Tag Archives: iOS

One of the major shortcomings that Pokèmon Go had when the game was first released was that you had to have it open all the time in order to track any distance you had walked. This was a huge drain on your phone’s battery. Android users were able to work …

Chrome for iOS and Android features suggested content on the new tab page. It appears below the speed dial and offers articles that might be of interest to you. It goes without saying that browsers that try to wade into the field of suggested content this way aren’t exactly well …

Instagram is rolling out video calls to all its users. The new call feature is integrated with your inbox where you also receive replies to your story. The feature appears to have been added in one of the recent updates to the app and has now gone live for most, …

Snapchat has a popular and unique image format. It’s been copied by Instagram but it’s still a Snapchat trademark. Snapchat is now changing things up; you can add multiple captions to snaps in the latest update. There’s also the recently added caption styles that you can choose from and they’re …

Group messages are a staple part of any messaging app. For every group chat thread that you have on Facebook Messenger, or Snapchat, or Whatsapp, you likely have at least one private thread where you’re having an auxiliary conversation that goes with it. To make these private conversations easier to …

Social media apps rely on a few things to remain popular, or relevant; new, fresh content for users to consume, and users constantly returning and interacting with the app. Interactive features are a pretty great way to get users to stick around which is why Snapchat has added lens challenges. …

In its early years, Twitter was a good way to follow news. It was like a more interactive news feed that you could subscribe to. When Google Reader was retired, many people suggested that Twitter was a reasonably good Google Reader alternative. The social platform has evolved since then and …

The conventional way of sharing anything, whether it’s a video, a photo, or an audio file, is to share it on social media. You post it and your friends will eventually see it if it isn’t lost with everything else in their timelines. Facebook has a new way to watch …

Pokémon Go is still a popular game despite predictions to the contrary. It’s been growing since it first launched and it’s come miles in terms of features and stability. When the game was initially introduced, you could only login with your Google account. Niantic has now added support for Facebook. …

Instagram now lets users create their own channels and broadcast videos from it. This new feature is called IGTV i.e., Instagram TV. The social media app is dubbing it as the video channel for vertical videos, because we all need more of those. This new feature isn’t exclusive to certain …