Soon it might become easier for users to get the blue tick verification on Instagram. The company is said to be testing a new verification process with an official request form that is publicly accessible within the app for the first time. For now, the new request form is available for iOS in Australia and a few other unspecified countries. Continue reading “Instagram said to be testing new ‘Request Verification’ process”
PUBG is consistently releasing a fresh new update since it launched back in March. In May it rolled out the much talked 0.5.0 update and in June it released the 0.6.0 which is currently the stable release. Though it tests the upcoming stable release before it rolls out, the beta of the game is not so easy to find for everyone who might be interested. To make the process easy, Tencent Games released the PUBG mobile beta on the Play Store. Continue reading “PUBG mobile beta version for Android released on the Play Store”
Snapchat back at the end of 2017 launched the Snap Studio and also introduced a new way for people to build their own lenses. Today the company is introducing a new way to find those lenses inside the app; it calls Lens Explorer. This shows a variety of lenses in a variety of ways. Continue reading “Snapchat Lens Explorer lets you browse community filters”
Opera today announced that it is testing Cryptowallet beta built-in to its Android app and it supports the Ethereum Web3 API. Through this feature, users can send, receive and pay in cryptocurrency without needing a new web browser or a separate extension. Continue reading “Opera for Android is the first browser with built-in Crypto Wallet”
Emirates Skywards which is the loyalty programme of Emirates airline has partnered with the ENTERTAINER to launch its own Emirates Skywards GO app for members. The app is a mobile travel companion that offers members access to over 4,400 2-for-1 offers at some of the best restaurants and spas in over 20 cities. Continue reading “Emirates Skywards GO companion app for Android and iOS released”
Google’s Gboard application is getting a new update which brings features like spell check, a mini mode for the morse code keyboard, and an adaptive icon. Though few of them are already available, few are still disabled. As for the stuff that is lying beneath, there are hints at the development of Minis; Allo type Selfie Stickers, a floating keyboard, more Make GIF effects, and more. Continue reading “Gboard V7.4 hints at floating keyboard, Minis selfie stickers, spell check and more”
Facebook today has announced that it has started testing AR based ads in News Feed and will only be accessible for users in the USA. The company said that it is adding new ways to help businesses to engage with users on mobile, encourage product discovery and drive sales online and in stores. Continue reading “Facebook starts testing AR ads in News Feed”
Instagram today has officially announced that it is introducing a new interactive questions sticker in Stories that lets your friends submit questions for you to answer, after testing it recently. It’s a fun new way to interact with your followers. The company back in May rolled out interactive emoji slider sticker for polls. Continue reading “Instagram update brings interactive questions sticker for Stories”
WhatsApp today has announced that it is rolling out a new feature that will indicate which messages you receive have been forwarded to you. This extra piece of information will give a better idea and determine if your friend or relative wrote the message they sent or if it originally came from someone else. Continue reading “WhatsApp will now label forward message to fight misinformation”
Google Pay is getting a new update bringing features like the ability to pay friends, save tickets, manage information in one place. Google is now combining the Google Pay and Google Pay Send apps. Now, you can send or request money right from the Google Pay app. Continue reading “Google Pay update brings the ability to pay friends, save tickets and more”
Snapchat is said to be working on a new visual product search feature, codenamed “Eagle,” and this will deliver users to Amazon’s listings. This feature is found buried under the Snapchat Android app and what this does is that when you “Press and hold to identify an object, song, barcode, and more, it would send the data to Amazon, Shazam, and other partners. Continue reading “Snapchat might be working on Project Eagle visual ‘Camera Search’ in partnership with Amazon”
Google Phone V22 update is rolling out, while it doesn’t bring any new changes, there are subtle hints at features that Google is preparing. One among them is the call screening with real-time transcriptions so you can easily differentiate between legitimate and unwanted callers. Continue reading “Google Phone V22 hints at call screening, on-phone voicemail recording”
YouTube continues to rat out fake news and conspiracy theories its video-site platform. As a part of its efforts to streamline quality journalism that requires sustainable revenue, the company slowly has been expanding its funding support beyond Europe and today it is committing $25M to support future of news. Continue reading “YouTube expands Top News and Breaking News to 17 countries including India, to invest $25 million to support future of news”
Google Play Games app is getting a new update (v5.10) which brings features like new setting to disable autoplay videos, new search, removed settings to disabled Quest and Request notifications (v5.9), added Snake, YouTube links under games in the carousel (v5.8), White nav bar (v5.8). It is also bringing a new progress screen to a small group of users. Continue reading “Google Play Games update brings Search, Snake game, YouTube videos with gameplay and more”
Microsoft has been moving its focus in bringing out more apps that are daily usable by users. With Microsoft’s Edge browser and Launcher striking gold with millions of downloads in Play Store and App Store, the company sure has a scope to do more. The company’s Movies & TV app is currently only available on Windows-based platforms like Windows 10 PC, Xbox, and Windows 10 Mobile. Continue reading “Microsoft said to be working on Movies & TV app for Android and iOS”
