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JioMeet – Jio’s Video Conferencing App That Supports 100 Participants

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The demand for video calling applications has been increasing day by day. The competition between the online video calling platforms is becoming tough day by day. The companies are either trying to update their existing services or even some are coming up with entirely new services for attracting the users. In such an attempt Jio has come up with a new application JioMeet. JioMeet is a video conferencing application from Jio and it allows up to 100 participants.

About JioMeet

The application JioMeet is already made available to download for the users on both Android and iOS platforms. You can place HD video calls with your friends or colleagues completely free. The application just needs you to signup with a simple signup procedure where you can log in using mail id or even via OTP. The app also provides users an option to join as a guest where you can join a video call on your friend’s invitation and you will just need the meeting id and your name for this.

What is in it?

Once you are done with downloading and installing the application to your phone, then after signing up, you will find a few tabs on the top of the opening screen. They will be Favorites, Recents, and Contacts. You will also find a ‘video call’ icon next to the name of the user, which you can click to start a video call with that particular user.

Even placing group video call is pretty easy with JioMeet. What is interesting and more unique about JioMeet is that it offers a few features for the host which can be called admin tools. The host is given the ability to mute or kill the video feeds of any of the participants. Admins can also choose to kick any participant or end the meeting for everyone with the tap of a button.

Why don’t you give it a try?

Update: The company seems to be testing the app. The app is currently not available on the Google play store for the users to download. So, wait until the app is made available again.

Reliance Launches JioMart – Order Groceries From Nearest Stores Via WhatsApp

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Ordering groceries online is the best way anytime. But with the recent lockdown and all, the online shopping of groceries is becoming widely popular. In fact, it has become an essential part of our daily routines.  Many of us are trying the already available sources and some of us are also actually exploring new ways to order essential commodities online. Reliance has launched its new grocery delivery service JioMart. It is currently live in three cities near Mumbai – Navi Mumbai, Thane, and Kalyan.

The best thing about this JioMart service is that it allows the users to order groceries through the most popular messaging service WhatsApp. Now, let us take a look at how to order groceries through JioMart.

Steps to order groceries via JioMart

  • As a first step, you need to save JioMart’s official contact number 88500 08000 to your phone’s contacts. Then you can find JioMart’s Business account on your WhatsApp contacts list.
  • Now you can simply open JioMart’s conversation window and send a “Hi” message. Then, you will get a link to start placing your orders. Orders placed will be available for pick up within the next 2 days.
  • Just click on the link you received and fill in all the essential details such as mobile number, area, locality, flat or house number, society name, and your full name. Finally, check the “Receive updates on WhatsApp” box.
  • Then on the next page, you will find a list of items available to purchase. Now, all you need to do is just add all the items that you would like to order and then tap on the ‘place order’ option on the bottom of the window.
  • Then, it will display an order confirmation message along with the total amount of the order placed. You will also receive a PDF format of the order invoice to your WhatsApp number.
  • Jio will send you SMS alerts through WhatsApp and let you know when the products are ready to be picked from the store. You will also receive the Google Maps location for the nearest JioMart Kirana store along with the message.

That is how one can place an order via JioMart using WhatsApp. We hope this service expands to various other cities as well.

Facebook Messenger Rooms Allow Video Calling For Upto 50 People Now

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Facebook, the social networking giant has come up with a new feature for those who love video calling a lot. Video calls have become the trend of lockdown times. The Social network giant’s new feature includes Messenger Rooms which will allow Facebook and Messenger users to create a group video call up to 50 people. The limit of video calls in Messenger earlier used to be 8 people. Now, this increased limit seems to be a really great relief for all those people who love to socialize with people.

Facebook Launches Messenger Rooms – Now Video Call With Upto 50 People

The world has come to a standstill. No one I actually moving from their homes and some are actually locked down at wherever they are. While everyone is going through tough times, it is the quality fun time that every one of us will be looking for.

