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  Facebook has merged Instagram DMs and Messenger, and with this update, the company has added many other features as well. One of the features is customizing the chat, so you can now change the   Instagram   chat theme and accent color on both iPhone and Android. It is to be noted that the new chat customization feature is available only if you update Instagram DMs to the new cross-platform messaging which lets you  message Facebook friends from Instagram. Prerequisites The new change chat theme feature is only available with the latest update of Instagram messages. So, first of all, go to Play Store or App Store and update your Instagram. Note:  You should also keep in mind that this update is not reversible, so once you update this, you can not go back to the old UI of DMs. Change Instagram Chat Theme 1] Open your updated Instagram app and head to DMs by tapping on the new messenger icon in the top right corner. 2] Now, open any conversation in which you want...

  Realme is planning for the Realme 7 series India launch soon. The company’s main series in India will have two models like before – Realme 7 and Realme 7 Pro. The two smartphones have teased in various leaks. A recent leak shows the first look of the Realme 7 series via banners outside a retail store. The leak indicates that the series will have a 64MP Sony camera and will also support fast charging. Earlier, Realme India CEO took to Twitter to tease the launch of the new ‘7’ series. Realme 7, Realme 7 Pro Specs The design of the Realme 7 series remains a mystery at the moment. However, the leaked banner image shows a rectangular-shaped quad-camera setup on the back that hasn’t been seen on any Realme phone in India yet. As for the front, they may come with bezel-less displays with punch-hole design. Credit: Stufflistings/Twitter Now coming to the leaked specifications of the Realme 7 series smartphones. According to the recent source,...

  Google Chrome browser for desktop snagged a feature update with a bunch of new features tagged in. These new features are completely focused on the productivity of the users and especially students. Check out these new features coming on Chrome.  Google Chrome New Features Tab Groups Source: Google There was a feature called tab groups released not long ago and Google has made improvements to this feature. You could have made groups to before but now you can collapse those groups easily by clicking on the group name. This is really helpful to those who keep a lot of tabs open on their browser. Touch-friendly tabs for tablet Using the Chrome browser on a touch screen device will be much easier as the user interface has been switched to more touch-friendly. There are bigger icons and a better tab organizer which looks better than the normal interface. Preview Tabs Another feature that is in beta is the ability to preview a tab by h...

    ASUS announced its flagship ZenFone 7 and ZenFone 7 Pro smartphones at an event in Taiwan today. Both Zenfone 7 series smartphones are similar in terms of specs, except for the main difference in terms of hardware and some camera features. Both come with a 6.67-inch Full HD+ AMOLED 90Hz screen, 64MP main camera with Sony IMX686 sensor, and a 5000mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging. The Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro India launch may happen very soon just like last year. So, let’s check out its full specs, price, and other details. Zenfone 7 Series Full Specs Glass Design, Flip Cameras The dual flip camera module was one of the features that made the ZenFone 6 unique, and now it’s been upgraded in ZenFone 7 series. The company has made it a triple camera setup now. Moreover, ASUS says that it has used a new motor module to offer smoother, and more accurate movements. Thanks to the flip camera design, there is a more immersive front ...

Netflix has added the Asus ZenFone 6 , ROG Phone II as well as the TCL 10L and 10 Pro to its list of HD-compatible devices list. In addition, the ROG Phone II and TCL 10 series phones have gained HDR-10 playback compatibility. In order to view HD and HDR content on streaming apps your phone, you need Widewine L1 certification but even some devices with this certification are not eligible if the streaming platform doesn’t explicitly whitelist them as was the case here. Thus it seems Netflix and other video streaming apps have their own criteria for whitelisting phones so its recommended to use a digital rights management (DRM) app to check your phone’s certifications or better yet try to load up HD/ HDR content directly. Source | Via

