Articles tagged "Apps"

Another Google app will soon be phased out – Google Podcasts will cease to exist in 2024 as Google looks to move podcasts to YouTube Music. Google Podcasts launched in 2018 on Android and later made its way to web and iOS in 2020. Google...

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) entered into force on August 25 with the goal of ensuring a higher degree of competition in the EU digital market by regulating the market power of larger companies. The regulation refers to large...

Back in May, Google introduced a new Ultra HDR format with the release of Android 14 Beta 2, which aims to bring support for 10-bit HDR images, which will be fully compatible with standard JPEG images. This way, the system will display SDR images on...

YouTube Music for Wear OS just received a new update and it's a bit of a mixed bag. It does fix a long-standing issue when browsing tracks in albums, but it also introduces an interesting solution to playing order, to put it mildly. The new...

Samsung has just released a new update to its Camera Assistant app, adding a 2x zoom crop on the current Galaxy S23 series. The 2x zoom toggle is, of course, added to the default Camera app and Samsung says it isn't just a standard crop but...

Netflix has a new Gaming Controller app on the App Store for iOS and iPadOS devices. The app will allow users to play supported gaming titles from Netflix on their TV by pairing their phone or tablet. The app is not yet functional as we await for...

Facebook brought the ability to send and receive SMS messages via Messenger back in 2016 but the feature is now going away. Facebook announced the news in a new post on its Help Center page. Users who rely on Messenger as their default SMS...

OpenAI launched the standalone ChatGPT app for iOS in May and promised to bring it to Android soon. Well, two months later, OpenAI has announced it will release the ChatGPT app for Android next week. Those interested in giving ChatGPT's Android...

The Truecaller Assistant that was announced last September and was available in a few countries, including the US and Australia, has finally launched in India. The Truecaller Assistant is an AI-based call-screening solution that uses cloud...

The Samsung Galaxy Enhance-X AI-based image editing app released last July was initially available for the Galaxy S22 series but was later released for the Galaxy Note, Galaxy S, and Galaxy Z lineup. Samsung has announced that Galaxy Enhance-X is...

Instagram launched Threads in October 2019 as a standalone app to chat with Instagram Close Friends, but that app is unavailable now since Meta launched a new Threads app last week as its Twitter competitor. It's available in over 100 countries,...

WhatsApp has a new chat history transfer feature that simplifies the process of getting your chats and files on a new device without using cloud backups. With the new feature, users get a QR code on their old device containing their backed-up...

A couple of months ago, Samsung promised to bring the Galaxy Enhance-X app for image editing to more high-end Galaxy smartphones and the company is now making it available to the Galaxy Z Fold4. The app was previously incompatible with Android 13...

In the latest APK teardown, 9to5Google discovered a curious new feature coming to the Google Meets app for Android. It seems like Google wants to make conversations safer when on the move. That's why the functionality is called...

After being on Apple's App Store for only a few weeks, OpenAI's ChatGPT app for IOS gains a couple of neat new features, including deeper integration with Siri and Shortcuts. Additionally, the app is now optimized for iPads as well and runs in...

The latest feature added to WhatsApp is Channels – a new broadcasting tool that helps individuals and organizations share updates with their followers. Channels is described by WhatsApp's parent company Meta as a “reliable and private way to receive...

The annual Apple Design Awards celebrates the 12 best-in-class apps and games on the App Store across 6 categories ranging from inclusivity to interaction and innovation. Here are the winners for this year. Inclusivity App: Universe — Website...

iOS has a Battery Health feature that's missing as a native feature on Android to show the device battery's maximum remaining capacity. However, Android 14 could bring that to all Android devices when its final version is released. Former...

About a month ago, WhatsApp officially rolled out the Companion mode for its Android users, allowing you to link up to five Android phones to a single account. Now, the feature is made available to iOS users as well. WhatsApp version 23.10.76...

OpenAI has officially launched a standalone ChatGPT app for iOS users and it's free to download and use. It makes it easier to chat with the bot on the go and incorporates a couple of neat features too. For instance, the app supports voice...