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  • WhatsApp adds multi-calling feature

    WhatsApp adds multi-calling feature

    MUMBAI: WhatsApp has finally launched multi-calling feature for both voice and video calls. It is being rolled out to Android and iOS users globally. Facebook confirmed the group video calling feature at its annual F8 conference. 

    Once a call gets connected, a new ‘add participant’ icon at the top right corner of the call screen can be clicked to add more participants from the contact list. The icon gets disabled after a third participant is added. Calls can have up to four participants including the person who started the call.

    Earlier WhatsApp had to face criticism for issues related to fake news and disinformation that has been rampant on the platform in the last couple of months. It added a new feature in July which puts a limit to the number of messages forwarded by a user.

    Any message that is forwarded without editing will display the word ‘forwarded’ and it also restricted sending such messages to more than five contacts at a time.

    The Facebook-owned service has come under harsh criticism from even the government of India regarding several of its features.

  • 72 per cent pre-paid smartphone time spent on online content

    72 per cent pre-paid smartphone time spent on online content

    MUMBAI: A first of its kind study of pre-paid smartphone users by IAMAI & Times Internet Limited has revealed that pre-paid smartphone users spend nearly 72 per cent of their time to access online content while merely 15 per cent of their time is spent on making voice calls.

    Of the 72 per cent of time spent on their smartphones, only 22 per cent of users time is spent on Apps while a majority 50 per cent of their time is spent on consuming online content — includes reading articles, listening to music and watching videos. Interestingly more time is spent consuming content through browsers (WAP) compared to Apps

    Revealing the apps usage behavior, the report states that on an average, users have 29 apps installed on their smartphones and the rate of installed apps is higher than uninstalled apps, per month. Data reveals that users on an average install 8 new apps, while they uninstall 7 apps every month.

    The study also revealed that many of the English news readers on the news apps, watch vernacular content regularly. The study was conducted among 750,000 app users in India.

  • 72 per cent pre-paid smartphone time spent on online content

    72 per cent pre-paid smartphone time spent on online content

    MUMBAI: A first of its kind study of pre-paid smartphone users by IAMAI & Times Internet Limited has revealed that pre-paid smartphone users spend nearly 72 per cent of their time to access online content while merely 15 per cent of their time is spent on making voice calls.

    Of the 72 per cent of time spent on their smartphones, only 22 per cent of users time is spent on Apps while a majority 50 per cent of their time is spent on consuming online content — includes reading articles, listening to music and watching videos. Interestingly more time is spent consuming content through browsers (WAP) compared to Apps

    Revealing the apps usage behavior, the report states that on an average, users have 29 apps installed on their smartphones and the rate of installed apps is higher than uninstalled apps, per month. Data reveals that users on an average install 8 new apps, while they uninstall 7 apps every month.

    The study also revealed that many of the English news readers on the news apps, watch vernacular content regularly. The study was conducted among 750,000 app users in India.