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Recently, Apple has announced that its music streaming service Apple Music will start to offer Lossless Audio and Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos in June 2021 for free. As what the Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos offers is still somehow vague, the tech giant has spotted scheduled an exclusive event to further explain the feature after WWDC 2021.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has dropped hints about the arrival of a WhatsApp feature that most of us need. During an interview with WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart, Zuckerberg himself surprisingly showed up and subtly told the interviewee that multi-device support for WhatsApp is in the works.

Again, Twitter is working on another new feature that allows users to express more emotions like we're doing on Facebook. Recently, we've seen the social media platform testing features like Tip Jar and Super Follow. This new one could more interesting as it'll be available to all users instead of targeting to monetize the platform.

Facebook and Instagram are now finally offering the option that lets you hide the like counts. It has actually been a long time since we first heard about the feature in 2019. After years of tests and pressure, the social media platforms will now be rolling out the option after almost two years.

In February, Twitter announced the Super Follow feature that lets the users "super follow" someone to view exclusive content as the social media platform's new paid subscription service. Today, it is reported that the release of the feature might be close soon with a researcher discovered the new design of the profile page.

During the Google I/O event, Google mentioned that the upcoming Android 12 smartphone comes equipped with a feature that lets you unlock your car using an Android smartphone. While not much is known in regards to the exact release date, it does give us a better idea of what to expect from the device as soon as it is available globally.

The spread of misinformation often happens on social media platforms as everything is one click away, especially during the pandemic. To minimize it, Facebook has introduced a new feature that will prompt users to read the news before sharing it if they haven't. With the feature, Facebook hopes that users won't judge the news by the headlines and will read into them carefully before sharing with family and friends.

Tweeting is one of the ways for us to express our feelings or thoughts on particular topics. Today, Twitter has rolled out a new feature that allows users to tip someone who has "amazing voices" on the social media platform. However, the new feature has been criticized for a few factors.

Earlier today, Reddit recently gave an announcement on their blog stating that they’ve given a preview to a new feature called Reddit Talk that’s similar to Clubhouse. Reddit Talks will usually be hosted within subreddits where moderators can help moderate the topics being discussed.

Based on a statement by gsmarena, it seems that Spotify has started rolling out the “Hey Spotify” voice recognition feature that lets you search and play songs without physically touching your phone. While not much is known in regards to when the feature will be available in Malaysia, it does give us a better idea of what to expect from Spotify in the coming months.