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5 new iPhone features that’ll make you want to install iOS 15 immediately

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Wednesday, September 22, 2021

After several betas and months of build-up, Apple earlier this week officially released iOS 15 to the masses. Admittedly, iOS 15 doesn’t have a singular killer feature that overshadows the rest. This is especially true in light of the fact that SharePlay is delayed. Still, the iOS 15 update boasts enough features and performance enhancements to make upgrading a no-brainer.

It’s been a few months since WWDC so it’s perfectly understandable if you’ve already forgotten about some of iOS 15’s more compelling features. With that said, we’ve highlighted 5 particularly intriguing features that might persuade you to download and install the update immediately.

New iOS 15 features

Focus Mode

A productivity feature like Focus Mode may not seem intriguing, but Apple’s implementation is quite clever. With Focus Mode, users can set up different workflows to help them focus on the task at hand. For instance, you can set up a work mode that keeps pesky notifications from ESPN from popping up. Conversely, you could just as easily set up a weekend mode wherein you don’t see any incoming notifications from work colleagues.

What’s more, users can set things up such that certain apps aren’t even visible under certain modes. In the work mode example, for instance, users can easily ensure that apps like Facebook and Twitter don’t show up on the home screen so that you won’t be tempted.

Live Text

Live Text effectively delivers OCR functionality to your iPhone. The feature lets users easily select text from scanned photos and paste it elsewhere. A video showing how smooth Live Text is in action can be seen below:

The new built-in iOS 15 text selection feature is slick!

1. Tap in any text field
2. Tap the Scan Text icon
3. Point phone at any text to slurp it in.

Even works with handwritten text! https://t.co/jkUBuWZEO8 pic.twitter.com/MU8GdK27b3 #ifttt

— Maxbot 2000 (@maxrssbot) September 21, 2021

FaceTime for everyone

The coronavirus pandemic saw Zoom become a household name. In turn, Zoom’s feature set quickly highlighted how lackluster FaceTime was as a video conferencing app.

With iOS 15, Apple upgraded FaceTime across the board. One of the more exciting new features is the ability to use FaceTime to video chat with Android and PC users. To do so, simply fire up the FaceTime app. Next, select the “Create Link” option at the top. From there, you can send that link out to anyone you want for a scheduled FaceTime call.

Improved text selection

Text selection with iOS 13 took a bizarre step backward. Apple for some reason did away with the beloved magnification loup and replaced it with a scheme that simply was less useful. With iOS 15, users can once again use the magnifying glass to select text.

Interacting with the iOS 14 copy & paste menu obscured the word you were trying to view. iOS 15 solves this problem by adding a text loupe that duplicates the text above your finger with a magnifying glass effect so you can see what you are selecting. 15/ @malonso pic.twitter.com/42RPiu0vo5
— Ryan Burnett (@ryanburnett) September 21, 2021

Never forget your iPhone, iPad, or Mac again

Sure, Find my iPhone is great, but it’s preferable to not misplace it in the first place. With iOS 15, you can set things up such that you’ll get an alert when a device — whether it’s an iPhone or an iPad — is left behind.

So, for example, if you’re at a coffee shop and pack up and go and leave your iPad behind accidentally, you’ll see an alert on your iPhone.

You can access this feature by going to the Find My app on your iPhone and selecting Devices. From here you can determine which device you’d like to receive alerts for.

Update: List Of Smartphones That Won't Be Supported By WhatsApp After 1st Of November 2021

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Friday, September 10, 2021

WhatsApp is the most popular messaging app in the world. But even with its wide reach, the app can’t support all our devices forever. The company regularly updates its help center to let users know which devices it still supports. The list of supported devices is going to dwindle

once again on November 1st, 2021.

List Of Smartphones That Won't Be Supported By WhatsApp After 1st Of November 2021

Starting this November, WhatsApp will no longer support devices running anything older than Android 4.1. Other supported OSes include iOS 10 or newer and KaiOS 2.5.1 or newer.

Google debuted Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich nearly ten years ago on October 18th, 2011. It’s very unlikely that your phone is running anything lower than Android 4.0.4, which was the final update for Ice Cream Sandwich. As long as you can update your phone to at least Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (which Google released in 2012), you can keep using WhatsApp. For now, anyway.

