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Key Highlights

• YouTube is the most popular platform for online video streaming and entertainment
• Users can earn money by creating and sharing videos on YouTube
• You can create a YouTube channel or move an existing one to a new email account

YouTube can be deemed the best streaming service for online video streaming. Users from all over the world have been using Google’s this video streaming platform for entertainment. Google has also made it possible for the general audience to earn a good sum of money by uploading videos and sharing them with the public.

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If you want to earn money by creating videos on YouTube, you would need to create a channel. The wider popularity and audience reach are one of the best ways to make the most of monetization on YouTube. You can create your YouTube account and a brand channel using a Gmail or supported email address. If in case you already have an existing channel that you wish to move to any other email account, you have the provision to do so. You can move the videos as well to a different account. But what are the steps to migrate your old channel to a new account? Read the steps here.

Steps To Migrate Old YouTube Channel To A New Account

In order to move your old YouTube channel to a new account, you would need to be aware whether the channel is created using a Google or Brand account. If you don’t have the latter, you can create one by following the steps below:

Step 1: Sign in to your YouTube account and head to the channel list.

Step 2: Tap on the Create a channel.

Step 3: You would need to fill in all the necessary details related to your Brand Account.

Step 4: Complete the account verification process.

Step 5: Tap on Create option and your Brand Account will be created.

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How To Move Any Brand Account To A Different Google Account

Step 1: Open the YouTube app and sign in to your Brand Account.

Step 2: Tap on the profile picture option from the app’s home page.

Step 3: Click on the Settings (gear icon).

Step 4: Scroll down to the Account option.

Step 5: Tap on the Add or remove manager tab.

Step 6: You will see the Manage Permissions settings. Click on it. You might be asked to verify your credentials such as password and email address. Complete the process.

Step 7: A new option will show up on the screen called Invite new users. Tap on it.

Step 8: Type the new email address or the Google Account to which you wish to migrate your old channel and its content.  

Step 9: Now, enter the name of the user and the profile’s role in the channel. If you are the primary owner, add your details.

Step 10: Click on Invite.

Step 11. Select Done and then open the new email address. Accept the invitation.

Step 12: After a time period of seven days, you will be able to sign in to the YouTube channel using the new account.

Step 13: Open the Settings menu and head back to the Manage Permissions option.

Step 14: From the drop down arrow, select the primary owner and tap on Transfer option.

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Instagram is currently a fan-favorite app for social media content creators. The photo-sharing app has evolved on a large scale in the last few years; specifically, after coming under Meta (Facebook) umbrella. The company has garnered all the fame ever since it released Reel, a short video feature introduced as a TikTok rival globally.

Instagram has been making improvements with Reels, similar to other in-app features in a bid to make Reels more interactive. Looking at the rising popularity of Reel, Instagram even extended the time limit to up to 90 seconds for recording. Furthermore, the company has also allowed using multiple audio video effects, location tagging, and much more to enhance the quality and for better reach.

Amongst several such provisions is template usage. Instagram has added the option for users to create their version of any Reel video by using a pre-loaded template. For the unaware, the templates feature on Instagram allows creators to remix a reel by adding their own photos and videos while using the same musing and timing from an original Reel.

The templates are not available for all Reel videos specifically the short-length ones. You will be able to use templates only with the Reel videos that comprise at least three clips with music in the background. So if you want to create a new Reel video using a template, this article will guide you with the steps:

How To Create A New Instagram Reel Video Using Available Set Of Templates

Step 1: Open the Instagram app. Note, you can perform these steps on both Android and Apple iPhones.

Step 2: From your profile’s home page, go to the Reel video that you want to remix with the template. Note, you can add templates to the new Reel video that you are creating.

Step 3: Click on the more option (three horizontal/ vertical dots) on the Reel video.

Step 4: Select the Use as template option.

Step 5: In the next step, you will get the option to add the photos or video clips to the Reel video. You will also be able to sort the order in which you wish the images or photos to appear in the video.

Step 6: Click on Done. Now, preview and share your Reel video on your Instagram account.

Whatsapp has become the go-to application for instant messaging for smartphone users globally. Meta (Facebook) acquired WhatsApp a few years ago and since then has been focusing majorly on improving the overall user and messaging experience. But what has been working in favour of WhatsApp right from the initial days is the end-to-end encryption platform that is best suited for personal and private conversations.  

But recently, one of the cybersecurity researchers pointed out a major loophole with WhatsApp’s end-to-end private ecosystem. It was revealed the brand is only proving the end-to-end encryption for the chats and media on the devices. The cloud server where the chat backups are stored doesn’t have this security layer. Soon after, WhatsApp added the end-to-end encryption service to the cloud backup as well. Now, users have the provision to add an extra layer of security to the Google Drive or iCloud backups on WhatsApp.

If you want your messages to stay protected from hacks and other security attacks, it would be wise for you to turn on the end-to-end encryption for the chat backups on Google Drive or iCloud. Since this feature isn’t activated by default, you’d need to toggle on this option manually. If you wish to enhance your WhatsApp security by adding the end-to-end security layer to chat backups, this step-by-step article will be your guide.

