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]]>“As kids and teens spend more time online, parents, educators, child safety and privacy experts, and policy makers are rightly concerned about how to keep them safe,” said Google product and user experience director Mindy Brooks.
Here’s how the image request can be sent to Google:
The company said that it will allow users under the age of 18 to request for removal of their images from Google search results.
It also said that the parents or guardians can also make the request on behalf of children if they are not able to do so on their own.
Google, however, said that the image won’t be removed from the web. “Of course, removing an image from search doesn’t remove it from the web, but we believe this change will help give young people more control of their images online,” said Brooks.
The search giant is also making “safe search” as the default setting for users under 18, which up to now had been the case only for under-13 users.
The changes are also being implemented on its apps including YouTube, Google Search and Google Assistant. On YouTube, content from 13- to 17-year-olds will be private by default, the tech giant said.
YouTube will also, by default, include reminders for younger users to take a break and to go to sleep at bedtime as well as disable the autoplay of consecutive videos.
When it comes to advertisements, Google is changing the way it shows ads to minors, blocking any “age-sensitive” categories and banning targeting based on the age, gender or interests of people under 18.
The move, according to the company, will help younger users make informed decisions about their online footprint and digital privacy.
The company also said it would no longer collect location history for the age group.
Protections for children in online services have gained a lot of attention in Silicon Valley lately. Apple last week announced new protections against explicit images in its Messages app.
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]]>The most recent WhatsApp beta version featured a new calling UI that appears to be influenced by FaceTime. Toggles are more visible in the new UI, with a brilliant white colour scheme. Toggles in the previous edition were tinted grey, making it difficult to discern whether something was switched on or off at first glance.
The end call button has been moved to the bottom row, next to the sound, mic, and video toggles.
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]]>Apple replaced the ruler feature with a set of lines and grids and made it easy for a user to draw straight lines, write information, create vector sketches, and much more. Apple’s in-built Notes app and Apple pencil is an excellent combination for writing or drawing notes or creating doodles.
Here’s how you can add lines and grids in the Notes app on iPhone and iPad:
Despite the different sizes of screens, users can follow the same set of instructions to add a background for the iPhone and iPad. You can follow these steps by adding lines and grids in the Notes app.
Step 1: Open a new blank page in the Notes App and tap the three encircled dots present in the top-right corner. Now, tap the ‘Lines & Grids’ option and select the style.
Step 2: You can tap on the background of your choice to add it to the document. The background will be independent of the content that you will draw.
Step 3: You will see that the selected lines and grid will be added to the page. You can always remove the lines and grid when you don’t find it necessary.
Users also have an option to add or change lines or grids on an existing page. This is helpful when you have to combine various types of written data on a note. For instance, while using lines to write text, you can jump to a grid to make a graph and again come back to lines to continue your writing.
Here’s how you can set a line or grid as the default note:
Users can set a line or grid as the default note style in the Notes app on iPhone and iPad. You don’t have to select a new line or grid for each note if you are likely to use the same in the Notes app. Follow these steps:
Step 1: Go to the Settings app on iPhone or iPad and tap on Notes.
Step 2: Now, tap Lines & Grid and then select a style of line or grid. All your new notes will be launched in that style.
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]]>Telegram also adds many user interface modifications. Animated backgrounds are now also supported, where different colors may vary in the backdrop as messages are received and sent.
New message animation for text messages, stickers and emoticons is also available that can now be seen flowing seamlessly from the text box into your conversation.
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