WhatsApp rolls out new video streaming featureNovember 24, 2016 - 12:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - You're in the middle of the desert with no food, no water, but a scrap of 3G that manages to connect to the WhatsApp group chat. The only problem, apart from your imminent downfall, is the mountain of videos awaiting a download. What do they all contain? Why is this taking so long? So many questions, and yet so little bandwidth to provide you with answers. Well, thanks to the folks at WhatsApp, this familiar scenario of viewing videos just got that little bit easier to negotiate, Digital Spy said. The messaging giant will no longer require you to finish downloading a video before watching, meaning you can now face the tribulation of rationed buffering instead of a prolonged wait. Of course, this feature is nothing innovative, with YouTube incorporating the whole stream-while-you-watch business for its entire existence. With the Facebook-owned app recently rolling out its long-awaited video calling feature, though, improving downloads feels like a natural progression. With that said, it will only be available on Android initially, with iOS seeing the rollout in the coming days (or weeks). So, essentially, you can now work out which videos are a complete waste of your time in seconds rather than potential minutes, Digital Spy said. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |