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                                                                    Tech T@lk


             apple bringing FaceTime to                                                    clubhouse allow link to



                   android and windows                                            instagram and Twitter accounts



               he ongoing COVID-19  ously only available on iOS and                    ocial media app Club-              As per the patch notes of
               pandemic has put a halt  Mac devices.                                   house will soon be re- the latest Android beta re-
        Tto almost everything with              Apple is turning FaceTime        Ssolving the one gripe that  lease, Clubhouse users can
        the majority of people staying  into a bit more of a Zoom-like           people have had with it, its an- choose to link their Instagram
        indoors and resorting to video  video calling service with this          noying invite-only system.           and Twitter accounts to their
        calls to stay in touch with their  update. FaceTime is also going                                             Clubhouse profile, letting oth-
        co-workers as well as friends  to allow you to grab a link to a          as per the latest beta version  ers “get to know you better,
        and family members.                  scheduled call so that you can      of the app, it will now be of- follow your other accounts,
            In 2020, apps like Zoom,  share it with people in advance            ficially allowing users to add  and DM you (if your IG/ Twit-
        Microsoft Teams, and Google  and join in at the right time.              their  instagram and Twitter         ter settings allow for it).”
        Meet saw a massive surge in             However, a release date          accounts to their profiles.              Those  who  have access  to
        use. In order to attract more  wasn’t            immediately       an-                                        the Beta version can go to their
        users, Apple has announced  nounced. It sounds like the                      According to Mashable, the  profiles  and  tap  ‘Add  Twitter’
        all-new FaceTime features that  web features will launch with            developers have also pushed  or ‘Add Instagram’ to add the
        make it more capable and allow  iOS 15 in the fall.                      out updates, making it easy to  account link. Clubhouse’s An-
        people on different devices to          Apple announced several          follow  speakers  and  find  out  droid app will now also allow
        attend calls.                        other FaceTime updates com-         about upcoming events on a  users to follow people and
            As per The Verge, during its  ing in iOS 15, too. There’s a          Club page. Additionally, devel- clubs directly from their Room.
        2021 WWDC keynote, Apple  new grid view option, a voice                  opers have announced that the            If a user is in a Room and
        announced that FaceTime is go- isolation feature to improve              app will see a general release  they like the discussion or a
        ing to be available on the web so  sound  quality,  spatial  audio       “sometime this summer,” which  certain speaker, they can quick-
        users can call in from Android  support, and the option to blur          suggests that users might be al- ly follow them by tapping the
        devices and Windows PCs. The  your background with “por-                 lowed to join the platform with- ‘Follow button’ in the Room at
        video calling service was previ- trait mode.”                            out the need for an invite.          the bottom of the screen.


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