How To Turn On End-To-End Encryption Security For Chat Backups On WhatsApp

Just for reference, you can turn on the end-to-end chat encryption for both Google Drive and iCloud on WhatsApp. All you need is a working internet connection and the WhatsApp application installed on your respective Android smartphones or iPhones.

Step 1: Launch the WhatsApp application.

Step 2: Head to the Settings menu.

Step 3: Scroll down to the Chats option.

Step 4: Select the Chat Backup option.

Step 5: Tap End-to-end Encrypted backup.

Step 6: Hit the “Turn On” option.

Step 7: You’ll get prompted on the screen to create a new password or key. Do that.

Step 8: Click on the Create option. Wait for a while for WhatsApp to complete enabling your end-to-end encrypted backup for Google Drive or iCloud. Do note that you won’t be able to restore any backups if you lose WhatsApp chat or even forget the password or key. This is because WhatsApp doesn’t currently have the ability to reset or restore the backup.

How Can You Turn Off End-To-End Encrypted Chat Backup On WhatsApp

Step 1: Open WhatsApp mobile application and go to the Settings menu.

Step 2: Click on Chats and then select the Chat Backup option.

Step 3: Select the End-to-end Encrypted Backup menu.

Step 4: Click on Turn off. You would need to enter the password that you had setup initially.

Step 5: Confirm the changes and tap on Turn off.

Google has released multiple apps and tools for smartphone and PC/laptop users. The brand has introduced services ranging from entertainment to health, lifestyle, and more. Amongst the most commonly used services from Google is Maps. With Google Maps, our lives have become easier with navigation. Traveling to unknown destinations isn’t a hassle or time-consuming process as you don’t have to frequently ask for directions.

Google Maps has also got several facelifts in the last few years and besides an updated UI, the navigation app has also got several new features for an easier commute. And with the Google Maps integration with messaging apps, sharing locations with our family and or friends has also been simplified.

Sharing a location using Google Maps has been made possible via WhatsApp and other messaging applications. With the instant messaging applications, you can share not just share the current but also the live location. Google had recently refined the location sharing feature and now lets users notify their contacts of their arrival and departure details. This advanced location-sharing feature has been released a couple of months back and is compatible with both mobile as well desktop versions of Google Maps.

With this new Location Sharing notification feature, the selected contacts would know of your arrival and departure from specific locations. You can also easily stop these location-sharing notifications once you are at the designated location. But how exactly can you just send notifications for your arrival or departure from the select destination using Google Maps? Read on here for the steps:

How To Setup Or Turn On Location Sharing Notification On Google Maps

Step 1: On your respective Android/ iOS smartphone or tablet launch the Google Maps application.

Step 2: Click on the profile option.

Step 3: Select the Location sharing option.

Step 4: Now, click on the profile of the contact with whom you wish to share the location alert.

Step 5: Tap on the “Notifications” option.

Step 6: Click on Add notification icon.

Step 7: Now, select the “Choose a location” option and then select the address. You can also manually add the location details by clicking on the “+” option.

Step 8: Set the location by dragging the maps and tap on Done.

Step 9: Now, select the duration as to when you want to receive the notification. You will get to select from “Every time they arrive” and “Every time they depart”. Once done, tap on save. It is worth adding that up to five location sharing notification is allowed for each contact who shares the location with you.

Key Highlights

• WhatsApp users can now recharge FASTag directly from the app
• IDFC FIRST Bank announced the launch of an integration with WhatsApp payments
• This service is available on the IDFC FIRST WhatsApp chatbot

Recharging FASTags has become a common occurrence for vehicle owners. Banks are creating novel and simple techniques for including user-friendly payment options. Now, IDFC FIRST Bank and WhatsApp have teamed up to make FASTag recharge on the instant messaging app simple.

Notably, while the service has been introduced by IDFC FIRST bank, only IDFC FIRST users will be able to use it. Users won’t need to close WhatsApp in order to recharge their FASTag thanks to the service. With “payments on WhatsApp,” users of the service will also be able to recharge their phones without logging into another mobile app or a net banking website.

Steps To Recharge Your IDFC First FASTag Via WhatsApp

Step 1: IDFC FIRST Bank customers can get started by simply texting ‘Hi’ to the bank’s official WhatsApp chatbot number +919555555555.

Step 2: Select the recharge option in the WhatsApp chat.

Step 3: Now, you will have to enter the amount and provide an OTP for transaction authentication. A notification verifying the transaction will be sent to you.

This new feature will enable users to pay for their recharge using “payments on WhatsApp” without having to sign into any other mobile app or Netbanking platform. This will make the recharge process easier and faster for millions of the Bank’s FASTag users.

Users can send and receive money from friends on WhatsApp using the UPI by just sending a WhatsApp message. They will need to input a different UPI-PIN for each payment.

Through IDFC FIRST Bank’s WhatsApp banking channel, users can also access over 25 services like savings accounts, credit cards, loans, and FASTag.

The bank has so far distributed nine million FASTags. Thanks to IDFC FIRST Bank, which has a 40 percent market share in the processing of monthly toll values, about 420 toll plazas and 20 parking lots accept payments via FASTag. The Bank is also the biggest parking grabber with a 45 percent market share.