This new rolled out feature is Messenger Rooms. It is a platform where you can create group video calls with up to 50 people. Up to 50 people can join this room and can communicate with each other. This platform is open to everyone, and the best part is that it doesn’t need a Facebook account to join Messenger Rooms call.

This feature is launched with needed security steps, the users can select who is allowed to join their room, or it is accessible to everyone with a link only.

You will find this feature, a little bit similar to the house party application if you have ever used it before.

Steps for creating a Facebook Messenger Room

  • As a first step, you need to open the Facebook Messenger app.
  • Then tap on the people tab on the messenger screen, you will find it on the bottom of the screen.
  • Now tap on the create room option and select all those people, whom you wish to add in the video call.
  • If you want people who don’t have a Facebook account to join the video call, you can simply share the join link with them.
  • You can join the video call from a mobile phone or computer and you don’t need to download anything in separate for this according to Facebook.

In the coming days, Facebook is planning to add ways to create Rooms from Instagram Direct, WhatsApp, and Portal as well. Features will include 14 camera filters and changeable backgrounds.

Facebook Gaming Mobile App – A Best App For Passing Time In Lockdown

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The situation that we are in now has forced us to stay indoors. Gaming is one of the best pass times for many of us during this lockdown. Aren’t you just bored of playing LUDO all the time? So, here we bring you another world full of entertainment that you should check out for sure.

We all might already be aware of the Facebook games that we play and challenger our friends on Facebook.

Keeping in mind the demand for games online, the social network giant has rolled out an application just a few days back. This can be considered as Facebook’s contribution towards the pandemic.

The application is available to download for free for Android users in Google Play Store.

Facebook Gaming App – A Must Have App During This Lockdown

Facebook has launched Facebook Gaming: Watch, Play, and Connect. When you open the application, it gives you a feeling like the main Facebook application. You are greeted by the app with a video on the opening feed. On the feed, you will find various games, live streams of games based on the games you have chosen in the setup menu. You can comment, like, or react to those videos and you can even share them on your timeline.

You will find a dedicated games tab on the opening tab of the application. It will take you into the world of instant games, which you can play inside the application itself, challenge your friends to beat your scores. The games available here will include many of our favorite games that we are very much used to play on the Facebook website.

Go Live is another tab that you will find on the home screen of the application. For all those people, who love to play it while others are watching them play, this is an awesome application. You don’t need any additional applications or software for this. Just click on the Go Live option available on the top of the screen and that is it.

Facebook has come up with something interesting at the right time right and we thought we had brought this to your notice at the right time. Download it right away and start playing.

5G smartphones consume 20% more power – Report Says

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5G consume 20% more power

5G is ready to be deployed by most of the telecom companies around the world. Phone manufacturing companies are releasing their flagship phones with 5G as the USP.

5G delivers higher transfer rates compared to the existing 4G networks. It indirectly accommodates new technologies like Augmented reality, virtual reality, and the internet of things. But the latest reports on 5G reveal hidden overhead associated with 5G networks. Smartphones require more power to use 5G. It means the battery may give less backup. As per the latest studies, 5G networks consume 20% more power compared to the existing 4G networks on mobile phones.

Every emerging technology has its own limitations in the initial period of its roll-out. The same thing applies to 5G also. The modems which are going to be incorporated in 5G smartphones are in their generation of evolution. They need to be developed in a more sophisticated way by optimising the various elements of the design. That’s why for few years 5G smartphones may give trouble on performance, or battery backup.

To address the power needs of a 5G smartphone, the phone manufacturing companies should find other ways to give more backup to the user. Some 5G models come with higher battery capacities, or other models may introduce powerful fast charging technologies which are helpful to charge the battery in a few mins.

It will take more time to settle down the standards of 5G in the industry. Later only we can enjoy the benefits of the technology. The present uncertainty in the world needs to be fixed, then only telecom advancements come into existence.