Messenger will now support end-to-end encrypted chats, according to Mark Zuckerberg. Some of the updates the Meta CEO mentioned are link previews, custom emojis, and themes. “We’re ramping up testing default end-to-end encryption for more people in Messenger too,” he said in a Facebook Post. Messenger’s end-to-end encryption (E2EE) ensures…
Author: Smart Megwai
Smart Megwai
Smart is a technology journalist covering innovation, digital culture, and the business of emerging tech. His reporting for Innovation Village explores how technology shapes everyday life in Africa and beyond.
Meta has said it is reinstating Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, following a two-year ban for his online behaviour during the January 6th insurrection. Meta’s president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, explained the decision in a blogpost on Wednesday, saying that the former US president would be allowed to…
Cryptocurrency exchange company, Luno, announced yesterday that it will lay off 35% of its employees, adding its name to the growing list of industry players dismissing staff due to the bear market, including Coinbase, Crypto.com, Bybit, Huobi, Gemini, and more. “It is with deep regret that I have to announce…
Kenya’s e-mobility startup, BasiGo, and multi-brand vehicle assembler AVA have announced a partnership to produce state-of-the-art electric buses for the local market. Over the next three years, the companies hope to produce over a thousand electric buses, an initiative that will create over 300 new manufacturing jobs and another 300…
Airtel Nigeria just bought the 5G spectrum and says it has launched the eSIM (embedded SIM), which is a digital SIM card with the same features as a physical SIM card. The telecommunications company made the announcement yesterday via press release, noting that the eSIM service was now live across…
Mafab Communications will introduce its 5G network services to the public in Abuja and Lagos, as well as reveal its brand logo. BusinessDay said that the logo would be shown to the public at events on Tuesday in Abuja and on Thursday in Lagos. It will be a closed event,…
Unfortunately, transferring media between iOS and Android is still a difficult process. When it comes to instantaneous file sharing, both Apple’s AirDrop and Google’s Nearby Share come in handy. This, however, does not apply when transferring between an Android and an iPhone. Keep reading to find out how to transfer…
There are a number of different ways to send and receive media from your Android device. Okay, but what if you want to transfer an app from your phone to another Android device? Android makes it possible to send apps directly from your phone to another user’s device, eliminating the…
WhatsApp provides a means of communication and interaction between users. But, for some reason(s) it’s not available to everyone. For example countries like China, North Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and others, the app have either been banned or the users have restricted access. Also, countries sometimes impose internet restrictions that make it difficult,…
Meta is putting all of the account settings for Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram in one place. The company says it is updating the Accounts Center to make finding and managing certain settings easier across multiple apps. “Things like Personal details, Passwords and security, and Ad preferences,” Meta claims, “will now…
Twitter confirmed yesterday that it is no longer permitting third-party developers to create Twitter clients—apps that give an experience similar to the main Twitter app. The ban prevents all third-party apps, such as Tweetbot, Twitterrific, Aviary, Echofon, Birdie, and others, from accessing the social media platform. This was confirmed in…
Fincra, a payment infrastructure company with offices in Canada, Lagos, and Nairobi, announced yesterday that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had issued it a commercial Payment Service Solution Provider (PSSP) license. “We are delighted to share that Fincra has received its commercial Payment Service Solution Provider (PSSP) licence from…
Meta has rolled out a new feature for its Instagram app called “quiet mode,” which claims to help users focus and set boundaries with friends and followers. “Quiet mode on Instagram,” Meta says, “turns off notifications and sends an auto-reply when someone sends you a direct message (DM), so you can focus on things…
As the possibility of a recession grows, major technology companies are announcing layoffs. However, the layoffs follow a period of rapid growth. Just yesterday, Microsoft and Amazon announced massive layoffs: the former will affect 10,000 workers, or about 5% of the company, while the latter has already begun the process,…
Twitter is now offering a yearly discount on its Blue subscription service per the company’s support page. Blue annual subscriptions are now available for $84 ($7/month), a $1 savings over the monthly rate of $8. If you live in one of the countries where Twitter Blue is offered, such as the…
For the first time in more than a decade, the desktop version of Wikipedia is getting a redesign. The announcement was made yesterday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit in charge of the Wikipedia project. “Wikipedia Gets a Fresh New Look: First Desktop Update in a Decade Puts Usability at…
Apple introduced its Bluetooth-enabled AirTags trackers a few years ago, allowing users to track items that don’t have internet access. AirTags took advantage of Apple’s huge number of iPhone users by letting these phones send anonymous pings with location information to the owner of the object being tracked. Meanwhile, Samsung…
Six years after it launched in 2016, Uber announced that it has ceased operations in Tanzania, stating that an unpleasant regulatory situation has made it difficult to continue its services in the East African country. Uber has hinted at plans to resume operations in Tanzania after the government modified regulatory…
Flow, a property marketing platform that automates social media marketing for estate agents and property developers, just announced it has raised $4.5M in pre-Series A funding. The proptech marketing platform, currently based in Johannesburg and Cape Town, says it will change the way real estate agencies, developers and agents interact…
Samsung has announced it is expanding its self-repair program, which it launched last year with iFixit, the leading online repair community. “The expanded program,” Samsung says, “now features genuine repair parts for the Galaxy Book Pro 15” and Galaxy Book Pro 360 15” PCs, as well as the Galaxy S22,…