The same is true for anyone who bought an iPhone before 2016. Apple rolled out iOS 10 alongside the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The good news is that Apple supports its devices for far longer than many of its rivals. Here’s a list of every iPhone that can be upgraded to at least iOS 10:

iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE (1st-gen), iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd-gen), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max

If you’re still rocking an iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S after all these years, it might be time for an upgrade. If you don’t use WhatsApp, maybe you can squeeze a few more years out of it yet.

If you are one of the select few people that need to upgrade to keep using WhatsApp, the process is relatively easy. As long as you’re moving from iPhone to iPhone or Android to Android, you can easily transfer your chat history. WhatsApp published an entire page detailing the process on its website.

Revealed:10 Good Reasons Why You Should Get Married

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Thursday, September 09, 2021

You are one of those people who think that marriage is a useless step in life. You think that life can be good minus marriage too. Then maybe you need to be aware of some good reasons as to why people get married. You are looking at substantial arguments to tell you that marriage is not that bad, after all. Here are some reasons that you should get married.

Reasons that why you should get married are:

1. You have a stable sex life: When you get married, you get the license to have sex with your husband whenever you want. You don’t have to feel guilty or ashamed about it, because both of you are in a happy, healthy relationship together, and having sex regularly is a part of it. Plus, with one loyal partner, there is no risk of STDs, as would be the case if you were single and having sexual encounters with various people.

2. You face low mortality risk: It has been proven by scientific research that married people are likely to have a longer life, as compared to single people. So if you love your life and want to lead a longer one, then marriage will affect your longevity directly. When you try and study this logic properly, you realize that marriage is the focal point to better health and wellness; as a result of which, people end up living longer.

3. You get lifelong companionship: Everyone likes to have that one stable friend to depend on for everything. With marriage, your husband becomes that stable friend for you. Irrespective of whatever good or bad happens in your life, he will be just a call away for you. And he too will never be able to move away from this position, because the bond of marriage will make him liable to be there for you, even if it means rescuing you from a road accident urgently or leaving work to come to wipe your tears when you’re in some problem.

4. Your standard of life improves: With marriage, your chances of moving out of a poor neighborhood to a better one increase. Moreover, since there are incomes of two people (you and your husband’s), focusing on one household, obviously your spending power and quality of life become better. Your husband too will take extra steps to get you good things because he will consider it to be his moral duty and responsibility.

5.You get a new family: Marriage will make your husband’s family, your family. This means that you get a lot of new relationships to look at and enjoy. You enjoy the bliss of a bigger family, with more people to share your joys with. Festivals and occasions become more enjoyable, and more people are concerned about your well-being as a whole.

6. Your friend circle expands: When you are single, you can only do a limited amount of activities with your single friends. Your married friends would be interested in some other activities. However, when you get married, you can do the same activities as your other married friends. You can go on a couple gatherings and trips. Plus, your husband’s friends will also become your friends, and so will their spouses, thereby expanding your friend circle. You get a more active social life, with great friends to look forward to.

7. You’re safe and secure for life: Marriage also makes you pretty safe and secure for your life. Your husband will make sure that there are some savings for you, even if he passes away. Moreover, you have him around in the same house, and so you don’t need to be scared about living alone. Plus, your parents are happy that you have a secure future, with a stable partner to take care of you.

8. It enriches you as a person: Marriage has the ability to make a person mature, smart, and responsible. You also become more sensitive, understanding, and supportive. In other words, you start to become a better person, who responsibly handles problems, and not immaturely. This is great for one’s overall personal growth.

9. Your chances of being successful in life are higher: With so many good things that marriage does to you, there is great mental peace and satisfaction that you attain. It’s because of this mental wellness, that you’re able to focus better on your work. Your concentration and efficiency increase, thereby helping you to get promotions at work. This way, your chances of being successful in life are pretty high. In fact, there have been several studies, which have proven that married professionals are more likely to perform better than single ones.

10. It gives meaning to your life: Traditionally, marriage is a bond of commitment, and once you step into this phase of life, this relationship will add a new meaning to your life altogether. You know you are committed to someone, and that brings about a lot of changes in the way you deal with your partner, as well as your life. The tag of marriage brings about some discipline in your head, with some boundaries, and a list of dos and don’ts, which you are not likely to respect when you are not married to your partner.

These are the reasons why you should get married.

Two good people can have a bad relationship - Timi Dakolo

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Thursday, September 09, 2021

Timi Dakolo has said that the fact two people in a relationship are good people doesn't guarantee the relationship will be a good one.

