I can remember making a post about the dangers of using clone apps like GB Whatsapp and the rest now Whatsapp has released an official statement concerning users of these apps and you will have no Alternative but to switch to the regular app or else.
Using third-party Whatsapp applications like GB Whatsapp has become quite popular because of the features they offer. For example, you can disable the blue tick/secondary tick and even hide the fact that you are viewing other people’s Whatsapp stories, giving you the ability to stay anonymous on Whatsapp.
However, the dangers they pose are often ignored by a lot. For example, these platforms could secretly store your data and that doesn’t even cover everything!
WhatsApp has issued a warning against the continued use of clone apps like WhatsApp Plus and GB WhatsApp, citing security concerns as the primary reason. The Facebook-owned app will ban user accounts created in those clone platforms.
According to new reports, Whatsapp is set to ban accounts of users who have been using these third-party platforms.
Even though this is a temporary ban, Whatsapp didn’t specify how long the ban is going to last. However, reports claim that users would be advised to switch back to the supported Whatsapp version to lift the ban.
According to Whatsapp:
“If you received an in-app message stating your account is ‘Temporarily banned’ this means that you’re likely using an unsupported version of WhatsApp instead of the official app. You must download the official app to continue using WhatsApp.”
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Samsung Electronics yesterday launched the Galaxy A21s smartphone which has seen quite a few leaks confirmed already leading to launch.
The Quad camera setup, 5000mAh and Samsung Infinity O-display are only few major takeaway from the new device
The Samsung Galaxy A-series smartphone range is the company’s plan to gain foothold in the mid-range mobile market while remaining competitive at the top tier of flagship smartphone production.
As usual, the A21s didn’t really disappoint in it’s entirety…
Samsung Galaxy A21s Features
The Samsung Galaxy A21s features a 6.5-inch HD+ (720X1600 pixels) Infinity-O Display with 20:9 aspect ratio.
It runs Samsung’s One UI on top of Android 10. The phone is powered by an octa-core (two quad cores clocked at 2.0GHz each) processor paired with fair 3GB of RAM.
The Galaxy A21s offers ample storage with 32GB inbuilt storage though just a single option for now, it is expandable using a microSD card up to 512GB.
In the camera department, the Samsung Galaxy A21s comes with quad camera setup at the back.
The cameras include a 48-megapixel primary sensor with f/2.0 aperture, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, a 2-megapixelf/2.4 depth sensor, and a 2-megapixel macro lens with f/2.4 aperture. For selfies, it has a 13-megapixel sensor with f/2.2 aperture. It also comes with an LED flash.
The phone packs a mammoth 5,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging support which is just about fair in it’s entirety too.
It comes with a rear fingerprint sensor and facial recognition technology. The dimensions of the phone are 75.3 x 163.6 x 8.9mm.
Samsung Galaxy A21s Price & Availability in Nigeria
Samsung Galaxy A21s will go on sale in the UK starting June 19. Price of the phone starts at GBP 179 (roughly N81,000).
The availability of the phone in Nigeria is unknown so far though with the availability of so many of their other mid-range devices in the Nigeria market, there’s no cause for alarm.
The colour options for the phone include Black, White, Red and Blue.
Without mincing words, if you are using a Huawei mobile smartphone, you can not get access to any Google services whatsoever, meaning, you possibly are going to face tremendous odds.
You’re on your own! Lol
Huawei was blacklisted by the US government back in May 2019 over alleged national security concerns. As such, the Chinese OEM lost access to Google for its new phones, causing a major plunge in international sales.
More than a year later, Huawei hasstill been trying to get back to normalbut with so much struggle. Well, it seems a new strategy is reportedly in place now.
What has happened since the Trade Ban?
If you can remember well,the P30 series launched early 2019 was the last bunch from Huawei right before the company was banned from doing business with Google. This, of course, was alongside other American companies but the focus seemed was obviously on that one scenario.
Many external claims after the launch of this device have also solidified the decision ruling Huawei from using Google services on their future devices.
A certain anonymous photographer also mentioned how Huawei used a pre-existing image of the moon to cook up fake real-time images of the moon when Huawei P30 Pro users exceed the 10x zoom level.
Total photographic chicanary!
Though, this discovery wasn’t totally proven, we all know this didn’t help the Huawei fight against the trade decision ban at all.
New flagship line-ups, the Mate 30 and P40 did launch early this year without Google apps but wouldn’t really be classified as “successful” when it comes to sales.
As much as one can still download apps through APKs, you miss out on a lot of benefits like timely updates and the seemles transition between Google services say Gmail and the Play Store.
In fact, most of the Google apps you would actually need cannot even be installed in any way.
A phone without Google services had been predicted to be the start of Huawei’s nightmare and deep down, it has not been that smooth for the Chinese tech giant.
Even if Huawei user have been urged to use apps from the Huawei App Galary and also the promise of a custom “Huawei Mobile Services”, nothing sure beats that stock Android feeling.
However, news coming from Huawei’s own German-language site,Huawei Central, imply that a “new” flagship phone will soon be launched packing Google apps.
Which begs the question. How in the world could Huawei evade the Trade Ban to launch a smartphone packing Google services? Which logically is quite impossible! But there’s a catch.
How Huawei ‘could’ launch new smartphone with Google services
Spotted at the terms and conditions section for an impending list of P30 phones. Among them is one “P30 Pro NEW EDITION”, which as far as we are concerned, has never been unveiled.
Huawei hopes to use this loophole to launch a new smartphone logically bypassing the Google services ban.
However, you should note that none of these claims has been confirmed by Huawei.
Earlier this year, the P30 Lite saw a ‘New Edition’ launched with more RAM and storage than the original. But what the company really wanted was to relive the past old days of having a new phone with Google services and remaking older devices seemed to be the only way.
So, just maybe, Huawei will be doing the same with a high-end model that was considered to be one the most popular in 2019. The main question would be what specifically would be upgraded with this P30 Pro “new edition” if it is actually in the works.
What happens if Google decides not to legalize Huawei pushing out Android updates for existing phones? So many questions, yet few answers.
Additionally, it is not clear how long this tactic of renewing older devices and fixing Google services right in them will really work for Huawei but for now, it seems the company is making the most of that loophole.
However, as the future of China’s front-ranking mobile phone brand, Huawei has already become uncertain with thousands of its existing customers and is in no doubt losing that accolade real quick with fellow Chinese manufacturer – Xiaomi already lurking in the background.
Samsung Galaxy A21s will go on sale in the UK starting June 19. Price of the phone starts at GBP 179 (roughly N81,000).
