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Google Hangouts to shut down in November, asks users to switch over to Chat
Tech giant Google has announced that it is discontinuing its instant messaging service Google Hangouts later this year.

Tech giant Google has announced that it is discontinuing its instant messaging service Google Hangouts later this year. Google told the users that the company is starting the migration process for its users from Hangouts to the Chat platform. The tech giant confirmed that Hangouts is going away this year and users can download the data before November.
The initiative to discontinue the messaging app was first announced in October 2020, but by November 2022, it will be completely shut down. According to the company, Chat has been updated with new tools and enhanced user integration.
In a blog post, Ravi Kanneganti, Product Manager of Google Chat, said that the company is continuing its investment in Chat to help people engage and express themselves in a much better way. He further said the company is also taking steps to help remaining Hangouts users move to Chat. Users can download their Hangout data before November.
Those who are using Google Hangouts will get a pop-up screen telling them to switch to Chat in Gmail or shift it to the Chat app. The pop-up also says that if you are using Hangouts on a PC, then the users will have to either shift to Chat on the Web or download the Chat web app.
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How is Google Chat different from Google Hangouts?
Chat users will be able to edit files from Docs, Slides, and even Sheets because of the side-by-side editing feature. This will help users to engage in a conversation with their colleagues or friends and collaborate on different files. Google Chat will work as a competitor to other collaborative platforms like Teams, Slack. Flock and more.
In addition, Google is introducing further advanced user experience features that will make Chat even more appealing to users. The company said that users will also be able to express themselves clearly and in a more entertaining way. The company also said that switching to the chat will be more fun whether you’re using emoticons with skin-tone selections, rich text editing to emphasize your messages, @mentions to let someone know in the group, or sending a GIF.”
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Jammu and Kashmir government issues guidelines on use of social media by government employees
The provisions were related to the issue incorporated in the Jammu and Kashmir Employees Conduct Rules, 1971.

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday issued an elaborate set of guidelines regarding the use of social media by government employees in the Union Territory.
The provisions were related to the issue incorporated in the Jammu and Kashmir Employees Conduct Rules, 1971.
As per the circular issued by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, no government employee shall, through any post, tweet, or otherwise, discuss or criticize on social media, any policy pursued or action taken by the government, nor shall he/she, in any manner, participate in any such discussion or criticism on social media pages/communities/ microblogs.
- No Government employee shall, in any radio broadcast or in any document published in his own name or anonymously, pseudonymously or in the name of any other person or in any communication to the press or in any public utterance make any statement of fact or opinion:
- i) which has the effect of an adverse criticism of any current or recent policy or action of the Government of India, Government of Jammu and Kashmir or any other State Government;
- (ii) which is capable of embarrassing the relations between the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and the Government of India or the Government of any other State in India; or
- (iii) which is capable of embarrassing the relations between the Government of India or the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and the Government of any foreign State.

- Employees, directly or indirectly, shall not publish, post or release any information on social media that is considered confidential or that is not meant for public dissemination, nor shall they pass any official document or any part thereof to any Government employee or any such person to whom he is not authorized to communicate such document or information.

- No Government employee shall post grievances pertaining to their workplace on social media in the form of videos, posts, tweets or blogs or in any other form, but will follow the already established channels of complaint redressal existing in the departments.
- No Government employee shall post, tweet or share content that is political or anti-secular and communal in nature or subscribe to pages, communities or twitter handles and blogs of such nature.

- A Government employee may, for the purpose or removing misapprehensions, correcting mis-statements, and refuting disloyal and seditious propaganda, defend and explain to the public the policy of Government in his posts and tweets on social media.

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Realme C55 to launch in India tomorrow; check price, specs, and other details here
Unfortunately, the phone is not 5G and has 5GHz Wi-Fi and 4G LTE connectivity.

Realme C55 is officially launching in India on March 21. The low-cost smartphone will be introduced at 12:30 pm.
As per the online leaks ahead of the launch, the smartphone will have specifications like a MediaTek Helio g88 chipset, a 90Hz refresh rate FHD+ display, and others which have already been introduced in Indonesia.
Unfortunately, the phone is not 5G and has 5GHz Wi-Fi and 4G LTE connectivity.
Real C55 price in India
According to the leaks online, the smartphone will range from Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 in India with a 5,000mAh battery. The price for the 6GB RAM+128GB storage variant is said to be approximately Rs 13,300 while the variant with 8GB RAM and 265GB of storage is priced at Rs 16,000.
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Realme C55 specifications
The Realme C55 is likely to have a 64MP primary camera and 33W rapid charging similar to its Indonesia debut. The screen is a 6.72-inch FHD+ IPS LCD with a rate of 90Hz. The front camera also has a punch-hole cutout in the centre and a 2MP depth lens is attached to the main camera which is 64MP.
Moreover, selfies and video calls can be taken with an 8MP selfie camera.
The smartphone’s dual rear camera system has a 64-megapixel main camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor for optics. With a 5,000mAh cell, it can be charged at 33W SUPERVOOC.
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WhatsApp update: Now users can post voice notes on status, here’s how
Users can also forward their own voice notes from chats to a Status.

WhatsApp leaves no stone unturned to keep users hooked to its platform. The instant messaging app works round-the-clock to add new features to make it easier and compelling for the users.
Recently, the Meta-owned platform has added a new feature that will allow users to record and post voice notes on the Status. Not only this, users can also forward their own voice notes from chats to a Status. According to the feature tracker, the Voice Status feature is being rolled out with the new WhatsApp version 23.5.77 for iOS.
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Here’s how to share voice notes on WhatsApp status.
- Firstly, the users have to go to the App Store and update the WhatsApp app, if not done yet.
- Then, open WhatsApp on your phone.
- Go to the Status tab located at the bottom left screen on iPhone.
- Click on the pencil icon located at the bottom right corner of the screen.
- A microphone icon will show up, tap on it to start recording a voice message.
- Hold down the microphone icon and start recording your message. You can record for up to 30 seconds.
- Release the microphone icon when you are done recording your message.
- After listening and reviewing your recording, tap on the send icon to share your recording as a status update.
WhatsApp is also rolling out a feature for iPhone users that will allow users to multitask during a WhatsApp video call without the video being paused. However, this feature is already available to Android users.
If you own Android and have still not enabled the PiP (Picture-in-Picture) mode, then here’s how to do it.
- Go to the phone’s settings.
- Click on General and Picture in Picture and flip the Start PiP Automatically toggle to green.
- Once enabled, your iPhone will support the PiP mode in WhatsApp.
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