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iOS iPad iPhoneFeb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022

Apple reiterates repercussions of bi-partisan bill in letter to top lawmakers on opening iOS to sideloading

Apple is facing another legislative threat to the App Store in form of the bi-partisan “Open Market Act” which will open iOS to sideloading if passed. Ahead of the discussion on the bill, Apple has urged the top lawmakers to…

Apple Music iOS iPhoneFeb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022

Download Caset app to create Apple Music mixtapes with friends and family on iPhone

Rida Imran

The new Apple Music companion app “Caset” allows users to create collaborative mixtapes with family and friends. Apple Music subscribers can create playlists and share them with other subscribers but they can not create playlists together and only the host…

iOS iPad iPhoneFeb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022

Telegram is updated with new video stickers, reactions and more for iOS

Rida Imran

The private messaging app, Telegram has been updated with new features like video stickers, reactions, and more for iOS. During WhatsApp’s privacy controversy, Telegram gained immense popularity and gained millions of users because it offers an interactive, fast, and secure…

iOS iPhoneFeb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022

World Trade Center to replace traditional office keys with iPhone and Apple Watch

Asma Hussain

In 20021, Apple announced support for digital Wallet IDs and driver’s licenses stored in your iPhone. The feature, which is a part of iOS 15, expands the use of the Wallet app from only holding credit cards, tickets to also…

iOS AndroidFeb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022

WhatsApp to bring message reactions to iOS and Android soon

Asma Hussain

WhatsApp has been working on a message reactions feature since August 2021. In November, it was reported that the company was still making adjustments to the highly-anticipated function. Now, the feature appears to be entering its final stages ahead of…

Android iOS YouTubeFeb 2, 2022

YouTube introduces redesigned video player on iOS and Android apps

Rida Imran

For its iOS and Android mobile apps, YouTube has redesigned the video player to easily access buttons to view comments, like or dislike content, and more in full-screen mode. In the older version of YouTube’s video player on mobile, users…

iOSFeb 2, 2022Feb 2, 2022

Flicktype app developer’s lawsuit against Apple’s App Store allowed to proceed

Rida Imran

A Superior Court Judge, Peter H. Kirwan of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, has ruled that a lawsuit against Apple’s App Store can proceed filed by developer Kosta Eleftheriou, the developer of the FlickType app for…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchFeb 2, 2022

Google One VPN is now available for iPhone and iPad

Imran Hussain

Google One VPN is now available for subscribers on iPhone and iPad. The service had been available for Android users for some time and was only available for iOS users via Google Fi, however, it has finally been made available…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchFeb 1, 2022

iOS 15.4 beta confirms Apple News app is adding sports scores and favorite team selection

Imran Hussain

Apple is working on updating its Apple News app with new sports scores and favorite team selection. As per code found in iOS 15.4, users will be able to select their preferred sports leagues and teams to get relevant news…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchFeb 1, 2022

Apple changes SMS autofill format to block phishing attacks

Imran Hussain

Apple has changed its SMS autofill format to a newer secure one in order to block phishing attacks. Both iOS and macOS support a feature that allows two-factor authentication codes sent via SMS to be auto-populated in fields in apps…