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Group FaceTime isn’t arriving in September
Group FaceTime’s launch is going to be delayed. The feature, which supports up to 32 people in a single audio or video call, was pulled from the latest iOS 12 and macOS Mojave betas released on Monday, and will be held until a later date, says Apple. According to the company’s Release Notes for both […]
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Instagram started out as a simple photo-sharing app, and though it’s come a long way since then, Facebook is always looking for ways to cram more features into it.
Now, it looks like Instagram might be rolling out a major update soonTechCrunch reader Ishan Agarwal recently spent some time digging through Instagram’s code and found references to several unreleased features for audio and video calling.
These references include icons and files for features such as “call,” “video call,” and “action call.”
Obviously, the fact that these files can be found inside Instagram’s APK (Android Application Package) does not necessarily mean the features will be released — they could be just remnants of features which were abandoned at some point. It is, however, far more likely that Instagram does plan to add these features in the near future. Instagram declined to comment on the matter. Read more…
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Instagram code reveals unreleased voice and video calling
Instagram wants to be your phone, not just your camera. And it wants to be better at it than Snapchat. Files buried in Instagram and the Instagram Direct standalone app’s Android Application Packages (APKs) are files and icons for “Call” and “Video Call”. APKs often show files for unreleased features that are lying dormant in an app waiting to be surfaced when… Read More