Top Tech News Today: Galaxy Unpacked 2023 Event Location Confirmed, iOS 16 Running On 81 Per Cent iPhones, WhatsApp On Android Crashing When A Link Is Clicked

Samsung's flagship "Galaxy Unpacked" event is likely to be held on the tech giant's home turf in South Korea, a senior Samsung executive hinted on Friday.

Seoul is high on the list for the next Galaxy Unpacked event.

Source : ABP Live

Galaxy Unpacked 2023 Event Location Confirmed?

Samsung's flagship "Galaxy Unpacked" event is likely to be held on the tech giant's home turf in South Korea, a senior Samsung executive hinted on Friday, according to news agency Yonhap. The South Korean tech behemoth is likely to host its Unpacked event in Seoul, its headquarters, for the first time. According to a top Samsung executive, the handset maker would hold the "summer edition" of Galaxy Unpacked in South Korea. Samsung holds its Galaxy Unpacked event twice a year -- once in February and again in August in Europe or the US. Earlier in February, Samsung hosted an event in San Francisco and introduced three models in the flagship Galaxy S23 series. However, according to Lee, this was the strongest implication yet from Samsung that Seoul is high on the list for the biannual event.

iOS 16 Running On 81 Per Cent iPhones

Days ahead of the annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 20223, Apple has released its latest iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 adoption statistics. Data from Apple says that 81 per cent of iPhones in the world run iOS 16 and 90 per cent of all devices launched in the past four years run iOS 16. Apple is expected to release iOS 17, the latest iteration of iOS at WWDC 2023. The tech giant rolled out iOS 16 to the public in September last year; iOS 16 is compatible with iPhone 8 and newer models of iPhones. Apple also revealed around the same time last year that 82 per cent of all active iPhones were running iOS 15.

WhatsApp On Android Is Crashing If Users Click On This Link

With more than 2 billion active users worldwide, Meta-owned WhatsApp is clearly the most popular messaging app globally. However, WhatsApp users are hit by a new bug which is causing the app to crash. When WhatsApp users are clicking on the link “wa.me/settings”, the users are led to a crash loop on Android smartphones. This bug that is causing WhatsApp on Android to crash was first discovered by PandyaMayur on Twitter and it was explained by Brute Bee. The simple link “wa.me/settings" is apparently causing WhatsApp on Android to crash. Otherwise, clicking on “wa.me/settings” would link to WhatsApp’s settings.

Twitter Head Of Safety Ella Irwin Quits

Ella Irwin, the head of trust and safety at Twitter, has officially resigned from her position, according to a statement provided to Reuters on Thursday. Her departure follows widespread criticism of the social media platform's inadequate measures against harmful content, particularly since its acquisition by billionaire Elon Musk in October. Irwin, who joined Twitter in June 2022, assumed the role of head of the trust and safety team in November after her predecessor, Yoel Roth, resigned. During her tenure, she was responsible for overseeing content moderation. However, when contacted for further comment, Irwin declined, and Musk has yet to respond to the request for a statement.

Meta Announces MR Headset Quest 3

Meta unveiled its latest virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) headset, the Meta Quest 3, on Thursday. Priced at $499, the Quest 3 will be available later this autumn. This launch comes just ahead of Apple's anticipated announcement of its own AR/VR headset during the upcoming WWDC developer conference on June 5. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg highlighted some key features of the Quest 3. He mentioned that the new headset will deliver twice the graphics performance of its predecessor, the Quest 2, while also being 40 per cent slimmer.