Google is adding a new notifying dot in Android 16 QPR3 which tells you when an app is accessing your location. Back in 2021’s Android 12 release, Google added a new green dot to prominently notify ...

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Advocates for transparency on social media cheered this weekend when X, the app owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, rolled out a new feature that disclosed what the company said were the country ...

X announced that it will display the region in which an account is based. The information is visible under the new "About This Account" section. X removed the feature for some accounts on Saturday.

Online sleuths quickly found that some accounts posting about U.S. politics, including those in support of the MAGA movement, appeared not to be based in the United States. By Yan Zhuang X launched a ...

Many Android apps ask for your current location to show you more relevant results or help with directions, but most don’t need your precise GPS coordinates to do the job. That’s why Android offers two ...

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Instagram has unveiled a new feature that allows you to share your location with friends on a map. Meta, Instagram's parent company, announced that their new feature would allow users to share their ...

Instagram rolled out a new map feature that allows users to share their locations with followers. (Meta) Instagram rolled out new features to help users connect, including one that shows your location ...

Instagram has made it easier for you to find your friends. Meta’s photo-sharing app unveiled a series of updates on Aug 6, including Instagram Maps, a customizable feature that allows users to track ...

Instagram has launched a new feature — and it's putting your location on the map, literally. Instagram owner Meta announced on Aug. 6 that it had rolled out a new feature that will give users access ...