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Tech T@lk

Windows 11 getting new Meta drops ‘news’

touch gestures, start menu from Facebook’s news Feed,

folders and more adds 3-d features

icrosoft is all set to bring a new touch gestures to Windows 11
ton of new features to Win- soon that will make using tablets a
Mdows 11. The new features little easier. The first is the ability to ocial media giant Facebook most recently it faced pressure from
include a fresh Start menu with fold- swipe up on the taskbar to bring up App’s official Twitter handle the European Union due to the
ers, new touch gestures, a redesigned the Start menu and swipe down to Son Tuesday announced that the way it handled its European user’s
Task manager and more. As per The dismiss it again. News Feed is being rebranded to just data. But keeping their fans updat-
Verge, a new build of Windows 11 is The third new touch gesture lets ‘Feed’. In an email sent to The Verge, ed, Meta has added a few customi-
available to testers today, and it’s full you swipe from the bottom right of Facebook explained that this is “just zations to its 3D avatars feature for
of new features that look like they the taskbar to show the Quick Set- a name changes to better reflect the Facebook, Messenger, and DMs on
will significantly improve the usability tings menu -- useful if you need to diverse content people see on their Instagram.
of Windows 11 overall. toggle airplane mode quickly or ac- Feeds,” and that it shouldn’t “impact As per GSM Arena, Meta tried
The new Start menu folders will cess Bluetooth settings. the app experience more broadly.” to be more inclusive with a plethora
allow Windows 11 users to custom- The animations for bringing up Facebook is one of the most popu- of new accessories that can be added
ise the pinned section of the Start the Notification Center have also lar social network apps used in the to a user’s personal 3D avatar such as
menu into folders. You drag an app been improved, and there’s a new world with about 2.89 billion month- hearing aids, wheelchairs, and more.
on top of another to create a folder, full-screen gripper in touch-oriented ly active users as of this month, GSM Additionally, the new facial ex-
and you can rearrange apps within apps that will stop you accidentally Arena reported. pressions and skin colours would
folders and remove them. The abil- swiping from the edges of a tablet The sheer size of the company better reflect a user’s real-life looks
ity to rename folders is coming in screen. Microsoft also said that ro- means that conflict is inevitable. from now on. The new avatars are
future test builds. If you’ve always tating your device between portrait In recent months, Meta has available to use in the US, Canada
been a fan of the gestures in Win- and landscape orientation is getting faced scrutiny about its platform and Mexico but other countries will
dows 8, Microsoft is bringing five “snapper” and “more responsive.” affecting teens’ mental health, and get them in the following months.

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