By Max Aitchison for Daily Mail Australia

Published: 7:07 PM EDT, March 16, 2024 | Updated: 7:13 PM EDT, March 16, 2024

With the upcoming feature, WhatsApp not only aims to give users more freedom in choosing security, but also protect the app from unauthorized access.

New Delhi: Meta-native messaging app WhatsApp recently introduced the app lock feature, which aims to improve security and privacy for its users. The update included multiple authentication methods to effectively protect user data. In a recent beta update, WhatsApp is working on introducing a new, improved version of this feature. While the app lock feature is designed to provide an extra layer of security for WhatsApp users, the new update app lock feature includes allowing users to unlock the app uses various authentication methods (such as fingerprint, face, or device passcode) to open WhatsApp.

Here are more details about the newly launched WhatsApp App Lock feature.

Feature update for WhatsApp app lock

WhatsApp is reportedly introducing a feature that will allow certain beta testers to unlock the app using different authentication techniques, according to a WABetaInfo report. When this option is activated, accessing WhatsApp requires the use of a fingerprint, face, or other unique identifier (such as the device passcode). Users who chose other methods or whose devices did not have biometric sensors were limited by the fact that this option was previously only available with biometric authentication. With the addition of additional unique identifiers, such as the device passcode, to its authentication options, WhatsApp now serves a broader range of users with different device capabilities and preferences.

How can the WhatsApp App Lock feature help?

The new feature will likely add this extra layer of security, marking a significant improvement in user privacy and personal data protection. By offering different authentication options, WhatsApp not only gives users more freedom, but also strengthens the security of their accounts against unauthorized access. Moreover, the feature will come in handy especially for users who have faulty or broken biometric sensors on their devices. They might find this functionality particularly useful. With this update, WhatsApp ensures that users experiencing such issues can securely access their accounts by offering the option to use alternative authentication techniques, such as a device passcode.

WhatsApp Other recent updates

Another feature WhatsApp is working on is mentioning contacts in status updates. Users are notified immediately when they appear in a status update. In a future edition, users will have the ability to include specific contacts directly in their status updates. As a result, their updates will more easily attract and maintain attention.

With the new update, the engagement between users using the status updates is significantly increased through the mentions feature. The feature that allows users to post contacts directly into their updates will improve their communication with the people who matter most to them. Additionally, WhatsApp can enable better communication by ensuring that users are regularly informed of relevant status updates. When users receive notifications when they are mentioned in a status update, they are more likely to engage with the content by commenting or taking action.

FRUIT & Nut chocolate bars costing just £1.35 are stocked in lockers at Co-op branches.

The treats became the latest everyday item to be protected from thieves during the shoplifting epidemic.

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Cadbury’s other favourite, Dairy Milk Caramel, has also been locked down.

Cooperatives in posh Cambridge and parts of London have put them in plastic boxes with tags.

Matthew Moore, who was browsing the shelves in London, said: “It’s extraordinary. I stopped and stared, thinking maybe there was something special about the chocolate.

“What’s next? A Freddo with a 25 cent security tag?

Readers have also seen instant coffee, butter, shortbread and oven chips with security labels in stores across the country.

A Co-op spokesperson said: “The safety of our staff is a top priority and security matters are part of a range of preventive measures to deter thieves.

“Retail crime is caused by repeat and frequent offenders and is often a focal point for abuse and attacks on retail staff.

“Products in security cases are usually high-value items, but other goods can be secured if there is a local problem.”

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By Ciara Farmer for Mailonline

Published: 7:24 AM EDT, March 14, 2024 | Updated: 7:28 AM EDT, March 14, 2024

Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda recently shared a series of photos from Veer Savarkar’s prison. For those unfamiliar, Hooda is all set to release his upcoming biopic based on VD Savarkar’s legacy.

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda has been making headlines ever since he visited Kalapani Jail, Port Blair, located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Randeep is all set to release his upcoming film based on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar’s biopic Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, which is expected to release in March 2024. On Monday, Randeep Hooda in his latest Instagram post shared the photos where freedom fighter VD Savarkar had stayed. In the series of images shared by the actor, Randeep Hooda was seen embracing his moment in Kalapani jail. Read through.

Randeep Hooda visits VD Savarkar jail in Kalapani – see photos

Randeep Hooda took to his Instagram to share a few pictures of where Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was put in jail. In one of the pictures, the Bollywood actor was seen folding his hands in front of VD Savarkar’s statue. In another photo, Randeep Hooda was seen sitting on the corner of Kalapani Jail.