He wrote on Instagram: "Two good people can have a bad relationship."

"Just so you know," the father-of-three added.

I will not sit back and watch everybody have a free for all battle in the name of love or solidarity - Tuface speaks after wife, Annie Idibia and her family's messy fight with his family

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Thursday, September 09, 2021

Veteran singer, Tuface has for the first time reacted to his wife, Annie Idibia, and her family's messy fight with his family.

The actress, her family members, and her husband's siblings had a heated exchange that resulted in "wild allegations" last weekend.

Tuface spoke up after his wife was heard in an audio recording threatening to "scatter everything". In the audio, she accused the singer of lying to her and reiterated that his family doesn't like her and has made her life hellish.

She said;

“I am going to scatter everything. Nobody knows the wrath of an angry woman. I ruin everything. Hello, Idibia family, this is Annie. Today, everything was peaceful nothing happened.
“My husband told me he had a shoot today only for him to pack his things and his stupid cousin, Franky helped him plan it. His family does not love me, they hate me.
“They have been giving me headache for the last 10 years. Today, my husband lied to me; he packed his things that he was going for a shoot but he is on his way to America.
“This was planned by himself, … and Franky — all behind my back. I don’t deserve this, I don’t. I know this is not your business but I can’t call any member of his family.
“I can’t even call his manager, he would not pick my call because he thinks I am standing in his way. My husband is on his way to America without telling me…I’m done.”

Tuface who has now reacted to the messy fight which has taken several turns in the last few days stated that though bringing their personal issues to social media was not cool, he will however not sit back and watch everybody have a free for all battle in the name of love or solidarity.

He urged everyone including their families and supporters to respect their privacy and their kids as they deal with the issue internally. The singer also turned off the comment section of the Instagram post.

Armed Robbers Stole Igboho Supporters’ Case File From Our Custody -DSS

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Wednesday, September 08, 2021

Armed Robbers Stole Igboho Supporters’ Case File From Our Custody -DSS

The State Security Service on Wednesday told the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court that armed robbers have carted away the case file of Sunday Igboho’s supporters who have been in custody since the brutal invasion of their residence in Ibadan weeks ago.

A lawyer representing the SSS told Justice Obiora Egwuatu that the incident came when armed robbers operating a one-chance cartel stole attacked an official in charge of the documents.

He did not immediately say whether the incident occurred in Abuja or other parts of the country.

The lawyer said the matter should be adjourned, but the court has yet to accede to the request as of the time of filing this report.

I'll Scatter Everything' - Annie Idibia Threatens As 2Face Idibia Flees To The United States

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Wednesday, September 08, 2021

'I'll Scatter Everything' - Annie Idibia Threatens As 2Face Idibia Flees To The United States

Nigerian music icon 2Face Idibia has fled from his matrimonial home to the United States of America.

This is according to his wife, Annie who has threatened to 'scatter everything' over his trip.

In a leaked audiotape released on social media on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, the movie star said 2Face told her he was travelling for a shoot.

Annie, while weeping in the leaked audio said her husband didn't go for a shoot. Rather in conjunction with his cousin, Frank and his manager, Efe Omorogbe, the music star travelled to the United States of America.

She also revealed that her husband was travelling to the United States of America to visit one of his baby mamas, Pero Adeniyi.

Ahmed Musa To Get N10m After Carpe Verde Victory

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Wednesday, September 08, 2021

Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, will receive the sum of N10million from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), for winning his 100th cap for the country.

This was confirmed by NFF president, Amaju Pinnick.

Musa achieved the milestone during the World Cup qualifier against Cape Verde on Tuesday.

The former Leicester City winger started the game, which the Eagles went on to win 2-1 in Mindelo.

Following the win at the Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena in Mindelo, Pinnick said: “The NFF will give Ahmed Musa N10 million for reaching the 100 caps.

“We will sustain this gesture and honour our players that hit 100 games henceforth.”

Musa made his debut for Nigeria at the age of 17 in August 2010.

He came on to replace John Mikel Obi in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar.

Musa becomes the third player to reach 100 caps for Nigeria after Joseph Yobo and Vincent Enyeama.

Embrace Polygamy, Marry Pero” – Adamu Garba, Advises Singer 2face Idibia

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Monday, September 06, 2021

Presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba, has weighed in on the crisis rocking the marriage of singer 2face Idibia and his actress wife, Annie.

