Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel will be getting back bank guarantees worth Rs 23,000 crore from the government. Out of this, Vi will get back Rs 15,000 crore of BGs while Airtel will get up to Rs 7,000 or Rs 8,000 crore worth of BGs. Minister of state for communications, Devusinh Chauhan, said the government has decided to return the bank guarantees to the telcos. The telecom operators will only have to refurnish bank guarantees for their next instalment payment 13 months before its due date....

Vodafone Idea Seeks Relief of Rs 8,000 crore According to the open letter which was sent to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Niti Ayog and finance minister, the distressed telco which has almost over 300 million subscribers urged the government to give some relief measures which would ensure their operations. The letter was pushed before the official meeting of Digital Communications Commission (DCC) which is known to be the highest decision-making body of DoT....

Gift From Vodafone to Overcome Lockdown Blues It has been reported by users that the eligibility of data can be checked by dialing 121363 on a Vodafone Idea connection. The users who are eligible for the offer are said to receive an SMS confirming the bonus pack. The users who are not eligible for the offer are said to receive voice message that inform users of their ineligibility. “Special gift from Vodafone to overcome Lockdown blues,” Vodafone said in a message to eligible users....

Vodafone Idea, the third-largest telecom operator in the country, offers this peculiar prepaid plan to the users with 42 days of validity. It’s strange to think who would go for a prepaid plan with 42 days validity. There might be some people for whom this plan fits in monthly expenses, but still, a majority of the users might go for 28 days or 56 days plans instead. The plan that we are talking about comes for Rs 399....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has said that it has doubled the VoLTE capacity in two states, including Maharashtra and Goa. Because of this, users living in the concerned states will get an enhanced voice calling experience. The telco said that users would get HD quality crystal clear voice with a super-fast call connection. It is worth noting that Maharashtra and Goa are priority states for the company. Vi has been ramping up capacity in the two states by deploying additional spectrum in the 900 MHz and 2100 MHz bands....

OnePlus and its Nord series was hyped up to the extent that people were literally buying a piece of cardboard to enter the event that would reveal the Nord, with hopes of the device being reminiscent of the OnePlus that we all knew and loved. That did not happen, with the device being much like a regular BBK electronics mid-ranger, featuring decent hardware and good software, minus the great software update support that the company came to be known for....

WhatsApp, the number one online texting application, is often compared to Telegram, which is known for offering way more features to its users. While WhatsApp doesn’t have as many features as Telegram, it does bring simplicity and ease in chatting for its users. Now, the Meta owned social media application is reportedly working on a new feature that has already been there in Telegram for a very long time. Let’s find out what that feature is....

The globally renowned social media platform WhatsApp is known for rolling out new features and updates for its customers. Users can not only get WhatsApp for their Android or iOS devices but also for their desktop. Now in a new development, WhatsApp is rolling out a new update that will allow an enhanced version of the voice notes for the users who use the desktop version of the messaging app....

Dark Mode Coming Soon to WhatsApp iOS Now before we move on and discuss the WhatsApp Dark Mode for iOS, it is worth noting that until now there has not been any formal announcement from WhatsApp in this regard. But, the iPhone users are starting to see little tidbits of the dark mode and some hints towards its arrival on iPhones. The update comes from the popular app updating about WhatsApp’s development, WABetaInfo which has notified that the iOS 2....

The social media giant WhatsApp is currently testing a new ‘message disappearing’ feature. This new feature is said to remove the message after 24 hours. For the unaware, WhatsApp has already provided users with an option to make the messages disappear after 7 days. But with this new feature, users will be able to set the disappearing time of the messages to as little as 24 hours. This will make it convenient for the users who want the messages to disappear much faster....

Multi-Device Support WhatsApp is always known for introducing features very late when compared to the rival operators. One feature which is still not available in WhatsApp is the Multi-Device support. Notably, the rival app Telegram is offering Multi-Device feature from years. To retain the spot of the most lovable messaging platform, WhatsApp is testing the Multi-Device functionality, which will allow its users to browse WhatsApp in multiple devices at a single time....

“In addition, beginning on December 7, 2019, WhatsApp will take legal action against those we determine are engaged in or assisting others in abuse that violates our Terms of Service, such as automated or bulk messaging, or non-personal use, even if that determination is based on information solely available to us off our platform,” it said. Off-platform information would include public claims from companies about their ability to use WhatsApp in violation of the messaging platform’s terms....

WhatsApp, the instant messaging app owned by Facebook has introduced many new features for its users of late. Some common features rolled out to both Android and iOS users are View Once, multi-device support, the ability to join ongoing calls with an invite and more. These features will let users get a better experience with WhatsApp. If you are not aware, here is a list of some new features added to the platform....

If you are thinking about shifting to 5G to get higher speeds as soon as it is available, hold that thought for a little. Reliance Jio has the most active customers overall, and that’s why the telco’s spectrum resources need to be vast to offer great 4G services. Almost every customer of Jio and other private telcos in India must have faced a situation of network congestion. Because the capacity is limited, sooner or later, there will be network congestion until and unless the load is reduced....

Xiaomi 11i and Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge smartphones were recently launched in India by the Chinese smartphone giant. During the end of the launch event for the Xiaomi 11i series in India, the company had teased a new smartphone dubbed as “Hyperphone” to arrive in the country. The recently launched Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge became the first smartphone to feature 120W fast charge technology and it is expected that the teased device will become the second device to feature the high-speed charging technology....

Xiaomi 11i and Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge smartphones were recently launched in India by the Chinese smartphone giant. During the end of the launch event for the Xiaomi 11i series in India, the company had teased a new smartphone dubbed as “Hyperphone” to arrive in the country. Now storage variants and a key specification of the Xiaomi 11T Pro which is touted by the company as Hyperphone has been tipped before its launch on January 19....

Xiaomi Redmi 8A Dual: Specifications and Features Starting with the display, the Redmi 8A Dual features a 6.22-inch HD+ screen on the front with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection and Dot Notch display. As expected, it’s an IPS LCD panel we saw on the Redmi 8A. The device will be available in three colour options- Sea Blue, Midnight Grey and Sky White; It features a new Aura XGrip design, which according to Xiaomi is an improvement over the Aura Wave Grip design we saw on the Redmi 8A....

Xiaomi Redmi 9 With Helio G70 SoC: Does it Make Sense? When Xiaomi went with the MediaTek Helio G90T chipset for the Redmi Note 8 Pro, everyone was pleasantly surprised considering how vital the Redmi Note series is for Xiaomi in India and global markets. Now, a report from 91mobiles suggests that the upcoming budget phone from Xiaomi, the Redmi 9 will feature MediaTek’s Helio G70 chipset. The Helio G90T is the powerful chipset available in the mid-range segment right now and it comfortably beats the likes of Snapdragon 730G, Snapdragon 730 and the Snapdragon 712 mid-range SoCs from Qualcomm....

Redmi Fitness Band Features The tipster also revealed that the Redmi fitness band was spotted on the Mi Fit application. On taking a single look at the Redmi Fitness Band, we got to see that the band will come with a small screen and thick bezels on the sides. It also appears that the Redmi Fitness band might come with a capacitive button like the one that we have seen in the previous Mi Fit bands....

Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 Sensor Now the real camera performance of the new phone in question cannot be gauged just yet. However, even then, Xiaomi has posted a new camera sample on Weibo which appears to have high-grade zoom support, and it might be because of the 64MP sensor. It is also worth noting that until now, Xiaomi has not announced that it will be using Samsung’s ISOCELL Bright GW1 only for its upcoming phone....