Randeep then wrote a descriptive caption in which he wrote, “Today is the punyatithi of one of the greatest sons of Bharat Mata. Leader, fearless freedom fighter, writer, philosopher and visionary #SawatantryaVeerSavarkar. A man whose towering intellect and fierce courage so scared the British that they locked him up for two lives (50 years) in this 8-by-10-foot prison in Kalapani. While exploring his biopic, I tried to lock myself in this cell to feel what he must have experienced. I couldn’t stay locked up for even twenty minutes, while he was locked up for eleven years, often in solitary confinement.

Randeep further wrote, “I imagined the unparalleled endurance of #VeerSavarkar who endured the brutality and inhumane conditions of captivity and still managed to build and inspire the armed revolution. His perseverance and contribution are unmatchable and that is why the anti-India forces continue to malign him for decades….Naman (folded hands emoji) (sic).”

Take a look at Randeep Hooda’s Instagram post:

About Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, Hooda’s upcoming biopic film

Except Randeep Hooda who is playing the lead role in VD Savarkar’s biopic. The film also portrays Bigg Boss 17 fame Ankita Lokhande tagging alongside Randeep Hooda in the film. Helmed and co-written by Randeep Hooda himself. Based on the title of the film, it can be understood that the biopic will portray the life and legacy of freedom fighter VD Savarkar. The much-awaited film is produced by Anand Pandit Motion Pictures and Randeep Hooda Films with Legend Studios and Avak Films.

Stay tuned for more updates on Randeep Hooda’s upcoming film Swatantrya Veer Savarkar!

The full line-up for Celebrity Ex On The Beach has been revealed – including TOWIE, Love Island and MAF stars.

The nine singletons fly to Gran Canaria in search of love, while awaiting the fate of their exes' arrival, in the explosive new series on MTV and Paramount+ next month.

TOWIE star Yazmin Oukhellou, 29, is reunited on screen with her ex of four years, James Lock, 37, for the first time.

And things could be awkward for Lockie, as his brief love interest and Yaz's former best friend Chloe Brockett, 23, is also making an appearance.

Love Island winners Paige Turley, 26, and Finn Tapp, 24, are also in for a frosty encounter after ending their three-year relationship just months before filming.

Joe Garratt, 27, who just appeared on Love Island All Stars, will also take part.

He appeared in the show's fifth series and formed a romance with Lucie Donlan, who is now engaged to series six star Luke Mabbott.

Joe had a brief stint on TOWIE, where he dated Frankie Simms.

Married At First Sight Tamara Joy from Australia, Jessika Power and Callum Izzard, known from Ibiza Weekender, will also participate.

The line-up is completed by rapper Ivorian Doll, Chloe Veitch and James Pendergrass of Too Hot To Handle and Jarred Evans of F Boy Island.

The new series starts on Tuesday, March 19 and episodes will air weekly.

Yaz reportedly quit her appearance on Ex On The Beach just days after filming as she was blindsided by the arrival of her ex-boyfriend James.

A source said The sun: 'Yaz knew filming Celeb Ex On The Beach would be a challenge as the whole point of the show is to create drama.

'But within days of James arriving, she realized she couldn't cope with being in the villa with him and decided to leave.

“She was willing to give up her time on the show for her own mental health. After everything she's been through this past year, Yaz realizes that life is too short to be put in situations that make her unhappy or uncomfortable.”

James and Yazmin first broke up in 2021, but they briefly reunited in 2022 after James was spotted leaving her house after spending the night together.

The series begins with celebrities enjoying First Night First Dates before the first ex crashes the party.

With exes rushing in, will any of the newly formed couples survive the arrival?

The new series of Celebrity Ex On The Beach begins on Paramount+ and MTV UK on Tuesday, March 19.

WhatsApp's latest developments include an upgrade to the new Chat Lock feature, which now allows users to lock chats on all connected devices with a single tap. Read more here.

New Delhi: WhatsApp, Meta's widely used social messaging app with more than 2 billion users worldwide, is reportedly developing a new feature that will allow users to lock their chats across all their linked devices. This handy feature provides users with an extra layer of security and privacy.

Here are all the details about the upcoming WhatsApp feature:

WhatsApp chat lock on all devices

A report from WABetaInfo shows that WhatsApp is also preparing to add new features for Android users, allowing them to have more control over the privacy of their conversations across platforms. The latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.24.4.14 update, available on the Google Play Store, shows that WhatsApp is working to bring the chatlock feature to linked devices. WhatsApp has already developed a new feature for its web client called chat lock, which will provide an extra level of security for conversations in the future.

How does WhatsApp Chat Lock work on different devices?

