Hyderabad: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is working on introducing a new feature which will allow users to prioritise their conversations to enhance their control and improve efficiency in their messaging experience.
The new feature, if rolled out, will enable users to select their favourite contacts which might appear with a specific chat filter. This enhancement is designed to make quick calls with selected “favourite contacts” directly from the calls tab.
Recent reports in some sections of the media also suggest that WhatsApp is working on implementing a new feature which will enable sharing of audio and video during video during video calls when users activate video-sharing feature.
The new feature will be an expansion of the existing screen-sharing feature. Currently the feature only allows users to share non-protected video content with others during video calls.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.