Sharing

The writing’s been on the wall for months now, but Disney Plus is finally implementing measures to keep US subscribers from sharing their passwords with people who aren’t paying for the service.Today, Disney Plus began sending out emails informing subscribers about new changes to its terms of service that will, among other things, make it harder for people to access the service using log-in credentials that aren’t actually theirs. The updated terms come a few months after Disney Plus implemented similar measures for its…

Sony has started testing a new PS5 beta update that will improve the speakers and microphone on the DualSense controller, alongside adding pointers and emoji reactions to the Share Screen feature. The update is available to testers today via an email invite, and it also includes the ability to dim the brightness of the PS5 power indicator.The firmware for both the DualSense and DualSense Edge wireless controllers has been updated with this PS5 beta to improve the volume of the speakers that output in-game sounds and voice…

Meta-owned, WhatsApp has expanded the capabilities of its Channels feature, initiating a widespread release of the ability to share channel posts through status updates. This development follows the introduction of four additional channel-related features announced last month, some of which underwent testing in beta versions.User-Friendly Access Across PlatformsRecent tests indicate that sharing channel updates as status is now accessible on both Android and iOS versions of WhatsApp. Although the feature may have been…

It’s about to get tougher for viewers to share logins on more popular streaming services. The Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+ trio will now disallow users from sharing passwords outside of their households.On Wednesday, subscribers of Disney-owned Hulu received an email informing them that, starting March 14, the company would start adding “limitations on sharing your account outside of your household.” The company also revised its Terms of Service to explicitly ban password sharing outside of “your primary personal…

During the peak of its notable decline, Netflix implemented one of its most hated changes, the password-sharing crackdown. Many viewed this as the nail in the coffin for Netflix, but it proved successful. Now, after Disney+ has followed suit, Hulu is going to bring its own password-sharing crackdown. Other streaming services and the internet at large pretty much laughed at Netflix when it started cracking down on password-sharing. However, when Netflix officially brought down the hammer, it actually proved successful in…

Netflix’s decision to limit account sharing has made a significant change in the world of streaming platforms. It appears the entertainment company has set a trend, as Disney wants to implement similar measures. Here’s all the information about the upcoming changes. If you want to run through new rules for using Netflix, take a look at our article on Netflix’s password sharing rules. When will Disney+ introduce password sharing rules in the US and UK? Disney CEO Bob Iger stated back in the August 2023…

The days of sharing a account with friends and family are numbered. Like and sibling service before it, Hulu is clamping down on password sharing outside the account holder's "primary personal residence" per an . That is unless the practice is "permitted by your service tier," indicating that users may be able to pay extra to share their membership outside of their household.Hulu has started telling users that they'll need to comply with the new rules by March 14, as reports. The service has been informing subscribers…

Time to alert your friends and family members who have access to your Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ accounts. The House of Mouse is officially putting those dastardly U.S.-based customers who dare share their passwords on notice. Netflix already started cracking down on password sharing last year, so it was only a matter of time before other streaming services followed suit. If you’re paying monthly for the privilege of watching all your favorite Pixar movies or the latest season of The Bear, then by March 14, Disney will…

Apple Vision Pro is coming out in only a few days, and soon, there will be 200,000 odd headsets flooding the streets and living rooms of the US. While buyers will mostly be using them in their homes or constraining them to their offices and workspaces, there are some that will be taking them out and about, walking or on the bus.Geoffrey A. Fowler points out in a column for the Washington Post that taking a headset covered with external cameras and sensors outside could well be a potential privacy nightmare — and not…

Over the past nearly two decades, smartphones have been getting better at sharing content between other devices. Be that as it may, they can stand to get better at that. One area where they can improve is in sharing audio. Auracast aims to fix that, and Android 15 might make this feature even better. What is Auracast? Auracast is a new technology established by Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) that revolutionized the way that Bluetooth devices communicate with one another. With traditional Bluetooth, your device is…