The next version of WhatsApp will allow users to lock a chat on their primary device and also have it automatically locked on all other connected devices, improving privacy. Chat locks are synced across devices, so specific conversations are always protected no matter which device is used. Additionally, users must enter a secret code to view the list of locked chats from a paired device, adding an extra security measure to conversations across multiple devices.

WhatsApp Chat Lock Benefits

A big step forward in improving user privacy and security is the soon-to-be available chat lock feature for paired devices. This feature not only ensures users are consistently protected across devices, but also streamlines the user experience by coordinating security measures. WhatsApp will benefit from expanding this feature to connected devices by making it easier for users to switch between platforms, such as from their phone to a desktop or tablet. WhatsApp's commitment to providing users with a secure messaging experience across multiple platforms is reflected in this unified approach to privacy management. The chat lock feature for paired devices is currently under development and will be part of a future app update.

WhatsApp update: new carnival stickers

Meta-owned WhatsApp has also launched new stickers on the social messaging platform based on the carnival theme. The sticker pack is called “It's carnival, honey.” and comes with a message from WhatsApp “Let the rhythm take over your chats with the new It's Carnival, Baby sticker pack. Dance, eat and parade all week long. Vamos là!.” WhatsApp also recently launched custom stickers for iOS users and is reportedly developing the same for web users.

Shocking new footage has revealed it took five police officers to arrest a Gospel singer as she performed for fans in Oxford Street.

Harmonie London, 20, was singing outside the John Lewis flagship store in London on Sunday when she was approached by volunteer police officer Maya Hadzhipetkova, who wrongly told the busker that she was 'not allowed to sing church songs outside the church grounds'.

Scotland Yard has since apologized for the accident, explaining that the alleged infringement was due to unlicensed street performers and not the content of the songs they sang, adding that Hadzhipetkova is under investigation.

But now a new clip of the incident shows that there were five other officers on the scene, with one of the officers being heckled by a passerby who asked why officers weren't spending their time 'catching murderers, rapists, killers'.

Onlookers condemned the Metropolitan Police for 'wasting taxpayers' money' and police resources, and demanded an explanation as to why officers threatened to confiscate Harmonie's equipment.

The Christian singer told MailOnline tonight that she felt 'threatened' by the five officers, adding that it was a 'waste of police resources' if the force continues to 'say they are underfunded and that crime in London is very high is'.

In the new clip, a police officer is approached by Harmonie's videographer because he sounds 'very stupid', to which the male officers respond: 'Hello YouTube, I apparently sound very stupid'.

The woman is then heard telling the officer: 'I would rather you use our taxpayers' money to catch murderers, rapists and pedophiles, but you're after a busker here, which is actually a council problem and not yours .

“All these cops here are wasting taxpayers' money. This is an embarrassment to you and a waste of police time. And I don't think all police officers are happy about this.'

To which the unnamed officer replied: 'I'm not after anyone, she's leaving, I'm happy about that. If you walked away and stopped talking to me, I would walk away too. You asked me to talk to you.”

When the filmmaker again insists that the officers should 'arrest murderers, rapists and murderers' instead of stopping buskers on the street, the officer sarcastically jokes back: 'In that case, I'll talk about it the next time I talk about a murder. .'

She continues to chide the officers for “sitting around and doing nothing,” instead “catching people who aren't even criminals.”

“Okay, then I'm going to catch some criminals, okay?” the officer responds, before explaining that his job is primarily about 'saving lives'.

Unveiling the new footage, Harmonie slammed the male officer for being “very condescending,” adding that “it was almost like he was saying, how dare you tell me to go fight a crime.”

She told MailOnline: 'I packed my equipment because they threatened to confiscate my equipment and I didn't want to get in trouble with them for not listening to me.

'It was quite aggressive and it got quite out of hand. I'll be honest, I was really scared.

'The whole case was handled poorly and it was just a waste of police resources. They say they are underfunded and that crime in London is very high. That's why I think the resources can be used in a better way.

'It's never happened before, but you feel threatened, it was threatening. I don't see myself as a lawbreaker or a rebel. I am a law abiding citizen. I hope they leave me alone in the future.'

The singer added that members of the public told her that a woman had been robbed nearby on Oxford Street but that police had done nothing while they claimed another man had a nervous breakdown at the same time but that officers “didn't even find him seen'.

'Someone said a woman was being robbed, but he wasn't interested in anything but me. Another person said there was a gentleman in the area who had a nervous breakdown and they weren't even taking care of him.

The new footage comes days after the first video surfaced of Hadzhipetkova telling Harmonie that she was 'not allowed to sing church songs outside the church grounds' – before sticking her tongue out at the singer.

