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OnePlus users to get easy access to EPIC ON
KOLKATA: OnePlus, leading global technology brand today announces a strategic partnership with IN10 Media Network to bring its premium OTT platform, EPIC ON onboard. Known for its popular diverse India-centric content, EPIC ON will now be easily accessible to OnePlus TV users.
With the extensive content catalogue from EPIC ON now available on OnePlus TV, users will be able to enjoy an enhanced viewing experience with rich content. EPIC ON will be easily accessible on OxygenPlay, the content discovery platform of OnePlus TV, thus allowing users to easily access an assortment of content from various content partners.
In line with its brand proposition ‘India’s Storytellers’, EPIC ON hosts a vast range of programs across multiple genres. These programs highlight intriguing stories about India as well as the people of the nation. The content platform will also soon have a variety of new content formats such as graphic motion comics, podcasts, audiobooks, e-books, gaming, and many more in its library. Additionally, the platform also lets users livestream the network’s linear broadcasts: EPIC TV, an India-centric infotainment channel, as well as ShowBox, a 24-hour music channel and more.
Commenting on the partnership, EPIC ON COO Sourjya Mohanty said, “Demand for smart TVs has been increasing at a rapid rate, driven by latest technological innovations and multitude of content offerings. By partnering with OnePlus, we are able to penetrate the growing market of smart TVs and connected devices, and provide EPIC ON’s rich content to the users. At EPIC ON, we aim to be a hotspot for content consumers and ensure a seamless viewing experience of our high-quality, binge-worthy content.”
Addressing the association, OnePlus India GM Vikas Agarwal shared, “The OnePlus TVs play an integral role towards building an accessible connected ecosystem while remaining true to our core philosophy of creating the best in class experiences for our users. Post the announcement of DocuBay earlier this month, we are thrilled to strengthen our partnership with IN10 Media Network with EPIC ON onboard, and further elevate consumer viewing experience on our OnePlus TVs.”
In line with the company’s ‘Never Settle’ spirit, the new OnePlus smart TVs are designed to provide users with a premium, connected ecosystem experience at a truly affordable segment. The new OnePlus TVs provide best in class display with 93% color gamut and Gamma Engine features, as well as Dolby Vision on the OnePlus TV U Series, all of which makes for stunning picture quality, and dynamic visuals. In addition, the new OnePlus TVs offer premium, bezel-less design, maximizing display space. Powered by Dolby Atmos in the OnePlus TV U Series and Dolby Audio in the OnePlus TV Y series, the OnePlus TVs provide a remarkable cinematic soundstage to fully immerse users in their favorite shows.
The OnePlus TV U Series 55-inch is priced at Rs 49,999, while the OnePlus TV Y Series 43-inch and 32-inch is priced at Rs 22,999 and Rs 12,999 respectively. The new OnePlus TVs will be available for purchase on Amazon.in as well as in OnePlus Experience Stores and Reliance Digital across metro cities in India.
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WhatsApp may soon let users to pick who sees their status updates
The messaging giant is borrowing a page from Instagram’s playbook as it pushes to give users finer control over their social circles.
CALIFORNIA: WhatsApp is quietly working on a feature that could make its Status function considerably smarter and considerably more private.
According to reports from beta tracking platforms, the app is testing a tool called Status lists, which would allow users to create named groups such as close friends, family and colleagues, and control precisely which group sees each update. It is a meaningful step up from the platform’s current blunt instruments, which offer only three options: share with all contacts, exclude specific people, or manually select individuals each time.
The new feature draws an obvious comparison with Instagram’s Close Friends function, and the resemblance is unlikely to be accidental. Both platforms sit within Meta’s family, and the company has been nudging them toward a common logic of audience segmentation for some time.
The move also fits neatly into WhatsApp’s broader privacy push. The platform has been rolling out enhanced chat protections and is exploring the introduction of usernames, which would allow users to connect without exchanging phone numbers. Status lists extend that philosophy from messaging into broadcasting.
Meanwhile, Status itself has been evolving well beyond its origins as a simple photo-and-text slideshow. The feature now supports music stickers, collages, longer videos and interactive elements, pushing it closer to the social-media-style story format pioneered by Snapchat and refined by Instagram. In that context, finer audience controls are not merely a privacy feature. They are a precondition for people sharing more.
The feature remains in development and has not been confirmed for release. WhatsApp routinely tests tools that are later modified or quietly shelved. But the direction of travel is clear: the app wants Status to be a destination, not an afterthought. Letting users decide exactly who is in the audience is how it gets there.
