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Tech T@lk

Google Fi gets end-to-end apple music launches on

encrypted phone calls sony’s latest Playstation 5

I n the coming weeks, tech won’t benefit. A merican has tech-giant

globally
Google
conglomerate
Google has said you’ll know
Apple
launched Apple Music
would be rolling out end-to- when a call is end-to-end en-
end encrypted phone calls on its crypted because it’ll play a to Sony’s latest gaming console,
Google Fi MVNO, the search “unique dial tone” before it PlayStation 5. As per The Verge,
giant announced on Thursday. connects. There’ll also be a lock through this development, users
According to The Verge, when icon shown on screen if you’re would be able to play audio in
enabled, the feature means that making a call using Google’s the background while gaming.
no one, not even Google, can Phone app.
listen in on the contents of a call. A couple of other things to this is the second major
Although currently, it’s possible note are that calls made via the
to have end-to-end encrypted Messages by Google app won’t collaboration of Ps5 with
audio calls through services like be end-to-end encrypted, and an apple service after
FaceTime and WhatsApp, Goo- it only works on one-on-one
gle Fi’s new feature makes it the calls (so no conference calls). both sony and microsoft’s nice addition if a user is looking
default for regular phone calls. Leaving a voicemail is also not next-generation gaming to simplify their TV setup and
The feature is a little limit- covered. avoid having to switch too much
ed in its current form. Google’s The feature works over platforms were launched between dedicated streaming
end-to-end encryption will both Wi-Fi and cellular con- with the apple tV Plus app boxes and built-in apps. For
only kick in for calls between nections of LTE or greater, al- the unversed, Apple Music
two Android phones, where though somewhat confusingly, last year. is also available on Android,
both users are Google Fi sub- you turn it off by disabling the Amazon Echo, Chrome OS,
scribers. So, for now, at least, ‘Wi-Fi calling’ option in the As per The Verge, having Sonos, the web, and the com-
iPhone Google Fi subscribers Google Fi app. Apple Music on a console is a pany’s own range of hardware.

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