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Facebook Watch: Everything we know about the rumored Meta Watch
By Alan Martin published
Meta, the Facebook rebrand, is said to be planning a wearable. Here’s everything we know so far about the Facebook Smartwatch.

Facebook is killing off this popular but creepy feature — here's what that means for you
By Paul Wagenseil published
Facebook unexpectedly said it would kill off its Face Recognition feature, which automatically identifies Facebook users in uploaded photos and videos.

Facebook smartwatch leaked in new image — and it has a notch
By Tom Pritchard published
Facebook's rumored smartwatch could come with a notched display if this leak is accurate.

Facebook is now Meta — why the name change?
By Imad Khan published
Facebook has now renamed its umbrella company Meta in what Mark Zuckerberg refers to as part of a new mission for his company around the 'metaverse.' But there's more to it.

WhatsApp now offers 'end-to-end' encrypted backups — here's how it works
By Paul Wagenseil published
WhatsApp now lets you encrypt your chat backups with a private key, Facebook said in a series of online postings. Here's how the process works.

You can now free the Oculus Quest 2 from Facebook's grip — but there's a catch
By Alan Martin published
Side-loading the Oculess tool severs the Oculus Quest 2’s link with Facebook, but functionality will be compromised.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online after massive outage — what we know
By Imad Khan published
For billions of users, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and Oculus VR are back up after a major outage on October 4 made the services inoperable for six hours.

How to use WhatsApp dark mode on Android, iOS and desktop
By Denise Primbet published
We've prepared a guide on how to use WhatsApp dark mode on Android, iOS and desktop.
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