Microsoft has announced Microsoft Launcher 5.0 and one of the most interesting features introduced by it is the arrival of Timeline on smartphones. Originally announced in May, Timeline is now available as a preview feature on Microsoft Launcher 5.0 for Android, and will soon be available on iOS too.
Timeline lets you resume tasks from the point where they left off by going back in activity history, such as opening a web page that you viewed a few days ago, or opening documents that you were working on yesterday, without having to hunt for the file.
With Timeline’s arrival on smartphones, users can access their PC’s timeline on their Android or iOS device via the Microsoft Launcher. When you are signed in with the same Microsoft account on your smartphone and PC, the activity Timeline on both the devices will sync to provide a seamless experience. The idea is that it lets you jump back to any point of time in your workflow without losing out on any program data.
For example, if you open a file on the OneDrive app on your smartphone, you’ll see the activity record on the Timeline log of your PC. Moreover, the Timeline feature is also compatible with the Microsoft Office suite of apps if you have them installed on your smartphone. So you can quickly resume work on cloud-saved documents or spreadsheets.
In addition to Timeline, Microsoft Launcher 5.0 also introduces a new section for the News area which can be populated with the specific type of news based on your areas of interest.
The Glance section of the launcher has been redesigned and allows users to add custom widgets to the section. Microsoft Launcher’s latest build is now rolling out to users who are part of the beta program and will be available via the stable channel in the upcoming weeks.
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Truecaller Chat Aims to Tackle Fake News, Spam That Plague WhatsApp
Truecaller has launched Truecaller Chat, an in-app instant messaging feature which allows users to chat with their friends and at the same time, help in curbing the spread of fake news. The messaging feature is a communication tool at its core, but it also allows users to report suspicious links which contain misleading information or fake news.
Truecaller Chat will allow users to mark website links as spam and report such messages to prevent the proliferation of fake news. The app’s instant messaging feature is currently in a beta stage and is only available on Truecaller’s Android version.
Truecaller has revealed that Truecaller Chat will be rolled out publicly in the next few weeks, however, there is no word whether the feature will make it to the app’s iOS version. Truecaller also aims to employ machine learning technology in the future to predict the outbreak of any viral fake news by assessing the aggregated spam reports.
“As a step towards decreasing the spread of fake information, we’re looking to our community to help report fake articles, misinformed blogs, and any type of websites that could pose threats or even cause viruses”, the company said in an official blog post. Truecaller Chat aims to take on WhatsApp which has been at the target of government officials for acting as a medium for the spread of fake news which has led to multiple acts of violence.
As for other features, Truecaller Chat also comes with an auto-switch tool which allows users to switch between SMS and Chat, and support for sharing media files. From the screenshot available on the official Truecaller blog, it seems that Truecaller Chat will also have support for sharing location and contacts as well as transferring money, just like WhatsApp
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