IOS

Apple consistently makes improvements to its camera app every year. New features are added and the Photos app gets a boost to incorporate them. The improvements never go beyond what’s needed to view photos and perform basic edits. Your camera roll isn’t really sophisticated even though iOS itself is. If …

Mobile websites are websites that are optimized for viewing on a mobile device. Some websites optimize only the look while others will also serve up special content that isn’t data heavy. A good mobile site is one that can give you access to everything the desktop site can but the …

Google Lens is a neat feature that Google announced for Pixel devices last year. It’s a sophisticated photo scanning feature that identifies items in your photos and provides additional information about them. The feature is meant to help identify important buildings, or landmarks but it also, reportedly, works with books, …

We all know that Chrome works with our Google accounts to sync information across devices. The information that is synced includes passwords, browsing history, bookmarks, form data, and apps. Users have the option to choose what they sync; they can sync everything or just selective data. This data sync is …

It’s not normal for a social media app to ask you what kinds of ads you want to see. Most just follow you around on the internet, keep a long, detailed record of everything you do, and wing it from there. Snapchat however does let you tweak ad preferences. To …

You can send voice messages over Whatsapp. It’s actually a rather popular feature on the app and people prefer it over sending a text or making a phone call. It’s not the only app to have voice messages; Viber has the same feature and if you use iMessages on an …

Playerunknown’s Battleground is a game that was released, in beta, in 2017. It’s been incredibly successful despite the many bugs that plagued it during its beta period. It’s out of beta now, and it’s still going strong, so much so, that there are now mobile versions of the game that …

The App Store on iOS has a neat gift feature that lets you buy any app, and recently an in-app purchase, and give it to a friend. Sending gifts from the App Store is easy enough; you need a valid payment method, and the Apple ID for whoever you want …

Siri Shortcuts are useful but not everyone has the time, or patience, to create one for their specific use. Fortunately, sharing a Siri shortcut is really easy. Once you find a shortcut that does exactly what you need it to, you can import it. It ought to be backed up …

Viral GIFs have become something of a measure for a TV show or movie’s popularity. A quotable scene, a memorable dialog, or just the perfect reaction can become the perfect GIF. If course, creating a GIF from a movie or TV show isn’t easy, especially if you’re watching it on …