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| Signal adds mainstream chat features to lure wider audience - The Verge Posted: 29 Jan 2021 02:12 AM PST  The latest version of Signal for both iOS (5.3.1) and Android (5.3.7) brings a number of new additions to the increasingly popular encrypted messaging app. These include mainstream features like chat wallpapers, animated stickers, and an "About" section in your profile. The iOS app now handles data more efficiently, too, bringing it closer to feature parity with the Android app. Messaging apps like Signal and Telegram have seen a surge in growth in recent weeks. Signal was helped by a recommendation from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, while both benefited from the backlash to Facebook's confusing new privacy policy for WhatsApp. The new features were first announced on January 11th, and Android Police reported on them rolling out in the beta version of Signal for Android last week Friday. With chat wallpapers, you can pick from a number of presets or select a photo of your own, and you can also set a wallpaper for a specific conversation or all of them. The beta had 24 animated stickers, according to Android Police. The iOS app, meanwhile, is also more efficient with data. iPhone users will see a new setting to lower data usage during calls, an option to automatically pause attachment downloads during calls, and improved image compression among other enhancements.
Signal has long been a popular messaging option for those focused on the security of their communications — the European Commission told staff to switch to Signal in February 2020, for example — and Signal is still focused on releasing new security-focused features, such as encrypted group video calls. But more consumer-focused features like wallpapers and stickers could make Signal feel more approachable for users coming to the app from WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger, and, ideally, keep them on Signal over the long term. |
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| Developer modifies 4th-gen iPod with built-in Wi-Fi and Spotify - 9to5Mac Posted: 28 Jan 2021 07:57 PM PST  iPod touch is officially the only iPod Apple has ever released with Wi-Fi connection, but what if other older iPods also had an internet connection and access to streaming services? That's exactly what developer Guy Dupont was able to do with his fourth-generation iPod, which was modified with built-in Wi-Fi and the Spotify app.
The fourth-generation iPod (and we're not talking about the iPod touch) was introduced in 2004 with a really small display, Click Wheel, and no wireless connections. This hasn't stopped Dupont from turning one of these iPods into a modern device — kind of — that can even access songs from Spotify. In fact, there's not much of the original iPod left in this modified device. That's because the developer replaced almost all the internal components to achieve this, keeping just the original case with Click Wheel (via Engadget). Even so, the final result is quite interesting and fun to see. The "sPot," as called by Dupont, has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, plus a color screen and an internal 1,000mAh battery. He used a $10 Raspberry Pi Zero W and a Micro-USB connector to create and install a version of Spotify (using Spotify's official APIs) that resembles the classic iPod interface. Dupont demonstrated the modified iPod running Spotify and sharing the audio with an external speaker via Bluetooth connection in a video on his channel, which you can watch below: The project cost less than $100 in total, but the developer has no intention of selling modified iPods with Spotify. Instead, he shared more details about how he built the "sPot" on Hackaday and also the source code of the software he created on GitHub. Although this doesn't seem to be something many users will do with their iPods, it certainly makes me wonder what it would be like if Apple had offered new versions of iPod classic or even iPod nano with Apple Music support. What do you think of the idea? Let us know in the comments below. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. |
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