Top 5 news from websites, social media and apps of the week (22/07)

The week’s summary of news about the internet, social networks and apps finally arrived on Friday (22). The past few days haven’t been very busy, but they have brought important news for the Meta platforms and there is a big change for those using Google Pay in Brazil. Check out the summary!

5. Price (and payment) in DM

On Monday (18), the Instagram Announced Launching a push tool in direct messages. First in the US (it is worth noting that you will be allowed to pay for products through the social network’s native chat, in a system that allows you to “charge” for specified amounts and pay with a compatible card – in a similar way to Meta Pay, which feeds the transfer system of The WhatsApp.

4. Google Pay is now a Wallet

In deep renewal, the Google Pay is now Google Wallet in Brazil. The Gigante das Pesquisas virtual wallet will not only be used for approximate payments using a cell phone, but will also be a platform for presenting tickets, transport tickets, vaccination certificates and more – all in one place.

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3. Transfer WhatsApp chat between Android and iOS

Since Thursday (21st), you no longer have to worry about losing a file The WhatsApp When migrating from an Android phone to iOS. The platform announced on social media that Transfer chat history between operating systems It has finally been made available to all messenger users – however it is still in testing.

A new way to preserve today’s most important chats, you’ll have the ability to transfer your entire chat history from Android to iOS and back. Now you have the freedom to switch to and from your favorite devices.

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2. More discoveries, fewer friends on Facebook

The Facebook home page has changed: Now, it mostly consists of content from pages and profiles that the user doesn’t follow. The change will try to make the platform a more convenient place to discover content in the best way. tik tokbut groups, Pages, and friends will have an exclusive environment in the new Feeds tab.

1. No more “online” on WhatsApp

The new privacy option will allow to disappear with the “Online” of WhatsApp and was Caught under construction on beta Android app. This is the second guide related to the addition of the feature since then The function is found in development on iOS And it looks like it shouldn’t take long for it to be released to testers.

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