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Google Messages may soon show iMessage reactions as emoji

November 19, 2021

The latest update to Google Messages prepares for a new way to handle the annoying iMessage reaction messages often seen in mixed group chats. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an application that Google uploaded to the Play Store. When we decompile these files (called APKs, in the case of Android apps), we’re able to see various lines…

Here’s how Background Sounds work in iOS 15

November 19, 2021

One of the handy new features in iOS 15 is Background Sounds. Read along for how to use iPhone Background Sounds, what you get, what you don’t, how it works while listening to music, and more. Backgrounds Sounds comes with six options: balanced, bright, or dark noise…

Instagram for iOS adds the ability to delete a photo from a Carousel, adds ‘Rage Shake’ to report a problem

November 19, 2021

Instagram for iOS has added two new features that the head of the app considers “hidden gems.” It’s now possible to delete a photo from a Carousel as well as use this “Rage Shake” function to report a problem. These features were announced by Adam Mosseri, the…

Darkroom for iOS adds Filter Management feature with version 5.8

November 19, 2021

Darkroom is updating today its iOS app with a new Filter Management feature. With this feature, if you have a few filters you frequently use, it’s easier to manage and find them. Users can now update to version 5.8 of Darkroom through the App Store. Here’s what the app says about today’s update: Filter Management is here! If you have a few filters you frequently use, or a lot of filters…

Clubhouse update brings live captions to iOS users

November 19, 2021

Clubhouse on Thursday released an update to its iOS app that finally enables live captions for audio rooms. This is one of the most anticipated features for users since the launch of Clubhouse, as the social network is entirely audio-based. As a result, people who are deaf…

Apple shares fun new ‘A Dozen Eggs’ video shot on the iPhone 13 Pro

November 19, 2021

Apple continues to highlight the iPhone 13’s camera improvements, and this time the company has shared a fun video called “A Dozen Eggs” that shows the iPhone 13 Pro’s camera in action. Of course, as the name suggests, the video is all about eggs. The 1-minute clip…

Spotify adds real-time lyrics on Android, Google TV; expands podcast support to more countries

November 19, 2021

Following years of user demand for the feature, Spotify today announced that it would add support for real-time lyrics across its apps, including on Android and Google TV. Revealed in a blog post, Spotify will start rolling out lyric support today, including on Android and Android TV/Google TV apps. The feature is powered by a leading source for song lyrics, MusixMatch, and appears to work for…

Nest Cam (Wired) Review: Google’s adorable indoor cam is not the no-brainer it should be

November 19, 2021

Smart home cameras are an easy way to add a layer of security to your home or to just keep an eye on things remotely. Google’s Nest Cam lineup has long fulfilled that purpose, but in the six years since its previous indoor camera release, the competition has stepped up.

Google working to make sure food banks that aren’t online appear in Maps, Search

November 19, 2021

With a new initiative, Google is working to “expand the information about food banks and pantries in Google Search and Maps” heading into the holidays and as challenges are “compounded by the COVID-19 crisis.” Food banks have always been critical to making sure…

Twitter no longer opens the AMP version of articles on Android, iOS

November 19, 2021

Last year, Google announced that Search’s Top Stories carousel will no longer require a website to adopt Accelerated Mobile Pages in order to appear. The move away from AMP continues as Twitter for Android and iOS now just open the regular version of mobile webpages. Twitter (via Search Engine Land) quietly updated its “Publish faster articles with AMP” developer documentation with a…