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Google’s video calling app, Duo, has received an update for Android devices which takes care of a certain issue. This new update ensures that a category of users no longer require a phone number to use the video calling app.
This new update will however still need users to fill in a phone number when they are using a phone, but will not request for this when using an Android tablet. This implies that you can now signup to the Duo service with your Google account and make and receive calls from there.
Earlier, only users of the Web app could use Duo without a phone number, with Android users asked to provide a phone number before they could proceed.
This update makes the Duo app easier to use for families, as parents or guardians can now purchase android tablets for their kids to keep in touch with them without necessarily needing a phone number.
This also comes in handy for individuals who use Wi-Fi-only tablets, as they can now connect with friends, family or even co-workers without needing an actual phone number.
This development from Google is a welcome one, especially in a time where we have seen the importance of video calling apps grow exponentially.
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Video conferencing app Zoom has grown in popularity in recent times, with a number of corporate bodies employing it to keep in touch with employees. The conferencing app has however come under fire of recent due to a number of security concerns.
Reports making the rounds have pointed out that Zoom is taking more steps to make the space safer with system-wide security enhancements and Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) encryption. Users have been advised to update the app before the 30 th of May as GCM encryption will become compulsory for all meetings and will be enabled system-wide from that day.
Galois/Counter Mode encryption is an algorithm for authenticated encryption of data which provides assurance of genuineness of the confidential data. Zoom explained in a blog post that all its clients should be in version 5.0 or higher to be able to join any meeting. Support for enhanced GCM encryption was added with Zoom 5.0 sometime in April, with system-wide implementation set to take place from the 30 th of May.
From the 30 th of May, a new green encryption shield will be visible showing that enhanced GCM encryption is enabled. Some other features are expected with this new update, one of which is turning off call history by default.
With these new updates from Zoom, we hope that the earlier complaints that raised concerns regarding privacy will now be a thing of the past.
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