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The call can be redirected through the company's servers. But call quality may suffer The messenger has a new feature that allows you to hide your IP address when making calls through the application. Typically, when making calls on WhatsApp (as well as other similar instant messengers), a direct peer-to-peer connection is established between the two users, which ensures optimal voice quality. But connected devices must provide each other with their IP addresses, which violates privacy. [caption id="attachment_80915" align="aligncenter" width="780"] WhatsApp[/caption] WhatsApp can now hide your IP address during calls A WhatsApp call can now be routed through the app's own servers to hide the user's IP address and location. At the same time, calls, as usual, will remain protected by end-to-end encryption, which means that outsiders, including the WhatsApp development team, will not be able to eavesdrop on them. However, the creators of the application admit that activating this function may degrade the quality of communication. In order to hide your IP address during WhatsApp calls, you need to update the application to the latest version and set the corresponding switch in the “Privacy” section in Settings. Group calls on WhatsApp are automatically forwarded to the company's servers by default, so there is no need to enable this setting.

The number of subscription votes has increased The Telegram team has launched a fresh major update to the popular messenger. One of the most important innovations of the update is that channel owners can now hold sweepstakes, randomly distributing prizes among subscribers. [caption id="attachment_80815" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Telegram update[/caption] Channel owners can create a giveaway and set the conditions for it with just a couple of clicks. At the end of the drawing, Telegram will randomly select winners from among users who meet the specified criteria. Winners receive gift codes, which can serve as public confirmation of winning the drawing. Each gift code activates a free Telegram Premium subscription, but organizers can add their own prizes to the subscription.  [caption id="attachment_80816" align="alignnone" width="600"] Telegram update[/caption] In addition to the number of winners and the duration of the drawing, the organizers, if desired, can limit the number of participants only to new channel subscribers or residents of certain countries. You can also specify additional channels that users need to subscribe to in order to participate in the drawing. Big Telegram update: prize draws in channels and free Premium subscription [caption id="attachment_80817" align="aligncenter" width="385"] Telegram update[/caption] Before the start of the drawing, the organizer must pay for the selected number of Premium subscriptions. [caption id="attachment_80818" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Telegram update[/caption] In addition, with the launch of the update, the developers increased the number of votes provided for the Premium subscription. Now users who pay for the subscription themselves receive 4 votes, which can be given to one channel or distributed among several. Telegram explained: If you give Telegram Premium to another user, he gets 1 vote, and you get 3 additional ones. If you get a subscription for winning the drawing, all 4 votes will remain with the organizing channel. Telegram founder Pavel Durov has already taken advantage of the new function . He launched a drawing for 10,000 subscriptions to Telegram Premium for six months. 

He spent $200,000 on it Telegram founder Pavel Durov launched a drawing for 10,000 subscriptions to Telegram Premium for six months. He confirmed that he had to spend $200,000 on the competition. In honor of our new feature, I'm hosting a giveaway for 10,000 Telegram Premium subscriptions. In a week, 10,000 random subscribers of my channel will receive a Telegram Premium subscription for 6 months. Pavel Durov will give subscribers 10,000 subscriptions to Telegram Premium Considering that about 1 million people have subscribed to Durov’s channel, the chances of winning are quite high. So far, it turns out that every hundredth subscriber will receive a prize. True, after the announcement the number of subscribers may increase sharply. [caption id="attachment_80708" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Telegram Premium[/caption] The winners will receive their subscriptions on November 13 at 6:00 p.m.

Attacks have been reported worldwide Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered a modification of the popular WhatsApp messenger that contains previously unknown malware - a Trojan spyware for Android, called CanesSpy. As noted in the press service, the mod has been distributed for some time in Telegram channels in Arabic and Azerbaijani.  [caption id="attachment_79638" align="aligncenter" width="780"] WhatsApp[/caption] From October 5 to October 31, the company’s security solutions prevented more than 340 thousand attacks using it in more than a hundred countries around the world. The largest numbers were recorded in Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Turkey and Egypt. Russian users also encountered infection attempts. Telegram began distributing a WhatsApp mod with a previously unknown spyware Trojan The new Trojan program can steal data from an infected smartphone: contact list, information about accounts on the device, documents. Also, on command, she begins recording from the device’s microphone. The spy module starts working when you turn on or charge the phone. The main source of infected files is Telegram channels, predominantly in Arabic and Azerbaijani, and the total number of subscribers in the most popular of them alone reaches almost two million users. Kaspersky Lab notified Telegram about the presence of malware in the detected channels. However, malicious mods are also distributed through various sites where you can download mods for instant messengers. 

Testing began among a limited number of users At the Meta* Connect event, the WhatsApp team talked about upcoming changes in the popular messenger. WhatsApp is planning to add several new features based on artificial intelligence. [caption id="attachment_60991" align="aligncenter" width="780"] WhatsApp[/caption] Immediately after the conference, three new services will be available to some users for testing in chats. The first - AI stickers - allow you to generate custom stickers. WhatsApp is launching an analogue of ChatGPT and Midjourney AI chats (AI chats) - an analog of the ChatGPT chatbot - will allow you to ask the bot questions on “any topic”, as well as arrange debates in group chats with “dozens of unique characters” created by AI. And finally, the third innovation is the generation of photorealistic images from text descriptions. The user just needs to type the /imagine command and add a short description. The WhatsApp support document explains: Visually, AI chats will be different from private messages and chats. To start communicating with an AI bot, you will need to first open a chat with the AI ​​or send a message to the bot. * The Meta company is recognized as an extremist in Russia and is banned.

The function doesn't work yet The team of the popular WhatsApp messenger is actively working on a new feature that will ensure compatibility with third-party messaging platforms. This requirement will become mandatory in the European Union from March 2024. [caption id="attachment_54871" align="aligncenter" width="780"] WhatsApp[/caption] In accordance with these requirements, the developers have taken the first step towards enabling WhatsApp messaging with other instant messengers. Evidence has already been found in the latest beta version of WhatsApp for Android. According to the thematic resource WABetaInfo, a new screen called Third-party Chats has appeared in the WhatsApp beta for Android under number 2.23.19.8. WhatsApp is already preparing to exchange messages with users of Telegram and other instant messengers [caption id="attachment_54872" align="aligncenter" width="242"] WhatsApp[/caption] Active testing has not yet begun; at the moment the screen is not working and is not available to users. However, this is a very strong sign that WhatsApp intends to implement the required compatibility by the deadline.