WhatsApp now allows you to pick and send multiple contacts in one go

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WhatsApp has introduced the ability to pick and attach multiple contacts in one go without having to send the contacts one at a time. This feature is currently available in the beta version of the app, but it will roll out to other users soon.

Earlier, the app would force you to share only one contact at a time, making the process of sharing a large number of contacts very tedious.

This brings the attach contact section at par with other options like the Document and Gallery options, where you could select multiple documents, pictures, GIFs or videos to send them in a group or a conversation. I certainly wish that the company could do the same while sharing ‘Audio’ files or even ‘Location’. The company is working on introducing ‘Pinned Chats‘, an ‘Internal video player’, ‘Unsend‘, ‘Live locations‘, business tools and other features like ‘vCards indexing’ in future versions.

This update comes right after a report detailed that WhatsApp may be working on integrating UPI payments in the app to send money to friends and family without leaving the app. The last major update that WhatsApp introduced to its users was the ‘WhatsApp Status‘ which was panned by its users. The company had to bring back the ‘Text’ only Status in the form of ‘About’.

Publish date: April 4, 2017 1:40 pm| Modified date: April 4, 2017 1:40 pm

Skype update for iOS adds Siri integration, supports iOS 10 features

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By tech2 News Staff /  29 Sep 2016 , 14:33

Skype has announced an update for iOS users that claims to integrate the best iOS 10 features into the Skype experience.

The latest Skype version 6.25 for iPhone and iPad adds support for Siri integration, which enables users to use Siri to make Skype calls. Now you can simply say “Call James Archer” to start a call on Skype after confirmation on the right contact from Siri, Skype says in a blogpost.

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In addition to Siri integration using the SiriKit, Skype has also added support for CallKit where incoming Skype calls will look exactly like any regular incoming call. This will enable easier switch between a regular call and a Skype call. The company announced that SiriKit and CallKit integration would arrive at their Skype for Business iOS apps next month providing business owners same freedom as announced in the Skype Blogs.

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There are some limitations with the implementation of the features as you can only make calls to the people if they are in your Skype contact list. You can’t search and add new contacts to your Skype contacts using Siri commands. This update comes right after the update released fromWhatsApp and OlaCabs for iOS 10.