Nokia launched the 2V smartphone in the summer of 2019 as a rebranded Nokia 2.1 for Verizon. It ran Android Pie (Go Edition) on its limited 1GB RAM. Now the phone might get a successor as a phone called Nokia 2V Tella has been spotted on Geekbench. Nokia 2V Tella on Geekbench The device by HMD Global is running Android 10 OS and has an MT6761 chipset, which is better known as Helio A22 by Mediatek. We are also looking at 2GB RAM, which might allow it to boot the fully-fledged Android OS, instead of having the basic Go version for lower-performing phones. The Nokia 2V Tella doesn’t surprise us with its scores on Geekbench 4.0 at all - 829 for a single core and 2,422 for multiple cores is close to what we reached 1.5 years ago when the Redmi 6A , powered by the same chip, was in our hands. Source | Via

The Samsung Galaxy Buds+ unveiled in February are currently available in a total of six colors - Black, Blue, White, Red, Pink, and Aura Blue. But yesterday we learned that Samsung has partnered with Korean Pop Band BTS to launch special BTS Edition Buds+ in Mirror Purple color on July 9. We also saw a few images of the Galaxy Buds+ BTS Edition which showed off the TWS earphones in the new Mirror Purple shade. Today a new set of renders were leaked by Evan Blass which show off the special edition Buds+ from multiple angles. You can check out the images below. Samsung Galaxy Buds+ BTS Edition Alongside the Buds+, Samsung will also unveil a BTS Edition Galaxy S20+ in the same shade, but the earphones will be sold separately by Samsung in a bid to increase its share in the TWS earphones segment. Source 1 , Source 2 ( in Korean )

Oppo is looking to boost its entry and midrange lineups in India soon with the launch of the A12 and A52 alongside an all-new model dubbed A11k. Tipster Ishan Agarwal revealed the new info alongside a preliminary spec sheet for the A11k. Oppo A12 and A52 It will be the most affordable entry out of the three starting at just INR 8,999 ($119). The A11k will feature a 6.22-inch HD+ LCD with a 19:9 aspect ratio and 5MP selfie cam housed in a waterdrop notch. Around the back, we find a 13MP primary camera alongside a 2MP depth helper as well as a fingerprint scanner. The A11k will run on the MediaTek Helio P35 chipset paired with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage. It will feature a 4,230mAh battery and will boot ColorOS 6.1.2 based on Android 9 Pie. Dimensions come in at 155.9 mm x 75.5mm x 8.3mm and the phone weighs in at 165 grams. The Oppo A11k will be available in blue and silver colors. Pricing details for the A12 and A52 are still not available. All three phones a...

The Samsung Galaxy A31 has made its way to India. It comes in a single 6GB/128GB configuration but it has a dedicated microSD card slot that allows storage expansion by up to 512GB. The Galaxy A31 is priced at INR21,999 ($290/€260) and it will go on sale later today through Amazon.in, Flipkart, Samsung's local site, Benow.in, Samsung Opera House, as well as offline retail stores across the country. The Galaxy A31 is built around a 6.4" Super AMOLED Infinity-U display of FullHD+ resolution with a fingerprint reader scanner underneath and a waterdrop notch up top for the 20MP selfie camera. Around the back, the Galaxy A31 has an L-shaped quad camera, which is a combination of a 48MP main, 8MP ultrawide (123° FOV), 5MP macro and 5MP depth sensor units. Under the hood, the Galaxy A31 has a Helio P65 SoC and the smartphone runs Android 10 with One UI 2.0 on top. Fueling the entire package is a 5,000 mAh battery which draws power at up to 15W through a USB-C...

HTC’s glory days are well in the past, but the Taiwanese company is trying to stay relevant in the smartphone world. As spotted by a vigilant Twitter user, the Desire 20 Pro has been certified at NCC and Google Play Support. Previously the same phone appeared on Geekbench and in leaked schematics . The Google Play Support page mentions the same HTC 2Q9J1000 model number we saw earlier. Seeing how this is a Pro there is likely to be a vanilla version in the pipeline as well, but we haven't heard anything about it. HTC Desire 20 Pro certifications When the phones eventually arrive, they will be a follow-up of the Desire 19 lineup that brought us the Desire 19s and Desire 19+ . Both of them had unimpressive Helio chipsets (respectively P22 and P35) and the main camera was 13 MP f/1.9 with PDAF on both of them. Hopefully, this year’s Desire lineup will get in line with the current trends and introduce big batteries, fast charging, and better cameras if HTC w...