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Android iOS iPhone TwitterNov 17, 2020Nov 17, 2020

Twitter releases Fleets – disappearing tweets for users to share thoughts and feelings

Today, Twitter has introduced disappearing tweets in the latest feature, Fleets. Like Snapchat and Instagram Stories, Fleets are for sharing temporary thoughts, feelings, images or clips on the platform which disappear after 24 hours. To make the experience interactive and…

Android iOS iPhoneNov 17, 2020Nov 18, 2020

Google Maps is updated with new COVID layer, takeouts tracker and other features for the Holidays

Rida Imran

Google Maps has been updated with new features to let users enjoy the Holidays safely and to get more done. Keeping the current health crisis in mind, the navigation app will show a more detailed COVID-19 layer, live crowdedness information,…

iOS iPhoneNov 17, 2020Nov 17, 2020

iPhone 12 Pro Max cameras tested by DXOMark – Performed well and scored 130 points

Asma Hussain

Apple announced its new line of smartphones last month, with the iPhone 12 Pro Max being the most high-end model of the four. For the first time, Apple has upgraded the iPhone 12 Pro Max camera with advanced hardware. The…

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Legal complaints filed against Apple’s device identifier service for advertisers in Europe

Usman Hussain

Apple assigns a unique device identifier to each iPhone for third parties to track users for targeted ads (IDFA). However, the identifier is now itself a target of two complaints filed by NOYB, a not-for-profit European privacy campaign. NOYB (None…

iOS iPhoneNov 15, 2020Nov 20, 2020

iPhone 12 hearing aid issues reported by users – Apple confirms fix is on the way

Rida Imran

Users have been reporting problems with iPhone 12 hearing aid static and sound quality issues. The issue has been happening with Made for iPhone hearing aids, and Apple has confirmed that a fix is being worked and will be released…

iOS iPhoneNov 15, 2020Nov 20, 2020

Users report issues with iPhone 12 mini touch screen not working on lock screen

Rida Imran

Users have been reporting issues with their iPhone 12 mini touch screen not working on the lock screen. The issue include trouble with swiping up to unlock from the lock screen, or pressing the torch or camera buttons. Some users…

iOS iPhoneNov 15, 2020Nov 15, 2020

iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro users report bugs with missing text messages and notifications

Rida Imran

iPhone and iPhone 12 Pro users have been reporting many issues with messaging. These issues range from missing SMS messages, missing group text messages, and even missing notifications for text messages. Missing text messages, notifications, and other messaging bugs on…

Facebook How tos iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchNov 14, 2020May 14, 2021

How to enable Facebook dark mode on iOS

Rida Imran

Facebook has started rolling out dark mode for its app on iPhone and iPad. Here is how you can find the setting and enable Facebook dark mode on iOS. Enable Facebook Dark Mode on iPhone and iPad Facebook had rolled…

Android iOSNov 14, 2020Nov 14, 2020

Google Photos free unlimited storage changed to 15GB limit, in effect from June 1, 2021

Rida Imran

Google Photos storage limit is now getting a 15GB cap. Users will only be able to store photos and videos, up to 15 gigabytes for free from June 1, 2021. Previously, unlimited storage was free and users could store as…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchNov 13, 2020

Apple stops signing iOS 14.1 – no more downgrades from iOS 14.2

Rida Imran

Apple released iOS 14.2 less than a week ago and has finally stopped signing iOS 14.1 which means that users who want to downgrade, cannot do so anymore. iOS 14.1 was released last month with support for 10-bit HDR playback…