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Spotify users noticed that streaming music stopped working this Tuesday afternoon (16), for no apparent reason. On social networks, people reported several problems on the biggest platform in the music industry, such as not being able to use the web version and some not even playing directly in the app.Only songs that have already been downloaded or content accessed frequently seem to be working, if the user needs to search for a song or singer, the platform does not load and an error message appears as if there was no internet.Many people believed it was a connection problem and restarted the application, some even uninstalled and reinstalled it, but without success.I turned the wifi on and off thinking it was the Internet, but it was just spotify that went down LOVED— Lety ४ (@lokimackie) November 16, 2021First discord and then spotify, at least I can hear what I’ve been listening to but the app doesn’t load anything— tired matheus (@MathNeverDead) November 16, 2021The platform also spoke through the official Twitter account, said it was already aware of the error and said it will keep all users informed about what may have happened to the blackout.We’re aware of some issues right…

Newly launched "Layers" in Snap Map show public stories or personal memories tied to a location. Now its easier to tool around the world from the comfort of your smartphone. Credit: Snap, Inc. Snapchat's solution for  making Snap Map more fun, useful, and ripe for partnership opportunities — without making it too cluttered — has finally gone live.First announced in May, Snapchat's new "Layers" feature launches Wednesday. Layers are pretty much what they sound like: Enabling a layer superimposes all sorts of content or information about locations on the map, giving the user an at-a-glance view of specific categories of things, that they can turn on or off, instead of just dots. Snap debuted the concept of Layers with upcoming layers from food reviews site The Infatuation and ticket sales  platform Ticketmaster. Those partner layers will allow users to check out restaurants and events, respectively. However, those are still in the works and will be available "in the coming months." The two going live Wednesday, "Explore" and "Memories," come in-house from Snap.Explore is an expansion of the "Heat Map" which shows photos and videos from certain locations and serves as the portal for viewing stories featuring user-submitted content. Without the explore…

There’s a new social media platform and it blends everything that’s trending online right now. It’s got NFTs, the metaverse and digital coins, all in one app. Meet Octi, an augmented reality (AR) platform where you make videos with objects and scenes and earn digital ‘Octi’ coins. Octi looks like any other social media platform with its TikTok-like feed and Snapchat’s AR features. In this app, you can earn Octi coins as more people like and engage with your videos. You can play around with objects and create videos in scenes like the Great Hall from Harry Potter. Through these Octi coins users can purchase items from the Octi Shop and also use these coins to actually purchase physical goods like shoes, makeup, clothes and more. New objects and scenes will be added daily to the Octi Shop. Social media and NFTs The app also lets users import their own NFTs to the platform which anyone can use for free. But NFT owners are also rewarded coins as their objects are used and grow in popularity. So the more popular and used your objects are, the more valuable they become. This way users can not only get more exposure for…

ANI | Updated: Nov 16, 2021 16:44 IST Washington , November 16 (ANI): Snap has struck a licensing deal with Sony Music Entertainment. Through this new deal between the two companies, Snap will be able to include Sony artists' music into Snap's library of licensed music. Additional music partners include Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, MERLIN Members, Sony Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell, Kobalt, BMG, NMPA members, DistroKid and thousands of individual songwriters/music publishers.Snap is expanding the music experience on Snapchat by adding Sounds into our AR Lenses available in the Lens Carousel and experimenting with new formats.Rolling out soon, the platform will feature Sound Lenses with a pre-selected song embedded into the Lens, a Lens that transforms pictures of anyone to appear as if they are singing a song, and Cameo Sound Lenses that apply visual effects to put you and a friend as the stars of your own animated music video. To find Lenses with Sounds, look for Lenses that have a musical note icon on the Lens icon.These new Sound Lenses will make for a more immersive music experience, and open a proven and powerful way for artists to share music on Snapchat.Sony…

The camera-focused platform added Sounds into its AR lenses to expand the music experience of Snapchatters, an acronym for its users. Snapchat inks deal with Sony to add more songs.   | Photo Credit: REUTERS The camera-focused platform added Sounds into its AR lenses to expand the music experience of Snapchatters, an acronym for its users. Snapchat has partnered with Sony Music Entertainment to add their artists’ music into the app’s Sounds library.The camera-focused platform added Sounds into its AR lenses to expand the music experience of Snapchatters, an acronym for its users.The company said over 200 million people engage with augmented reality every day, and the sound lenses will create an immersive experience for its users.Snapchat will also roll out Sound Lenses with a pre-selected song embedded into the lens. The lens will transform pictures to appear as if users are singing a song.Also Read: Localising features helped reach 100 million users in India: Snap’s head of market developmentTo find lenses with Sounds, users need to look for Lenses that have a musical note icon on the Lens icon.“These new Sound Lenses will make for a more immersive music experience, and open a proven and powerful way for artists…

