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• Meta is pulling the plug on the cross-platform integration between Facebook Messenger and Instagram.
• This means that cross-app chatting between the two platforms will no longer be possible.
• The integration is being removed in mid-December.

Turn any image into an emoji.

• Google announced a handful of new features to Google Messages last week to celebrate one billion RCS users, with Photomoji being one of them.
• Photomoji lets users create a custom emoji from any image and save them within Google Messages.
• The feature is now rolling out to beta testers, but not everyone will be able to use it just yet.

Any accounts lined up for deletion should have gotten warning emails by now.

• WhatsApp's Chat Lock feature gets additional protection with a new Secret Code feature.
• Users can set a unique password as an extra layer of privacy for their locked chats.
• The feature's rollout has already begun and should roll out globally in the coming months.

• Telegram is expanding its voice and video message transcription feature beyond Premium users, allowing free users to convert up to two messages per week into text.
• Joining a channel just got more interesting with Telegram's improved channel discovery feature, offering recommendations based on similar subscriber bases.
• Users can also now include video comments or reactions in their stories, with the ability to resize and reposition the video message on the screen.
• Telegram also introduces profile color customization for Premium users, custom wallpapers for individual chats, and reaction emoji customization for channel admins.

Upstart Android OEM hopes Apple won't immediately shut the project down.

• Google starts showing prompts to create and use passkeys to streamline the way you sign in to your personal account.
• You'll also see a new option to "skip password when possible" in your account settings page.
• Users will still be able to sign in with a password and can opt out of passkeys for the time being.