Instagram is currently testing Nametags feature, Snapchat-like QR codes. This feature will let you create a special image that people can scan with the Instagram Stories camera and follow. This feature was first spotted on Instagram’s Android APK last month. Now we have more details and screenshots of the feature in action. Continue reading “Instagram testing Nametags Snapchat-like QR codes”
IPL 2018 has kickstarted and on this occasion, Snapchat has announced a partnership with four teams; Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals and these teams have joined the platform as Official Stories. Continue reading “Snapchat announces partnership with four IPL teams, introduces custom Stickers, Filters and Lenses”
YouTube is planning to release a new version of its YouTube Kids app that will only show and display videos from channels that a team of YouTube curators handpicks. The updated version will also have an option that parents can select alongside the algorithmic version. Continue reading “YouTube Kids to get Whitelisted version that shows human-curated non-algorithmic content”
Snapchat is now rolling out their first TrueDepth-Enhanced AR Lenses for iPhone X and is now officially implementing Apple’s TrueDepth camera technology in its Lenses selfie-feature. With the new silent update, iPhone X users who use Snapchat will be able to use augmented reality masks pop-ups that take advantage of the Apple’s facial mapping technology. Continue reading “Snapchat rolls out TrueDepth-Optimised AR Lenses for iPhone X”
Paytm today has announced that it has revamped its app to make it, even more, user-friendly and intuitive. The revamped app personalizes the app experience for users. Money Transfers are also simpler, and instant transfers from a user’s Paytm Payments Bank account, Paytm Wallet or any other bank account to any bank account at 0% fee. Continue reading “Paytm revamps its app to make it more intuitive, aims to increase money transfers”
We have been seeing the trend of Lite apps for Play Store’s popular apps like Facebook Lite, Messenger Lite, Skype Lite, and Twitter Lite. Along with Lite apps, Google introduced its own set of Go Apps for phones with less than 1GB RAM for Android Go (Oreo Edition) phones. It already released YouTube Go, Maps Go, Gboard Go apps. Continue reading “Google Play Store now recommends Lite and Android Go apps”
Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are the company’s latest flagships and these phones come with some impressive features that aren’t present on the 2017 flagships. However, today the company is pushing one such feature to S8 and Note8 flagships. Samsung has released an update to the Always On Display (AOD) on the Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note8 that adds support for using GIF. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, Note8 Always On Display update brings GIF support”
WhatsApp is currently working on improving its Change number feature on iOS, Android and Windows phone. When someone gets a new number or changes his number on WhatsApp, it migrates the data to the new number preserving the chat history and will be automatically gets added to the groups that the old number is present and notifies group members. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android now lets you notify your contacts when number is changed”
Gboard beta 7.1 is now rolling to users along that hints at bunch of new features and improvements including Auto-spacing, new emoji, GIF making, 20 new languages and dialects, handwriting settings and more. Continue reading “Gboard 7.1 beta for Android hints at new emoji, GIF making, 20 new languages and dialects”
Reddit beta for Android is getting a new update with improvements and features like AMOLED night mode toggle in Settings, improved bottom navigation bar, and more. Continue reading “Reddit 3.0 beta for Android brings AMOLED night mode, improved bottom navigation bar, new themes and more”
Facebook is caught with the data-sharing scandal which made users uninstall the apps that were previously connected to Facebook, Snapchat is surprisingly is going the same route. According to the latest beta update, Snapchat might be testing ‘Connected Apps’ to let users connect to third-party apps. Continue reading “Snapchat said to be testing ‘Connected Apps’ to let users connect to third-party apps”
After adding a bunch of new phones support and V1 release at the MWC 2018 event and announcing a range of ARCore apps last week, Google is rolling the update to ARCore app bringing its version number to V1.1 revealing its support for more devices. Continue reading “ARCore V1.1 update hints at upcoming support for Huawei P20, Nexus 6P, Galaxy S9 and more”
Google Maps is now getting 39 additional languages support spoken by an estimated 1.25 billion people worldwide. Google Maps currently has more than 1 billion active users and lets you discover new places, find the best driving, biking, and walking routes, and more. Continue reading “Google Maps gets support for 39 additional languages”
A couple of weeks ago Microsoft said that its Edge browser beta is available for iPad as beta and today the company announced that it is available for everyone both on Android and iPad tablets. Edge browser features for tablets do remain same as the mobile version. Continue reading “Microsoft Edge browser arrives for iPad and Android tablets”
WhatsApp rolled out Payments option back in February, though it is currently under testing with limited functionality, the company is slowly refining the feature. Now the company has brought the ability to make payments using the QR Code. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android finally brings QR Code Payments Option”
