Uber fixes ETA privacy flaw that showed full trip details online

A glitch in Uber’s Share my ETA feature has allowed some users trips to be searchable on Google long after the journey’s complete. Share my ETA lets you share on social media or through private messaging the real-time progress of your trip. Thankfully, Uber finally fixed the flaw. If you searched “trip.uber.com” before it displayed dozens of trips that showed quite an extensive list of information including pickup and destination addresses, route traveled, driver’s name and car, rating, and the name of the rider. Luckily, the credit card information wasn’t displayed there.

Uber told Business Insider the links for Share My ETA are now set to expire 48 hours after they’re generated. The publicly available pages that are still in existence have also been erased. However, the user’s address is still available during the 48 hour window so be careful who you share your information with.

Source: Business Insider  

Google Translate brings translations all through your apps

Google is hoping to make it easier for you to translate words you don’t understand. The latest update for Google Translate lets you translate any word you want, within any app. The catch is you have to be running Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The update also introduces “smoother conversation” in 40 languages, new 20 languages for instant translation using your camera from printed text, and better accessibility support and stability.

According to SlashGear, the languages included in this update's TO/FROM English text section are Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, Hungarian, Indonesian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Swedish, Turkish, and Ukrainian. The update also adds FROM English to Hindi and Thai.

Source: SlashGear

Airbnb gets Apple Watch support on iOS

Airbnb app is making it easier for its users to get in touch with each other with the latest update. The version 15.35 of the app on iOS adds support for Apple Watch. It allows hosts to receive new bookings on their wearable. It’ll show them the complete request including the traveler’s name and photo, requested date, and personal message. Hosts can decide to accept or reject the request on the spot. It also allows hosts to initiate and respond to client messages from the Watch. Hosts are also allowed to save quick, pre-recorded responses to help maintain what Airbnb calls a healthy response rate.

Source: 9to5Mac | Download: Apple App Store (Free)

Twitter crowds your mobile timeline further with ‘who to follow’ list

You may or may not have gotten used to seeing more items on your main timeline on Twitter mobile. Now, you’re going to have to get used to more as Twitter adds a “Who to follow” feature on both iPhone and Android. Much like the “While you were away” feature, it shows you a list of people Twitter thinks you should be following—including “promoted accounts” a.k.a. brands. If by chance Twitter recommends a person to you who has passed already, they encourage you to contact their support team. And just like the “While you were away” feature, you can also just take this thing out by tapping on the X symbol.

Source: Twitter | Via: The Verge