Snap has hired Anne Laurenson, a longtime Google executive, as the company’s first managing director of global carrier partnerships. Based in Paris, France, Laurenson will lead Snap’s partnerships with telecom carriers across the U.S., Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific regions. She will report to Nana Murugesan, Snap’s managing director of international markets. Laurenson most recently spent 14 years at Google, where she primarily focused on carrier partnerships for Android. At Snap, Laurenson will help support initiatives around Spectacles, Snap’s augmented reality glasses, and the company’s AR studio in Paris, in addition to working with carriers to improve the accessibility and experience of Snapchat. “We are delighted to welcome Anne at such an exciting time for our business. She brings unique expertise and leadership experience to accelerate our growth with carrier partners,” Murugesan said in a statement. “We are particularly excited that Anne will be a global leader based outside the U.S. This is a significant step in our commitment to building a truly global team.” “I am very excited to join Snap and support its mission of empowering people to express themselves and discover the world combining what they see in the real world with a digital experience…

By Sheila Dang(Reuters) – Snap Inc said on Monday it has hired its first head of telecom carrier partnerships, as the parent company of photo messaging app Snapchat seeks to bolster its growth outside the United States.The Santa Monica, California-based company has seen steady expansion internationally after improving its app on Android phones, which are more widely used than Apple iOS outside the United States. It now aims to accelerate growth by partnering with phone carriers in countries like Indonesia and India, where Snapchat recently hit a milestone of 100 million monthly users.Anne Laurenson, who joins Snap from Google, will serve as managing director of global carrier partnerships. She will be based in Paris and becomes the first Snap executive to lead a global team from outside the United States, the company said.While at Google, Laurenson oversaw the strategy to grow the Android operating system in Europe, Middle East and Africa through tie-ups with smartphone manufacturers and carriers in those regions.Snap has employed that strategy to grow in India, a major growth market for social media and messaging apps. The company has partnered with top Android phone manufacturers in the country such as Samsung and Oppo, which pre-install Snapchat on…

The impact of the privacy change on iPhone operating systems, launched by Apple in April, is beginning to manifest itself on other companies’ balance sheets, showing the enormous power Apple wields over non-consumer electronics industries. The update, which sparked controversy between Apple and many companies like Facebook, included the appearance of a new pop-up asking users if they want to allow apps on their phones to track them to help customize ads for them. which allows iPhone owners to easily disable it by clicking the “Don’t Do” button. The privacy feature has changed the mechanics behind the scenes of many telephone ads. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, warned last month that the adoption of the features has reached a “tipping point” and has made its ads less effective at targeting potentially profitable customers. Facebook said its revenue would have grown sequentially in the third quarter if it weren’t for Apple’s advertising changes. While Snapchat blamed the privacy change on iPhone operating systems, impacting its sales, they did not see significant growth during the third quarter. Whereas Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel said the new feature on the iPhone posed risks to the company’s fourth quarter profits and the company expected…

Magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard there was a 'cat fight', which saw the victim fall to the ground while Ashleigh Guest continued to punch her.Police were called reports of a disturbance at the Reginald Mitchell Wetherspoons pubA woman got into a 'cat fight' with a girl in a pub toilets. Ashleigh Guest, 19, confronted the 17-year-old in the ladies' at JD Wetherspoons-owned bar, The Reginald Mitchell. Magistrates at North Staffordshire Justice Centre heard there was a 'cat fight', which saw the victim fall to the ground while Guest continued to punch her. The incident in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, was caused by the accused believing the victim had assaulted her friend and sent messages about it via Snapchat. Prosecutor Simon Dykes said: "The complainant was at Wetherspoons in Hanley with her friends. She accepts she had a significant amount of alcohol. "She went to the toilet. All of a sudden, she heard shouting and screaming. She turned around and saw Miss Guest, who was shouting at her in a threatening manner. "Miss Guest walked up to the complainant and was getting in her face. There was an argument. "Miss Guest punched the complainant to the head. She fell to the…

Politics and Nation 4 Min read Published On 13 Nov 2021 11:25 AM Internet giants such as Facebook, Instagram Twitter, and Snapchat have joined several world leaders to address a global issue to protect children online, this took place at a Paris summit. Highlights Internet giants like Facebook Twitter, Microsoft attended the Paris Summit Kamala Harris, Macron and Justin Trudeau also attended the summit The UN child protection agency U.... Tags : Kamala Harris, Digital, Domain, UNICEF, Privacy, Children, Register with us to read more Newsletter Subscribe to update with our latest news. Name Email Your email is safe with us. We won't spam. Register with us to read more Welcome Back! Login to your Industry Global News24 account Hello, Reader! Register with Industry Global News24 & Support the future of cogent journalism. One-time registration allows access to limitless articles free of cost! Click here to go back