WeChat Announces New Security Feature, Voiceprint and WeChat 6.2 Update

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  1. Adrian Wong

    Adrian Wong Da Boss Staff Member

    28 May 2015 – WeChat, one of the world’s fastest growing social communication applications has announced Voiceprint - the first ever for a leading mobile social communication app that enables WeChatters to login in to their accounts through voice recognition. The speech activated feature is WeChat’s latest innovation that provides users a new, quick and secure way to access their accounts.

    Voiceprint provides WeChat users an alternative way to login in to their accounts by verbally reading out a set of unique numbers, with an option of not going through the process of remembering a lengthy password. The feature is optional – users are able to activate, verify and reset Voiceprint at the setting selection in WeChat.

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    “Just like your fingerprint, your voice is unique. Once you have enabled Voiceprint, our smart system can recognise your specific voice and intonations to verify your identify”, said Louis Song, Country Manager for Malaysia and Singapore, International Business Group at Tencent, the company behind the WeChat app.

    “As WeChat develops further into an advance ecosystem that provides various online elements from messaging, gaming, entertainment, media content and e-commerce, we are actively seeking ways to further enhance our user’s security and privacy data. Voiceprint feature offers a unique solution for user to access additional level of protection in which they are able to utilize according to their preferred option – whether its voice or password recognized.” said Song.

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    How to Set Up Voiceprint

    Voiceprint can be found by going to Me > Settings > My Account > Voiceprint. You will be prompted to press and hold the green record button, and to read a set of unique numbers. Once you have read the numbers twice, your voiceprint will be activated and enabled.

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    Voiceprint is also set up to recognize any language, so you can set up this feature no matter where you’re from.


    UPDATES FOR WECHAT 6.2

    WeChat has also announced the new WeChat 6.2 for its iOS and Android users. Major enhancements of WeChat 6.2 include:

    Moments Translation
    With 21 languages supported in the new translation feature for Moments, you can instantly convert your friends’ posts into your language.
    • Long-press the Moments post you would like to translate.
    • Select Translate and watch as the post appears in your language.

    Hint: You can also translate any Moments comments with a simple long-press!

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    Chat Log Migration

    Formerly labelled as “Chat History Backup,” we’ve made a few tweaks to make the chat history backup process quick and simple. It’s the new way to transfer your chat history to a new device. Please note, your device must be connected to a charger or have at least 30% battery life to perform the migration.

    • Ensure that both devices are on the same Wi-Fi network for the fastest performance

    • In your current phone, press Me > Settings > General > Chat Log Migration.

    • Follow the on-screen instructions to transfer your chat history in no time.

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    Photo Picker

    The new photo picker tool makes it even faster and easier to send images and videos to your friends in your chats. You’ll notice the difference.

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    Android Wear Improvements

    We’ve added a few nifty features for Android Wear-compatible watches so that you can enjoy WeChat from your wrist:

    ◾Start a new chat from your watch.
    ◾Send text-based messages.
    ◾Reply to a conversation with stickers.
    ◾Send your heart rate information to your contacts.

    Other Upgrades

    In addition to all of the new features and improvements, we’ve enhanced the Apple Watch experience and introduced two new language options: Burmese (iOS and Android) and Traditional Chinese – Hong Kong (Android only), making WeChat even more accessible for WeChatters everywhere.
     

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