Articles tagged "Apps"

The newest Skype Preview version 8.29.76 for Android brings a couple of new features. You can now make Skype calls on your smartphone and record them right from the app. This might be a good option for those that used to rely on a third-party call...

Google Voice was recently revamped for iOS which included a bunch of changes, including a new dark green app icon and app elements. Not only this, but the app was also updated with Enterprise calling features and integration with G Suite...

We’ve all been through it. You’re trying to find an important message in the Gmail app and once you do find it, you have to dig through the entire conversation to find the one email that contained that important attachment. Google has offered the...

Back in June, Google released its own Podcasts app for Android, aptly called Google Podcasts. However, since its release, some have likely been wondering when the app would get official Android Auto integration. Android Police reports that one of...

Back in May, Facebook held its F8 developers conference where it announced new features for its Facebook family of apps. More specifically, it was at this event that WhatsApp was officially going to get group calling sometime in the...

First reported by Android Authority, Google’s Wear OS app has been updated on the Play Store to make launching Google Pay faster than before. It used to take upwards of 8 to 10 seconds to launch the NFC Payment app so any shortening of that time is...

As reported by Android Police, Google Assistant can now be asked to initiate a video call with a contact in your device. Just ask Google Assistant to “Video call _____” followed by the contact’s name. It worked perfectly on our Pixel 2 and we...

We knew it was coming, and today, Google has announced that its official SMS/messaging app Messages is now available on the web. The company says it was one of the top requested features by users. "Today and over the next week, we’ll begin...

Android Oreo brought a feature that would be available for third-party developers: picture-in-picture apps. A perfect example of this is the way that Google Maps is able to tuck away to a corner while you switch to another app to change music or to...

As Facebook piled on new features over the past couple of years, it became a bloated mess and it is often frustrating to navigate or find a specific feature. At the F8 Facebook Developer Conference, Facebook announced an update to Messenger that...

Today is F8 (pronounced “eff eight”), which is Facebook’s annual developer conference where Instagram has just announced a bunch of new features coming to the platform. There’s a bunch to cover so let’s get into it. Not long ago, we saw further...

Today, Instagram is rolling out a new feature that lets IG’ers post up to 10 pieces of media to an Instagram Story in one go. You can select up either photos or video clips and edit each one before posting them to your story all in one go. This...

WhatsApp will update its terms and conditions of service to reflect the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) standards that were passed for the European Union. Basically, these rules say that services which collect data from users should have...

Google’s stock dialer for Android is the “Phone” app and it gets updated regularly via the Play Store. In February, it was updated to support Google transcriptions on voicemails for T-Mobile customers. Also, the Phone app was updated to integrate...

A new report from Bloomberg Technology claims that Spotify is going to update the free tier of Spotify. This is the ad-supported version of the music streaming service, one that 95 million people use regularly and Spotify expects to 109 million by...

The whole “portrait mode” effect has become a very popular addition to smartphone photography. In fact, it’s the main selling point of many smartphones with dual cameras. That is, until the Google Pixel 2 was launched and was able to use AI to make...

A couple of weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg made a statement following the realization that Facebook's platform was used to influence the outcome of the 2016 United States election. Today, Facebook offers a more specific look at how exactly it is...

You could always add an image to your Always on Display to customize the look of the phone while it permanently displays the time, date, and any incoming notifications. Samsung’s Always on Display is being updated to support GIFs to further...

iOS users should download the latest version of Google Maps so they can take advantage of some new transit features. Version 4.47 of Google Maps brings additional details when getting directions via public transit. Rather than highlighting the...

WhatsApp is one of a few messaging platforms that lets you delete a message after you’ve sent it. Skype is another one worth mentioning, though we’re sure that far more people actually use WhatsApp. The messenger platform introduced the feature...