Opera 46 for Android brings themes, night mode, private tabs notifications and more

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Opera has rolled out a new update to its Android app bringing the version number to 46. This update brings features like themes, night mode, private tabs notifications and more.  Continue reading “Opera 46 for Android brings themes, night mode, private tabs notifications and more”

Google revamps Gmail with Smart Replies, confidential mode, priority notifications and more [Update: ‘Nudge’ respond reminders now rolling out]

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Update: Google has started rolling out respond reminder feature that will ‘nudge’ users to reply to emails they may have missed and to follow up on emails for which they haven’t received a response. This is enabled by default for users with the new Gmail enabled, but you can can turn it off from the Gmail settings menu.

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Snapchat for iOS gets redesigned interface

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Snapchat back in November had rolled out a redesigned interface that separates Stories of friends from brands. However, the redesign received a lot of flake from loyal Snapchat users. Now, thanks to the 1.2 million signed petitions, the company acknowledged that the new Snapchat was not satisfactory enough, so it is now rolling out yet another designed interface to iOS. Continue reading “Snapchat for iOS gets redesigned interface”

YouTube for Android now lets you set a reminder to take a break

YouTube Take a break reminder

At the Google I/O event, the company announced its digital well-being initiative to help people better understand their digital habits. One inclusion to this initiative is ‘Take a break’ self-set timer within YouTube to refrain users from spending too much time watching videos. Today, the feature is rolling out to YouTube for Android.  Continue reading “YouTube for Android now lets you set a reminder to take a break”

Instagram Stories gets interactive emoji slider sticker for polls

Instagram Emoji Sticker

Instagram is rolling out interactive emoji slider sticker for polls; It is a fun new way to spice up your Instagram stories polls. As usual, you can ask questions in your stories and add polls, and from there you have to choose an emoji for your question, add a layer of emotional context that helps those answering understand your tone and answer accordingly. Continue reading “Instagram Stories gets interactive emoji slider sticker for polls”

Gmail for iOS now lets you send and receive money, snooze e-mails

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Google is rolling out a new update to Gmail for iOS using which you can send and receive money, and snooze emails. Using Google Pay with Gmail, you can now send or receive money. This was rolled out for Android last year.  Continue reading “Gmail for iOS now lets you send and receive money, snooze e-mails”

Google working on Lookout app to aid visually impaired in navigating

Google Lookout

According to research, there are over 253 million blind or visually impaired people in the world and to make the world accessible to them; Google is developing a new Lookout app. This app will help visually impaired in becoming more independent by giving auditory cues as they encounter objects, text, and people around. Continue reading “Google working on Lookout app to aid visually impaired in navigating”

Google Play Award Winners for 2018 announced – Flipkart, Khan Academy, Cricbuzz and more

Google for the past three years has been following the tradition of announcing Play Award Winners every year. Following the legacy, it announced the awards this year as well ahead of the I/O event. Google Play Awards is the best way for fresh apps to make a name for themselves. This year award includes some familiar names like Flipkart, Cricbuzz, Khan Academy.

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Instagram Stories could get ‘Music Stickers’ and auto-song detection

Instagram said to be working on bringing ‘Music Stickers’ and auto-song detection for Stories. The ‘Music Stickers’ found inside its Android app could let you search for and add a song to your posts and the company is also said to be working on detecting songs you’re listening to and display the artist and song title as just a visual label. Continue reading “Instagram Stories could get ‘Music Stickers’ and auto-song detection”

WhatsApp for iPhone gets Facebook and Instagram integration with picture-in-picture mode, fully GDPR compliant

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WhatsApp has rolled out a new update to iPhones bringing the version number to 2.18.51. While the update also includes bug fixes, it brings two major features on board; Facebook and Instagram integration with picture-in-picture mode. It is now fully GDPR compliant, meaning that it will ask users to confirm if they are at least 16 years old when they are prompted to agree to new terms of service and privacy policy. Continue reading “WhatsApp for iPhone gets Facebook and Instagram integration with picture-in-picture mode, fully GDPR compliant”

WhatsApp reportedly begins development of Business app for iOS

WhatsApp Business app for Android launched back in January and since then there was no news regarding the Business app for iOS. Until now anyway, as the company is starting its work in bringing out the Business for iOS.  Continue reading “WhatsApp reportedly begins development of Business app for iOS”

Adobe Photoshop Express for Android gets automatic perspective correction, vignette effects and more

Adobe Photoshop Express gets a handful of new features in the latest update to its Android app. It brings automatic perspective correction, vignette effects, and more. The vignette effects help in adjusting the brightness around the edge of a photo and also adds a nice dramatic or nostalgia look to the picture.  Continue reading “Adobe Photoshop Express for Android gets automatic perspective correction, vignette effects and more”

Gboard 7.2 beta for Android brings the ability to create own GIFs using camera, new sticker gallery

Google is now rolling out a new beta update to the Gboard for Android which brings the ability to create own Gifs using the camera, new sticker gallery. The GIF creation feature was spotted in previous Gboard APK being tested internally and is now finally making its way to the beta. Continue reading “Gboard 7.2 beta for Android brings the ability to create own GIFs using camera, new sticker gallery”

Airtel TV Free Hit interactive quiz game launched, offers cash prize of up to 2 crores

After Reliance Jio, Airtel today has announced the launch of ‘Airtel TV Free Hit’interactive gamification experience for its users. It is an in-app quiz based game where users have to answer a set of questions related to the ongoing T20 action. Airtel is also offering daily cash prizes from a total of over two crore rupees. Continue reading “Airtel TV Free Hit interactive quiz game launched, offers cash prize of up to 2 crores”

Twitter advices its 336 million users to change the password over a bug

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Twitter claims that it uses technology that masks the user passwords so that no one at the company can see them. However, the company has recently identified a bug that stored passwords unmasked in an internal log. But Twitter says that it has fixed the bug and a closed investigation ensures no sign of breach or misuse by anyone. Continue reading “Twitter advices its 336 million users to change the password over a bug”