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Android Games iOSFeb 28, 2022Mar 1, 2022

‘Final Fantasy VI’ rolls out as a 2D Pixel Remaster with new graphics and audio

A few years ago, Square Enix started re-releasing older Final Fantasy games on PC, however, their quality was lackluster as they were originally built for mobile platforms. After some time, the company realized that fans of the early series were…

Android iOSFeb 25, 2022Feb 25, 2022

Subscription app revenue generated $18.3 billion in 2021, a 41% year-over-year increase

Asma Hussain

Global consumer spending on app store subscriptions reached new heights in 2021, according to new data. The top 100 subscription-based apps saw their revenue grow 41 percent year-over-year from $13 billion to $18.3 billion globally. Top 100 subscription apps saw…

Android iPhoneFeb 18, 2022

iPhone 13 destroys Galaxy S22 in performance benchmarks

Imran Hussain

Apple’s latest smartphone, iPhone 13, continues to maintain its lead over Samsung’s latest flagship smartphones. This time, the victim is Galaxy S22, which ships in two processor variants: Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and Exynos 2200. Despite two types of…

AndroidFeb 17, 2022Feb 17, 2022

Google’s ‘Privacy Sandbox’ coming to Android to limit cross-app tracking apps

Asma Hussain

Google is bringing ‘Privacy Sandbox’, initially launched for Chrome in 2019, to Android in an effort to limit cross-app tracking and balance user privacy. Anthony Chavez, VP, Product Management, Android Security & Privacy, said in a blog post that the…

Android Apple MusicFeb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022

Apple Music beta for Android features new widgets and reference to “Apple Classical” app

Rida Imran

The latest update of Apple Music beta for Android features redesigned widgets for Home Screen. More interestingly, reference to an upcoming standalone app “Apple Classical” is also discovered in the update’s code. In August 2021, Apple acquired Primephonic, a classic…

iOS Android InstagramFeb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022

Instagram adds new “Your activity”, “Account Status” and other safety features

Rida Imran

On Safer Internet Day, Instagram has announced new safety features on the platform to keep users and accounts safe from attacks and cyberbullying. The company is also testing new personalized feed options which will users control over the content they…

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…

Android iOS iPhoneFeb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022

Google Messages app now shows iMessage reactions as emojis on Android devices [U: released]

Rida Imran

The latest beta update of Google Messages app version 10.7 reveals that the company is working on improving iMessage reactions’ compatibility on Android devices. According to the discovered preference in the beta code, Google Messages will intercept iMessage reactions and…

Android iOS iPhoneJan 27, 2022Jan 27, 2022

To compete with Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, India aims to create an indigenous operating system

Rida Imran

With the growing electronic manufacturing industry in India, the country’s Minister of State for Electronics and IT (MeitY) has set its eyes on creating an indigenous operating system (OS) to compete against Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems. Currently,…