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iOSAndroidiPhoneSep 7, 2021Sep 7, 2021

WhatsApp is working on a new customizable ‘Last Seen’ status privacy feature on iOS and Android

Rida Imran

WhatsApp is developing a new feature that will allow users to adjust their ‘Last Seen’ status’ visibility. On a new contact-to-contact basis, users will be able to select the contacts they do not want to share their status visibility with….

AndroidiOSiPadiPhoneMacSep 6, 2021

Germany demands 7 years of security update for Apple and Google mobile devices

Rida Imran

Germany urges the EU Commission for strict environmental laws for Apple and Google mobile devices. The Federal Ministry of Economics wants the companies to provide security updates and spare parts of mobile devices running on iOS and Android software, including…

AndroidHow tosYouTubeAug 29, 2021Aug 29, 2021

How to use YouTube picture-in-picture on Android

Usman Hussain

Android has its own feature called Picture-in-Picture that allows smartphones running on Android 8.0 Oreo or later to multitask while in between apps. The feature can be enabled for select apps with a few simple steps. Picture-in-Picture allows you to search…

AndroidHow tosAug 28, 2021Aug 28, 2021

How to hide apps on Android

Usman Hussain

Many Android users disable or uninstall apps on an Android smartphone if they do not wish to see or use them anymore. But there is also a way where you can have the app ready-to-go, and just delete the app…

AndroidAug 27, 2021Aug 27, 2021

Netflix enters cloud gaming industry with ‘Stranger Things’ in-app mobile games

Rida Imran

Netflix has finally launched its first in-app games in Poland. Currently, in the testing phase, the video streaming service is offering ‘Stranger Things 1984’ and ‘Stranger Things 3’ to users in Poland to enjoy on their smartphones. But the feature…

iOSAndroidTwitterAug 25, 2021Aug 25, 2021

Twitter tests a new feature to allow users to easily discover more Spaces

Rida Imran

Twitter announced that it is testing a new feature to help users discover more Spaces on iOS and Android versions of the app. Currently, for some users Spaces which their contacts are listening to will appear on top of their…

AndroidiOSAug 25, 2021Aug 25, 2021

S.Korean regulators could bar Apple and Google from charging in-app purchases’ commission

Rida Imran

The parliament’s legislation and judiciary committee in South Korea is reported to approve the “Anti-Google law” Act which would stop Apple and Google from charging a commission for in-app purchases via their app stores. After the committee’s approval, the bill…

AndroidAug 23, 2021Aug 24, 2021

Samsung’s dig at Apple’s late founder Steve Jobs is distasteful, to say the least

Rida Imran

Samsung’s marketing is known for mocking Apple’s decisions like removing the headphone jack from smartphones, starting from iPhone 7 series, and power brick and EarPods starting from iPhone 12 series for environmental reasons. Now, the Korean smartphone manufacturer has gone…

AndroidiOSiPadiPhoneAug 15, 2021Aug 15, 2021

New Senate bill will risk user security, says lobbying group backed by Apple and Google

Rida Imran

Apple’s App Store has been on legislators’ radar since last year. A new bipartisan antitrust bill “Open Markets Act” could force Apple and Google to allow sideloading on their devices. Now, a lobbying group backed by the two tech giants…

MacAndroidiPhoneTwitterAug 14, 2021Aug 15, 2021

Unhappy with Twitter’s new ‘CHIRP’ font and other changes, users complain of headaches

Rida Imran

Recently, Twitter introduced new visual changes on its web and mobile apps and users are not happy. A new typeface ‘Chirp’ for western languages and high-contrast buttons is designed to bring more accessibility, uniqueness, and focus on what users are…