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New Delhi: Cupertino-based giant Apple is rolling out an iOS 14.4.2 update to fix a security flaw for the company’s WebKit, which it claims may have been actively exploited. The company is recommending all users to install the update immediately as it focuses on addressing a critical security flaw that was discovered for WebKit.

Apple explained the flaw in a support page. The company said that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting. “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited,” the support page said. Given that the flaw has been potentially exploited, Apple is urging all iPhone and iPad users to install an update immediately. iOS 14.4.2 is available for iPhone 6s and later, all iPad Pro models, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5th generation and later, iPad Mini and later, and iPod Touch (7th generation). The iOS 14.4.2 update comes alongside WatchOS 7.3.3 for Apple Watch.

In another step to curb harassment on its platform, Instagram will make the interaction between an adult and a teen tougher. To make the photo-sharing platform safer for young users, Instagram will not let adults message the teens who are not following them. Instagram will also send safety prompts to teens if they DM adults with "potentially suspicious behavior."

"To protect teens from unwanted contact from adults, we're introducing a new feature that prevents adults from sending messages to people under 18 who don't follow them. For example, when an adult tries to message a teen who doesn't follow them, they receive a notification that DM'ing them isn't an option. This feature relies on our work to predict peoples' ages using machine learning technology, and the age people give us when they sign up. As we move to end-to-end encryption, we're investing in features that protect the privacy and keep people safe without accessing the content of DMs," Instagram said in a blog.

Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is dropping support for iPhones running on iOS 9, according to a recent report from WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo.

Version 2.21.50 of WhatsApp beta, according to the report, does not support devices running on iOS 9 or previous.

WhatsApp has not updated the change on its FAQ page yet, but it is expected to be updated when this version of the app rolls out for the public.

This means that the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s will lose support for the popular messaging app, making the iPhone 5 as the oldest iPhone that can now run WhatsApp.

New Delhi: Zoom users can now control their meeting room experienced from their mobile devices, eliminating the need for users to touch the shared in-room controller. The video chat app has announced the general availability of new Zoom Rooms innovations that will help organisations safely re-enter the office and sustain an 'everywhere workforce'.

"Pair your iOS or Android mobile client to a Zoom Room, easily join meetings on the Zoom Rooms directly from your client and your mobile client is automatically placed in companion mode during the meeting," the company said in an update late on Wednesday.

WhatsApp is testing the disappearing photos feature, which will reportedly be rolled out soon. The messaging service already lets you send disappearing messages. WaBetaInfo has shared the screenshots of the feature, which suggest that a photo will disappear once the receiver opens it and leaves the chat.

The screenshots also reveal that to send a disappearing photo, you need to choose photos from the gallery. Once selected, you will have to tap on the clock-like icon, which the app will display near the "Add a caption" bar. You are then all set to send disappearing photos to a contact. Users can see this process in the screenshots in the picture above.

The new disappearing photos feature works just like Instagram. The latter also lets you send self-destructing photos. After someone opens a disappearing photo or video you've sent them on Instagram, the message is no longer visible in their inbox unless you have allowed a replay of your message.