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One of the most popular features of WhatsApp is the ability to send stickers. If you have migrated to Signal have after WhatsApp's privacy policy changes, you might have been taken aback by the sparsity of default sticker packs. So here's a quick guide to downloading some extra stickers and even creating some of your own.How to access stickers on SignalBefore we tell you how to download stickers for Signal, here's you can access them in the first place:Android method Open Signal > bring up a chat > Tap the emoji icon to the left of the chatbox. Tap the sticker button right next to the emoji button and now you'll find access to two sticker packs by default.Tapping the sticker icon will also change that emoji icon on the left of the chatbox to a sticker icon. You can then tap the stickers that you want to send.iOS method Open Signal > bring up a chat > tap the sticker icon to the right of the chatbox. Now you'd be able to find all the stickers that you have and tapping them will send the stickers.How to download stickers from SignalStickers.comSignalStickers.com is a free large third-party collection of stickers…

Wondering how to use Signal on your laptop or PC? If you have a Signal account, the popular messaging app will let you sync your account between your phone and your laptop or PC with a few easy steps. Signal is increasingly becoming popular as an instant messaging alternative to WhatsApp. It lets you send and receive text messages as well as make and receive voice and video calls. It has also grabbed attention for its enhanced security that comes from the open-source Signal Protocol. Signal also offers privacy features such as disappearing messages, screen security, and registration lock.All these features make Signal complete against the likes of WhatsApp and Telegram. Signal, in fact, claims that all messaging that you access on your laptop or PC is private.Like for WhatsApp, you must have the Signal app on your phone (either Android or iPhone). But using Signal on a laptop or PC is slightly different than using WhatsApp Web. Signal does not have a Web client and is limited to a desktop app. This means that you can't access your messages on Signal using a Web browser. You will need to download and install its native app on your laptop or…

After the whole WhatsApp-policy debacle, a myriad of more privacy-focused chat apps have gained massive popularity in markets like India. We have seen downloads of such apps, including Signal and Telegram, skyrocket following WhatsApp’s privacy policy update. Now, a recent study has revealed that most Indians are using or prefer using multiple messaging apps instead of sticking to one. The study conducted by research and analytics firm techARC showed that many Indians have now adopted the trend of using multiple messaging apps to communicate with each other. This might include apps like Wire, Signal, Threema, and other such secure messaging apps along with WhatsApp. “Users have figured out a definite reason to be on different messaging apps. More than 85% of the respondents had a specific purpose for showing the behavior of using multiple apps,” reads a user insights research report by techARC. The report states that users have been actively engaging with each other via different messaging apps several times a day. Due to this kind of behavior, it was difficult to dig out a primary chat app for most Indian users. However, as per the report, the majority of the population still uses WhatsApp along with the other…

WhatsApp upcoming features 2021: The messaging platform is working of many new features like Unlike, Read Later, Multi-device and more. WhatsApp is used by millions of users worldwide. The Facebook-owned messaging platform releases new features every other month to improve the overall user experience. Last year, WhatsApp launched several features to combat the spread of fake information, and extended participants from group calls to match up with other video calling platforms like Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams, among others. This year too the messaging platform is testing some new features and plans to release them in the days to come. We take a look at five upcoming WhatsApp features that will enhance the overall user experience. Also Read - Today's Tech News: Koo app 3 million downloads, Redmi Note 10 Amazon availability WhatsApp logout / unlike feature The messaging app is gearing up to bring this feature very soon. The company has already started testing it. As per a report coming from WABetaInfo, this, unlike feature, has been spotted on WhatsApp beta update 2.21.30.16. The feature basically will let WhatsApp users log in to their account on PC or Web without the need of their primary phone, which isn’t the case right…

Community radio presenter, Gloria Mngadi. (Supplied) A Durban University of Technology alumni is teaching isiZulu and English to little children over WhatsApp.She came up with the idea during the pandemic as a creative teaching method.She says language is one of the most important parts of everyday life.A Durban University of Technology alumni has taken teaching language out the box by implementing a WhatsApp group where she gives lessons on reading and writing in isiZulu and English to children. The 30-year-old language practice graduate, Gloria Thandekile Mngadi, has used innovation and creativity to have an impact on children, this even during a global pandemic. "Ingosi yabantwana is a story telling group. It's where I am educating children through story telling. I am educating them about preserving language and to also know the languages, isiZulu and English. At school, in the English class you don't get a chance to interpret in your own language," she said this week.Gloria Thandekile Mngadi teaches English and isiZulu through WhatsApp.Mngadi said Covid-19 taught her to think of more innovative and impactful ways to teach children the importance of preserving their language as Africans.   Mngadi, who hails from Ndwedwe, started the WhatsApp group called Ingosi Yabantwana, which means Children's…

WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned app, is used by millions of people across the globe. For an improved user experience, the app keeps on adding new features. The QR codes in WhatsApp help you add contacts without even entering the mobile number. All you need to do is scan the WhatsApp QR code and contact will be added to your phone. Your WhatsApp QR code doesn’t expire until you reset it or delete your WhatsApp account, and you can reset the code multiple times. You can access your WhatsApp QR code in the settings menu of your WhatsApp account. Follow the steps given below to see your WhatsApp QR on an Android phone: Open your WhatsApp account Tap on the three vertical dots Tap ‘Settings’ and further tap the QR icon, which is there next to your name Now, you will be able to see your personal QR code on the screen How can I reset the WhatsApp QR code on an Android phone?You can reset your WhatsApp QR code whenever you want and make the previous code invalid. However, on deleting the WhatsApp account, your WhatsApp QR code will also get deleted.Follow the steps below to reset your WhatsApp QR code:…

File photo of Imran Khan | Facebook/ImranKhanOfficial Text Size: Kashmir Day might have passed, but Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Which flower should you give to an estranged neighbour who refuses to talk? But nothing says “I want to talk” like missed calls. There’s apparently been plenty of those missed calls from Prime Minister Imran Khan but the answer from Narendra Modi has remained “Can’t talk, WhatsApp only”. How does one change that? Like the issue of Kashmir persisting all our and our ancestors’ lifetime, we did hope that India-Pakistan talks would also continue. Plot twist: It didn’t. Since 2008, there has been no bilateral dialogue between the two countries. And after the 2015 Modi and Nawaz Sharif surprise meeting in Lahore, Pakistan leaders haven’t met at all. Even the media hype over “who first smiled and waved at whom” at international summits has withered away. So, where are we now? Even if love isn’t in the air, at least peace is. Or at least the good-old-days’ talk about peace and tranquillity is. Who better to signal peace but the army chief of Pakistan? “It is time to extend hand of peace in all directions,” Gen. Qamar Javed…

Reason why you should never delete a WhatsApp message | Pixabay Surely on more than one occasion you have deleted a message from WhatsApp in one of your conversations, but BEWARE, we will let you know why you shouldn't do it, because before you carry out that action something happens within the application. There is an extremely important reason why you should never delete a message sent in the messaging application and we will tell you what it is. The application has become one of the platforms to be able to chat with your family, friends, co-workers and even your partner. However, many people sometimes tend to make a mistake in writing and delete a message but this you should think about it and not do it so lightly. It should be mentioned that unlike the Facebook application, Telegram allows you to modify or edit the text sent, even the same does Signal. And in case you have made some kind of misunderstanding, in Telegram you just have to delete that message completely, but in extreme cases, however, that does not occur on all platforms. This is how at the moment WhatsApp does not implement a method to modify or…

Sometimes, it is possible that the WhatsApp platform disconnects unexpectedly or you cannot open it on your iPhone, because when a new version of iOS is released, the messaging application has flaws. These errors regularly appear when the iOS version has just been launched, but according to information from some specialists, these types of problems can be fixed, so here we tell you some tips so that WhatsApp works correctly on your iPhone. 4 tips so that WhatsApp does not disconnect from your iPhone. Photo: Pixabay. 1.- Restart WhatsApp forcing its closure This is one of the simplest solutions, since when you restart your cell phone the processes will be renewed. To perform this procedure, you only have to slide towards the center from the bottom, where several windows will be displayed, then locate WhatsApp and close it, this applies to iPhone with and navigation by gestures. In the case of models with Touch ID, the same steps are carried out, the only thing that changes is that you have to press the home button twice to open the windows. 2.- Update WhatsApp WhatsApp is usually updated frequently with new patches that make the use of the platform more efficient,…

GlobeNewswireFLSmidth & Co. Group Annual Report for 2020Company Announcement No. 2-2021, 10 February 2021 Strong cash flow and stable organic order intake in 2020 Highlights in 2020 Group organic order intake was on par with last yearGroup revenue declined 16% organicallyThe EBITA margin decreased to 4.7% Strong cash flow, reduction in net working capital and net debtSequential improvement in both order intake, revenue and EBITAGroup business improvement programme was completedOutlook for Mining remains positiveContinued reshaping of our Cement business Organically, the order intake in 2020 was on par with last year, comprising a 13% growth in Mining and a 22% decline in Cement. Including currency effects and acquisitions, order intake decreased by 5% to DKK 18,524m. FLSmidth Group CEO, Thomas Schulz, commented: “2020 was impacted operationally and financially by the pandemic, which has presented both challenges and opportunitiesfor FLSmidth. Our employees have done a tremendous job handling this crisis and adapting to the changed situation. Our financial results were negatively impacted by the rapidly deteriorating business environment which affected order intake, revenue and EBITA. Still, we secured four large orders and a book-to-bill of 113% for the year, representing an organic order intake on par with 2019.” In 2020, the…