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WhatsApp now lets you send “HD” images

Aug 23, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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If you’re looking for a way to quickly send larger images of your pet to all your friends, WhatsApp might be the solution. Meta’s app now allows users to send “HD” images measuring up to 4096 x 2692.

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Facebook finally reveals the reason behind Monday’s six-hour global outage

Oct 5, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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As I believe all of you have noticed, Facebook was down for quite a lot of time yesterday. The outage was global, and Facebook took Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp down with it.  The company acknowledged the issue, but didn’t give us the reason behind it. Now, after everything’s back to normal, Facebook has finally revealed what caused one of the worst outages in its history.

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Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are down globally

Oct 4, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp have been hit by a global outage. The DIYP team noticed the issue earlier today, and Facebook has confirmed that it’s gone down for users across the globe.

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WhatsApp calls out Apple for scanning your photos, calling it “surveillance”

Aug 9, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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Apple announced last week that it would start scanning your iPhones and iCloud for photos of child sexual abuse. The new feature sparked a lot of controversy and concern among both users and other companies. When asked whether it would apply the same technology, WhatsApp said it wouldn’t, while at the same time calling Apple’s move “surveillance.”

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WhatsApp now supports disappearing photos and videos, but there’s a catch

Aug 6, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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After almost every app on the planet, WhatsApp has finally jumped on the bandwagon and added disappearing messages. You can now send photos and videos that will self-destruct right after they’re viewed. However, there’s a catch, and it’s called screenshots.

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WhatsApp soon to let you send photos and videos without compression?

Jul 9, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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According to recent reports, two new features are coming to WhatsApp. It looks like we’ll soon be able to share photos and videos at their “best quality.” In other words, it’s possible that WhatsApp will let us send them without compression.

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Facebook is forcing its identity on Instagram and WhatsApp in naming rebrand

Aug 6, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 4 Comments
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As many of you know, Facebook is the company behind Instagram and WhatsApp. But the social media giant is about to make that even clearer. Soon, Facebook will be rebranding its platforms so that it adds its name to them. Therefore, we’ll soon have “Instagram from Facebook” and “WhatsApp from Facebook.”

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The future is here: cops identified drug dealer’s fingerprints from a WhatsApp photo

Apr 16, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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Police in Wales recently arrested a drug dealer thanks to fingerprints taken from a WhatsApp photo. The snapshot shows only a part of the man’s palm, but it was apparently enough to lead to the suspect and secure 11 convictions. According to the reports, this is the first time that Welsh police made convictions based on the fingerprints taken from a photo.

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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