On Thursday night, Annie via her Instastories called out 2face for sleeping in the same apartment with Pero, the mother of his three children.

As Nigerians continue to debate over the crisis, Adamu made a video in which he gave his two cents. He said

”I will want to advice him to tow our path of polygamy. There is no reason why you have a wife, I cannot call her a baby mama, with all due respect. This woman has three children, two sons and a daughter.

If not for negligence from his own side, Pero should have been his first wife then Annie can be the second wife.

But to the best of my knowledge, the best solution for 2face now is to quickly accelerate the process of bringing Pero as a wife into the family, maybe as the first wife because by right I think she is the first wife.

2face should marry Pero and bring her into the family and you can see the perfect stability from Annie’s side. She will never come online again and rant because women traditionally, without polygamy you can’t keep them, that is why we are polygamous.

That is why people like us have two and we are thinking of having the third and the fourth one”

Npower Batch C Physical Verification Date, Documents And Requirements

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Monday, September 06, 2021

All Npower batch c stream 1 beneficiaries will begin physical verification on Friday, September 10, 2021, Plateau state Focal Person, Dr Sumaye Hamza, has announced.

According to her, “All deployed Npower Batch C Beneficiaries who should note the following documents to carry along when going for their physical verification.

“Accordingly, you are advised to proceed to your designated verification centre for physical verification (address is displayed on your self-service portal under Verification, alternatively you may dial the dedicated USSD code service on *45665#

“Npower through the NOA will verify batch C beneficiaries based on the following:

• Educational Verification

• Age Verification (This doesn’t apply most times)

• NYSC Certificate Verification

“Successful deployed batch c beneficiaries are advised to come along to the screening venue with relevant documents outlined below.

Some of the Npower Batch C Physical Verification Documents-Requirement 2021

Education Credentials/Degree

NYSC discharge Certificate for the Graduate Pogramme

State Origin Certificate (Optional)

Print your BVN details (Optional)

Passport photograph

A valid identity card

N-power deployment letter printout with your Reference number.

“After verification, please proceed to your Place of Primary Assignment (PPA) with your PPA letter (which is available for printing from your self-service portal under “Deployment’) and have it signed by the relevant PPA personnel. Finally, return to your self-service portal and upload the signed PPA letter.”

Nigerians Should Stop Exposing Buhari’s Failures Online - Ambassador to U.S.

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Sunday, September 05, 2021

Nigerians Should Stop Exposing Buhari’s Failures Online - Ambassador to U.S.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Uzoma Emenike

Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Uzoma Emenike, says Nigerians should start projecting the Buhari administration in positive light rather than complaining about its economic and security challenges.

Ms Emenike said there’s nothing unique about what Nigerians are dealing with every day since “it happens everywhere”.

Ms Emenike was one of several ambassadors who spoke at the virtual 2021 annual general meeting organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NIDOA).

“The earlier we showcase our country in the positive light, the better for us because the challenge we face is not peculiar to Nigeria alone; it happens everywhere,” She said.

Ms Emenike and other ambassadors in North America called on Nigerians in the diaspora to evolve practical solutions to the security challenges in Nigeria, stating that insecurity had become a global challenge that needed a holistic approach to address.

Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, asked for collective efforts to fix the country.

“The country (Nigeria) is important for all of us. We need to be united, we should not allow anybody coming from outside to divide us. Let us collectively fix whatever is bad in our security system. The issue of confidence-building is important.

“We have been saddled with self-doubt; listening to false stories about the country. We have to be realistic; Nigeria is a very important member of the international community, in AU and ECOWAS, so we need to portray the country in a good light,” he said.

Nigerian High Commissioner to Canada, Adeyinka Asekun, said the ongoing activities of bandits in some states were distracting Nigerians and the international community from focusing on the achievements in other sectors in Nigeria.

The keynote speaker, Kingsley Moghalu, said that the 1999 Constitution was clear on security and welfare of the people being the primary responsibility of any responsible government.

Speaking on the theme ‘Building a Sustainable Security Apparatus in Nigeria: Diaspora Perspective’, NIDOA chairman, Obed Monago, tasked the federal government to tackle security issues such as terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, among others.

