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  2. WhatsApp - Wikipedia

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    In January 2015, WhatsApp launched a web client that allowed users to scan a QR code with their mobile app, mirroring their chats to their browser. The web client was not standalone, and required the user's phone to stay on and connected to the internet. It was also not available for iOS users on launch, due to limitations from Apple.

  3. QR code - Wikipedia

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    The QR code system was invented in 1994, at the Denso Wave automotive products company, in Japan. The initial alternating-square design presented by the team of researchers, headed by Masahiro Hara, was influenced by the black counters and the white counters played on a Go board; the pattern of position detection was found and determined by applying the least-used ratio (1:1:3:1:1) in black ...

  4. WhatsApp officially announces QR codes and animated stickers

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    WhatsApp made it easier to focus on a single participant during a group call — just press and hold on their video. WhatsApp today announced a slew of new features that are set to roll out ...

  5. Reception and criticism of WhatsApp security and privacy ...

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    WhatsApp launches WhatsApp Web, a web client which can be used through a web browser by syncing with the mobile device's connection. Jan 21, 2015: WhatsApp announces its policy on cracking down on 3rd-party clients, including WhatsApp+. Users would not be able to use WhatsApp’s services at all until the third-party apps are uninstalled.

  6. Add or disable 2-step verification for extra security - AOL Help

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    We'll send you a text or call you with a new code that needs to be entered at sign-in. The phone number we contact you with may be different each time. Enable 2-step for phone. 1. Sign in to your Account Security page. 2. Next to "2-Step Verification," click Turn on. 3. Select Phone number for your 2-step verification method. 4.

  7. Bing Mobile - Wikipedia

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    To make Windows Phone hardware more uniform Microsoft requires all Windows Phones feature a dedicated "Search button" that opens up Bing Mobile. With Windows Phone 7.5, the first major update to Windows Phone Microsoft included several new features to the Bing Hub including the new Bing Vision application that allows users to scan QR Codes ...

  8. Multi-factor authentication - Wikipedia

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    Multi-factor authentication is typically deployed in access control systems through the use, firstly, of a physical possession (such as a fob, keycard, or QR-code displayed on a device) which acts as the identification credential, and secondly, a validation of one's identity such as facial biometrics or retinal scan.

  9. Timeline of WhatsApp - Wikipedia

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    Timeline of WhatsApp. The following is a timeline of WhatsApp, a proprietary cross-platform, encrypted, instant messaging client for smartphones. [1] Jan Koum incorporates WhatsApp in USA. [2] WhatsApp 2.0 is released on the App Store for the iPhone. [3]