Harmonie, who was stopped by the officer during the performance of Amazing Grace, tried to protest her innocence to the officer by saying: 'You are, you are [able to sing church songs].'

It caused a huge public backlash and led to the volunteer police officer – who also works at Costa Coffee – being accused of breaching the musician's human right to freedom of expression and religion.

Hadzhipetkova's stance drew widespread condemnation, including from former Tory MP Ann Widdecombe, who said that “some people in this country have a problem with Christianity that they don't seem to have with other religions.”

Anti-crime activist Norman Brennan condemned the video as 'not a good look'; Christian Concern's Andrea Williams said it was 'shocking'; and former Home Office special adviser Claire Pearsall called on police to 'tackle the real crime'.

Harmonie, who has more than 300,000 subscribers on YouTube and regularly performs in the capital, said yesterday that she felt “humiliated”, “sad” and “bullied” by the situation.

The singer said she has previously been visited by Jimmy Choo, Romeo Beckham and Rio Ferdinand – and has been approached by Jay-Z and Cardi B as well as Sony Music.

Yesterday, police were forced to apologize to the singer as she admitted they were wrong after officers threatened to take away her instruments after a performance of Amazing Grace.

Police clarified that the alleged infringement was due to unlicensed buskers and not the content of the songs they sang.

But they added: 'The officer was mistaken when he said that church songs should not be sung outside the church grounds.

“We are sorry for the offense caused and we will continue with the lessons.”

The Met Police previously said: 'We are aware of the significant commentary on social media in relation to this incident. The fragment shows 30 seconds of a 43-minute conversation where the broader context is not immediately clear.'

MailOnline has contacted police for comment.

Exciting news for Windows 11 and Teams users as Microsoft releases early builds hinting at upcoming features including improved search, community channels, and more.

New Delhi: Microsoft Windows and Teams are currently in development for exciting new updates. In a recent blog post, Microsoft shared the upcoming updates, including the dynamic lock screen on Windows 11 and new community-specific nicknames, improved search capabilities and more! Here you will find a detailed overview of all upcoming features and how to enable them.

The new dynamic lock screen on Windows 11

Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23612, introducing a new dynamic weather experience on the lock screen with dynamic and interactive weather updates. When hovering over the weather information on the lock screen, users can see more information, and tapping or clicking on the weather card opens Microsoft Edge with the full forecast in MSN Weather. This new feature is available by default and can be disabled by changing the lock screen status to 'None'. The new weather experience is designed to give users a richer and more interactive lock screen experience.

How to enable a dynamic lock screen on Windows 11

The dynamic weather experience is available when the screen is locked, regardless of personalization options such as Image, Windows Spotlight, or Slideshow. Here are the steps to enable the dynamic weather experience on the lock screen in Windows 11:

• Go to Settings
• Select Personalization
• Then under Lock screen, find the status of the lock screen
• Select Weather.
• If you don't want to see this experience, you can change your lock screen status to 'None'.

Microsoft Teams community features and more

The new features in the free version of Microsoft Teams bring several improvements to the platform. Users can now take advantage of community-specific nicknames and the ability to appoint community moderators, promoting a more personalized and curated community experience. Improved search capabilities make it easier to find and access relevant information within Teams. The addition of the ability to make calls in the new Teams app, including emergency calls, expands the communication options available to users.

How to set up community-based nicknames in Microsoft Teams

Follow these steps to set up community-specific nicknames in Microsoft Teams (free):

1. Tap the profile of the person you want to set a nickname for.
2. Tap “Set Nickname” and type the name you want. This nickname is only visible to members of your community.

If users have access to an edit icon in their profile, they can set it themselves. However, if the organization controls the ID information and does not allow updates, someone with access must change the “display name” in Active Directory (AD) or Azure Active Directory (AAD).

Other updates for Microsoft Teams

Community channels, banners and easy email search are some of the new features introduced in Microsoft Teams. Here's what you need to know about each of these features:

1. Community channels– This feature allows users to create and join communities, host events, collaborate with community members via chat or share files and photos, and manage community membership. To use this feature, sign in with a Microsoft account and follow the prompts to create or join a community.
2. Banners: Banners are a new way to highlight important messages in Teams. They appear at the top of the screen and can be customized with different colors and text. To create a banner, go to the channel or chat where you want to post the message, click the “Format” icon and select “Banner.”
3. Easy search with email: This feature allows users to search (for free) for messages and files in Teams using their email address. This can be useful for finding information related to a specific project or conversation. To use this feature, simply enter your email address in the search bar and select 'Search with email'.

These features are intended to improve the user experience and support community needs within the Microsoft Teams platform.