The issue of banditry continues to overwhelm the President Muhammadu Buhari regime, as the U.S. offers to assist Nigeria to tackle bandits and the Boko Haram insurgency by providing training to personnel of the Nigerian airforce.

Ortom: I Have Document, Fulani Want To Takeover Nigeria

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has insisted that the agenda of Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria is to conquer the entire nation.

The Governor, while speaking with BBC pidgin at the weekend, said he has documents to back up his claims.

According to him, the Fulani Nationality Movement who claimed responsibility for his recent attack, said that Nigeria is their only country.

He said:-

“Fulani Nationality Movement, FUNAM were the people who attempted to kill me recently. They said Nigeria is the only country that belongs to them. It is written and I have the document.

“I have sent copy of the document to the president, police, DSS. The FUNAM said they wanted this revolution in 1800 but could not achieve it through Usman Danfodio.

“They claimed that they have the power, money and all it takes to achieve it”.

Ortom, who has been in a face-off with the presidency over his criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari’s inability to tackle the security challenges facing the nation, lamented that terrorism is beginning to takeover the country like Afghanistan and other waring countries in the world.

“The terrorism that we used to hear in far away countries like Afghanistan Iraq and other warring countries has surfaced in Nigeria.

“And as it is, it seems the presidency is in support of what is happening because it is not saying anything.

“Like I always say, if the Federal Government has the power to stop secessionists like Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho then the should have the power to stop banditry in the country too.

“They call the attackers unknown gunmen but for me, I know that they are Fulani people coming to kill us. And the presidency is involved in this agenda.

“The Fulani people have claimed that they want to capture the entire country”, he added.

Nnamdi Kanu: IPOB Not Defending Christians, They're Thieves Out To Promote Terrorism - Buhari

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Tuesday, August 31, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as thieves.

Buhari insisted that IPOB led by Nnamdi Kanu are thieves promoting terrorism.

The president argued that IPOB is not defending Christians in the Southeast.

In a statement by his mouthpiece, Garba Shehu, the president lamented the group’s attack on police stations and government facilities in the Southeast, NAN reports.

Buhari maintained that the Kanu-led group are not freedom fighters.

The statement reads partly: “Further afield in the South-East, IPOB are not struggling for freedom when they attack police stations and property, but rather committing acts of terrorism,” to steal money.

“IPOB is not defending Christians, as their highly paid foreign lobbyists claim when almost every citizen of those states they terrorize is uniformly Christian.”

The president also appealed to Nigerians to unite against, “those who seek to divide us for their own nefarious financial and political gain.”

I Joined APC To Kick Out PDP, I Achieved It - Oshiomhole

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has said he joined the party to form an alternative platform capable of kicking PDP out of power.

Oshiomhole who stated that his objective was achieved added that he has no regrets in spite of his removal from office.

The former APC National Chairman said he was still an active member of the party.

He also expressed optimism that Nigeria would hold a hitch-free general election in 2023.

“ I accepted what happened in good faith and I remain committed to doing whatever I can to support the party.

“Am still active in all APC activities and I don’t think that I needed to be a chairman to be of relevance.

“I didn’t join the party to become chairman, I joined in order to form an alternative platform capable of kicking PDP out of power and that objective was achieved.

“It doesn’t matter the way things have gone. The primary purpose was not for me to be APC chairman,” NAN quoted Oshiomhole as saying.

Jose Mourinho Said About Ronaldo Joining Man United

Olufemi David OLUFEMI DAVID - Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho approves of Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Old Trafford, while offering his opinions on the effect that move might have on the Serie A title race.

Ronaldo was confirmed as a United player on Friday after leaving Juventus in a move worth an initial €15 million (£13m/$18m).

It is his second spell with the Red Devils, having come to prominence at the club as a youngster before joining Real Madrid in 2009.

“The only thing I say and it seems basic and logical to me, if Juve are happy, if Cristiano is happy and United are happy, then it’s the perfect business,” Mourinho, who worked alongside Ronaldo during his time at Madrid, told reporters in Saturday’s press conference.

“There’s no need to talk about Cristiano. For 20 years he has written history, there’s nothing to comment.”

The loss of Ronaldo may hinder Juventus’ chances of regaining the Serie A title they lost to Inter last season; but Mourinho, now at the helm of Roma, is not tempted to play up his team’s own chances in 2021-22.

“Scudetto? That’s a question for [Inter coach] Simone Inzaghi, not for me,” he added.