ways to express themselves, tell their stories and connect with their audience” through new products for their feed and for Reels.

Among the most outstanding novelties is the possibility of uploading content to the Instagram feed from its desktop version, a feature that the social network community had been demanding for years.

With the new feature, social network users around the world can now post images and videos less than a minute in length directly from a desktop browser. Before, it was only possible to do it from mobile phones.

Another new function had already been announced this week. It is the case of collaborations (Collabs), which allows users to be co-authors of publications in the ‘feed’ and in the Reels, in short vertical format videos similar to TikTok.

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Instagram talked about the news it is working on to make its social network a more favorable place for teenage users, which will include notifications for them to take a break from the platform or ways to discourage them from watching content that improves their well-being.

In an interview with CNN, Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg highlighted the main developments the company is working on for underage consumers.

The social network had announced at the end of September that it was pausing the creation of a version of the social network, Instagram Kids, initially designed for users between 10 and 12 years old; to focus its efforts on a platform focused on users 13 years and older. This alternative to the main social network would have parental supervision functions.

The news broke at the same time Instagram denied being a toxic platform for teenage girls and contributing to the creation of body image problems, in response to an investigation published by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

The research included data such as that “32 % of adolescent girls said that when they felt bad about their bodies, Instagram made them feel worse“, according to the aforementioned media, which came to describe the platform for teenagers as “toxic.”

The technology company published internal reports, qualifying the WSJ information. He assured that the data refers to a “minority of users.” For this minority but vulnerable group, the company has already made changes, such as pausing Instagram Kids, something that the manager believes is “part of the solution”, consulting the experts, and explaining what they do.

Clegg said the company will introduce new optional controls “so that adults can monitor what their teens do online.” They are also going to introduce something that the manager believes will “make a significant difference”: a kind of “push” for adolescents to view other types of content when the platform’s systems detect that they are focused on content that does not favor their well-being. A third novelty will urge teens to “take a break from Instagram“.

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