WhatsApp Bug Lets Users Delete Messages For Everyone After 7 Minutes Asus...

WhatsApp Bug Lets Users Delete Messages For Everyone After 7 Minutes Asus... xda-developers Nov 2, 2017 7:55 PM • by Idrees Patel WhatsApp Bug Lets Users Delete Messages For Everyone After 7 Minutes WhatsApp has been on a roll when it comes to adding features. The company has said that Live Location Sharing would be made available to users in the coming weeks, then announced another feature to delete messages for everyone. The new delete feature has now gone live for users over the last couple of days, and it's a useful addition to WhatsApp's feature set to rescind any message sent by mistake to any individual or group conversation. The company stated that the capability to delete messages for everyone would only be available for 7 minutes after a message had been sent. To be specific, the option 'Delete Message for Everyone' would disappear after 7 minutes had elapsed. The restriction exists to prevent misuse of the feature. However, a report by Android Jefe shows that the current version of WhatsApp has a bug which allows any user to delete a message even after the time period of 7 minutes from the time of sending. We were able to corroborate this report on our devices and the bug does exist. Users can open the delete window before 7 minutes after sending the message and keep the window open. After the 7 minutes have passed, users can delete the message they have sent by tapping on the 'Delete for Everyone' button, which is still available. This means that WhatsApp has made a mistake as simply keeping the delete window open allows the user to delete messages, even after the time window for doing so has passed. The delete window is interfering here, as whenever WhatsApp detects the window is open, the internal timer fails to finish and a message can be deleted whenever a user wishes to delete it. WhatsApp is expected to fix this bug in a future update, as this is not intended behaviour and it is not happening by design. This highlights the problem (or luxury) that WhatsApp and other tech giants have when they ship new features in products which have billions of users. There is a high chance that new features may have bugs, and with a huge number of users, there is a greater chance of users being able to discover the bugs which are present in the future. As a prevention measure, it is a recommended practice for companies to improve their code quality review practices. Thanks to Santiago from Android Jefe for the tip! Source: Android Jefe (in Spanish) Android Advices Oct 31, 2017 4:15 PM • by Pavan Kumar B.C Asus Zenfone 4 Pro, Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 4 Max Launched in the US Asus has added another set of smartphones in its Zenfone 4 series and this Taiwanese company has launched them in the US. The list of devices includes Zenfone 4 Pro, Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 4 Max which will be the siblings of the 5.5-inch Zenfone 4 Max launched last month, These handsets come with different specifications which are mentioned below accordingly. Zenfone 4 Pro The Zenfone 4 Pro will come with a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display and will have a 3600mAh battery on the back to power the handset. Under the hood, there is a Snapdragon 835 SoC coupled with 6GB of RAM. This device will come with the dual rear camera setup with a 12MP main camera with 1/2.55" sensor along with a 16MP secondary camera with 2x fixed optical zoom. There is a 8MP selfie camera with 1.4-micrometer pixel size and f/1.9 aperture size. Out of the box, it will run on Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system and is expected to get further updates as well. The handset is up for pre-orders at Amazon, B&H, Best Buy, Newegg and the companies official website. The device will start shipping from 6th of November and will be available for $599 in Black color. Zenfone 4 Like the Zenfone 4 Pro, this smartphone also features a 5.5" 1080p display but here an IPS LCD panel is used.to power the handset, there is a Snapdragon 630 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM, It will come out of the box with Android 7.1.1 Nougat and has a 3,300mAh battery to power the handset. This device also sports a dual rear camera setup sporting a 12MP camera with f/1.8 aperture size for the main camera while the secondary camera comes with 120-degree wide angle lens. There is a 8MP front-facing camera for selfies and video calling. The onboard storage is 64GB which can be extended further with a microSD card slot. This handset is priced at $399 and will be available in Midnight Black and Moonlight White color variants. Zenfone 4 Max 5.2" We have already seen the 5.5" Zenfone 4 Max but this one sports a 5.2inch display with 720p resolution. Under the hood, there is a Snapdragon 425 SoC coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. There is the 13MP + 5MP dual camera setup on the rear which it will be accompanied with 8MP selfie camera. It will come out of the box with Android 7.0 Nougat operating system. The device will be sporting a 4100 mAh battery and is priced at $169 and will be available only in the Black color variant. The smartphone will be released on 3rd of November and will be available for pre-order via Amazon, B&H, Best Buy and Newegg. Are you planning to get any of these devices? Comment in the section below and stay tuned for more! Source This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2017 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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