Instagram’s founders are shutting down Artifact, their year-old news app
Artifact, the buzzy news app from Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, is shutting down less than a year after its launch. In a note on Medium, Systrom said the app’s “core news reading” features would be online through the end of February, but that it would remove commenting…
Apple tells developers not to call their AR or VR apps AR or VR apps
With Apple’s Vision Pro VR/AR headset set to go on sale on February 2, we’re starting to see more details about the app requirements. For example, the company has released guidelines for visionOS developers planning to release apps and there’s one strange caveat. It would rather developers don’t use the…
The best apps on Android and iOS to download on your new smartphone
Whether you just received a new smartphone as a gift, or you want to give your existing phone a refresh, you can do so by examining your app situation. First, purging might be in order: we recommend deleting any apps you don’t use regularly off your phone to get extra…
WhatsApp tests feature that could open it up to other messaging apps
The latest WhatsApp beta contains a new screen called Third-party chats that may allow it to work with other messaging apps, WaBetaInfo has reported. While the page is blank, its presence could signal that WhatsApp is getting such a feature ready in order to comply with the European Union’s Digital…
Google adds first-gen indoor Nest cameras to its Home app
During its I/O annual developer conference earlier this year, Google said it was giving users the ability to transition their first-generation Nest Cam Indoor and Nest Cam Outdoor devices from the old Nest app to its new Home application. Well, the time has come — for the indoor camera, at…
Apple cracking down on ‘fingerprinting’ with new App Store API rules
Apple will soon start cracking down on Apps that collect data on users’ devices in order to track them (aka “fingerprinting“), according to an article on its developer site spotted by 9to5Mac. Starting with the release of iOS 17, tvOS 17, watchOS 10 and macOS Sonoma, developers will be required…
ChatGPT’s Android app arrives in the last week of July
When OpenAI released a ChatGPT app for the iPhone in May, it promised that Android users will get theirs soon. Now, the company has announced that ChatGPT for Android is rolling out to users sometime next week. Moreover, its Google Play listing is already up, and users can pre-register to…
Google rolls out Android app streaming to Chromebooks following beta
You no longer need to try a beta to stream Android apps on your Chromebook. Google has released a Chrome OS M115 update that makes Android app streaming available to many more people. If you have Phone Hub enabled, you can run an Android app directly from your mobile device…
TikTok expands its music streaming service test to Australia, Mexico and Singapore
TikTok has started inviting users in Australia, Mexico and Singapore to participate in a closed beta test for its new music streaming service, according to TechCrunch and CNBC. The short-form video hosting app initially launched beta testing for its fledgling streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia in early July. Now,…
Meta’s Instagram-linked Twitter rival ‘Threads’ could arrive on July 6th
We’ve known for quite a while that Meta has been building a Twitter competitor, but now we have a more solid idea of when it will become available. A listing for the app called Threads has popped up in the iOS App Store with an estimated release date of July…