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Update 5:15 pm PT: Snapchat To tell This issue has been fixed and users will need to manually update their Snapchat application from the App Store. The following original story. Snapchat users have widely reported app crashes since installing the latest version of the released app From the App Store.. The company posted on Twitter today to acknowledge the issue and promised that it was already working on a fix. The influx of complaints is related to the release of version 11.34.0.35. Snapchat Applications pushed within a day. According to many users, the Snapchat application crashes as soon as it is opened and there are no currently available fixes. Snapchat Admitted In a Twitter post this morning, the issue states that it is working on a fix that will soon be released on the App Store. “We are aware that there is a problem with the latest version of Snapchat available on the App Store. Please wait. We are investigating. We are working on a fix. Snapchat typically releases new updates to the App Store every week, many of which are simply focused on bug fixes and performance improvements. However, an update that fixes this crash issue will be available…

Apple's App Store page for the social media app Clubhouse is displayed on a smartphone screen in Beijing. (Photo | AP) Express News Service KOZHIKODE: Clubhouse, the popular application that provides a new platform for deliberations, have redefined the contours of debates on Islam in Kerala. Issues related to Islam dominate the chatrooms ever since the App became popular among the Malayalees. Key players in the debates including MM Akbar, Saeed Ibn George, C Ravichandran and EA Jabbar have started appearing in the Clubhouse chat rooms, drawing huge audiences. “Clubhouse is more suited for discussions than other forums because it provides avenues for real-time interaction. Lots of people, who have renounced the religion, have dared to come forward to air their  views publicly in our discussions,” said Arif Hussein Theruvath, a regular presence from the side of Ex-Muslims group. “Social media have dug out many Islamic texts that were deliberately buried by Islamists for ages because they contain embarrassing content for the believers. We put these texts under the microscope to bring out the anti-human elements in them.  » Read More

Last Updated: 3rd July, 2021 22:17 IST WhatsApp will now have disappearing media in its chats. The view once feature will notify the sender once the media is opened by the recipient. IMAGE: MIKA BAUMEISTER UNSPLASH WhatsApp’s latest update comes with an additional feature. The mobile application has introduced a new feature called View Once for its beta testers on Android. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart had earlier confirmed the latest feature, which was rolled out earlier this week. With the WhatsApp view once feature now available for Android users on test, an official announcement can be expected soon.What is WhatsApp View Once feature?The instant messaging platform’s latest introduction enables a user to send videos or images that can only be viewed once. As the name suggests, the show and shut nature of the feature will enable more secrecy to the media used in chats. The feature which is already available on social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat is popular amongst internet users. The feature will see the ‘view once’ image or video get deleted after being opened.The update will see users get an additional ‘view once’ button next to the message preview. Apart from being…

July 3, 2021 Barcelona stars Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann have been filmed together in an awkward video that’s just been leaked online.It looks as though the clip is not from this summer, but from a couple of years ago, but it shows Dembele appearing to make racist jokes about hotel staff.MORE: Tottenham open talks over signing Barcelona starWatch below as Dembele makes remarks about Asian staff whilst filming them, with Griezmann laughing along with him… I’m tired of racism towards Asians being brushed aside and not being talked about Osumane Dembélé, you are a racist and a disgrace of a footballer ??pic.twitter.com/SoWo1q2EpR — James ???????? (@UtdCinoci) July 3, 2021 More Stories / Latest News Dembele, recording on Snapchat, says something that roughly translates as: “All these ugly faces, just so you can play PES , aren’t you ashamed?”He then adds: “What kind of backward language is that?” and “Are you technologically advanced in your country or not?”

 Brooke Sjoberg Internet Culture Published Jul 3, 2021   Updated Jul 3, 2021, 10:56 am CDT Popular TikToker Niccoya Thomas, or @niccoya on the app, went viral on a different platform last night: Twitter. Posting from her Twitter account @niccoyat, she used Twitter Spaces to host a free a cappella version of the musical Hamilton, and people online are blown away. Thomas, who has 2.4 million TikTok followers, used Twitter’s new audio feature to share live recordings of herself singing and rapping her way through the Broadway musical, which has 46 songs. It’s not clear how long the performance lasted. The timestamps on the first tweet in which she shared her performance of “Guns and Ships,” and the tweet in which she concluded the event, are for 7:42 pm CT Friday, July 2 and 7:52 pm CT that same evening. The description of the event, once it began trending in the U.S., states that “An intrepid singer is performing all the songs from the musical Hamilton as part of a solo and a cappella show on Spaces.” Those who watched the event have shared recordings capturing Thomas’ singing, as well as commentary on what they saw and heard. Apparently, the Embassy of…

Photo:IANS US microblogging and social networking service Twitter has informed the Delhi High Court that it is in the final stages of appointing a resident grievance officer in India. In a reply submitted to the Delhi High Court, Twitter said that even before steps were taken to formalise the appointment of a grievance officer in India, the interim grievance officer had withdrawn his candidature on June 21. "The answering respondent is in the final stages of appointing a replacement while in the meanwhile the grievances of the Indian users are being addressed by the grievance officer," the microblogging platform said in its reply. Appointing a resident grievance officer is one of several norms which Twitter and other social media platforms operating in India have to follow under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. Twitter's interim resident grievance officer, Dharmendra Chatur, had quit his post on June 21, following which Twitter had appointed California-based Jeremy Kessel as the new grievance officer for India. However, Kessel's appointment was not in line with the new IT rules, as these rules mandate that all nodal officials, including the grievance redressal officer, should be based in India. A complaint was…

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This feature came along with the latest beta version 11.36.0.31 but it is not yet clear if it is already available to everyone or not. A new Scan button, that was previously hidden on the camera view was moved to the middle of the bottom nav bar on the main home screen of the app.Tapping on that button will trigger a scan process and some results will pop up in a bottom slider. There you may see a list of related lenses so you can apply them immediately to the given context. Other Snapchat Scan features can be also triggered from the same slider. There you can try to solve a math problem or figure out the bread of the dog.How to test:Open Snapchat and see a Scan button in the middle.Tap on the Scan button.Explore results.Thanks to Tobias for Sharing!Snapchat beta for Android - everything you need to knowThis article can guide you on how to get access to the new beta and experimental Snapchat features on your Android deviceTestingCatalogEray RafetSnapchat - Apps on Google PlayShare the moment!Apps on Google PlaySnap Inc

An Irish-Mexican man has is on a daunting journey from Dublin to London, challenging himself to complete the 400-mile trip by foot, row boat, and bike. Ryan Davin is aiming to raise money for mental health services while also raising awareness for sustainability and zero-carbon travel. If successful, Davin says he will be "first person in history to complete a 400-mile triathlon starting in Dublin and finishing in London". In a video posted on Vimeo, Davin detailed the three legs of the trip, beginning with a 60-mile run from the Spire in Dublin, through the Wicklow mountains to Arklow harbour.  The 400 Mile Triathlon. Dublin to London from Ryan Davin on Vimeo. From there, its 96 miles across the Irish sea to Aberyststwyth in Wales, accompanied in the boat by two other people for safety reasons. Back on dry land, the journey finishes with a 245-mile cycle to London. On the video's page, Davin explains this leg of the journey represents a climb 12,950 ft, "equivalent to x12.5 Shards" (London's tallest building). Estimated to take approximately 60 hours, Davin began the challenge at midnight on Thursday. In his latest update posted to his Instagram story on Friday evening, he had…

ANI | Updated: Jul 03, 2021 17:33 IST Washington , July 3 (ANI): Similar to snaps on Snapchat, the instant messaging app WhatsApp is testing a new feature that would allow users to send disappearing photos and videos.According to Mashable, the attached images or videos will disappear after being viewed, which may prove good for confidential business-related chats. The feature has already rolled to WhatsApp beta testers on Android. Reportedly, if the test goes smoothly, the feature will be rolled out for the general public too.WABetaInfo reported that the new feature currently has some drawbacks. For instance, a recipient can screenshot his or her phone to stay the image beyond the auto-delete. Additionally, if you have read receipts disabled, the sender can still see whether you've viewed a photograph or video. And, blocked contacts can still see single-use attachments if they're a part of a standard group.However, there is no information on when this new feature might roll out globally, neither is there any mention of a rollout to iOS or desktop as of yet. (ANI)