Telegram for desktop does not autoplay GIFs and videos after latest update
Telegram for desktop was updated to 4.3.2 yesterday. The new version seems to have broken the autoplay functionality for GIFs and videos. Telegram for desktop does not autoplay GIFs and videos I […]
Microsoft's SwiftKey is back on the iOS App Store
Microsoft's SwiftKey is back on the iOS App Store. The popular keyboard app is available on Apple's storefront out of the blue, after a month-long hiatus. SwiftKey for iOS is back In […]
WhatsApp now lets you message yourself, and adds a way to link Android tablets
WhatsApp has been adding many useful features to its instant messaging app. The beta version has been updated to allow users to send messages to themselves. WhatsApp now lets you message yourself […]
Telegram update brings Topics in Groups, improved night mode on iOS and more
WhatsApp improved the experience for groups in an app update that was announced last week. Telegram is bringing some improvements of its own for large groups. Telegram Topics in Groups The instant […]
How to hide your WhatsApp Online status
Meta-owned WhatsApp added a new feature to the privacy settings of the messaging application. Now, WhatsApp users may block others from seeing their online status, something that was not possible previously. Up […]
WhatsApp Communities are rolling out to users along with 32 person video calling, in-chat polls, and larger groups
In April this year, WhatsApp revealed that it was building a way for large groups of people to discuss things through its instant messaging service. It's here, WhatsApp Communities are now rolling […]
Pocket Casts mobile apps for Android and iOS are now open source
Pocket Casts has announced that its apps for Android and iOS are now open source. The podcast player app debuted in 2010, it was available as a premium offering with a $3.99 […]
WhatsApp introduces Call Links to invite up to 32 people to a group call
WhatsApp Messenger has announced a new feature called Call Links. The option will allow users to invite other people to join a group call. WhatsApp Call Links To use it, tap the […]
Telegram adds more free reactions for users, new username links and more
Telegram has rolled out an update for its apps on Desktop, Android and iOS that increases the number of free animated reactions. It also introduces a new way to share profile links, […]
Net Signal Pro Wi-Fi strength checker for Android
Net Signal Pro is a commercial application for Android to check the strength of wireless connections and to display various Wi-fi related information. A free ad-powered version is also available. The app […]
Valve releases new Steam beta mobile app with redesigned UI, scan with QR to login
Valve has released a beta version of its Steam mobile app for Android and iOS devices. The new version revamps the interface, adds a couple of features, and removes the built-in Chat […]
InAppBrowser reveals if TikTok, Instagram and other apps with browsers inject their JavaScript
Earlier this month it was revealed that popular mobile applications with integrated browsers injected custom JavaScript into visited sites. Facebook, Instagram and TikTok all use code injection techniques to virtually track anything […]
Signal says Twilio data breach resulted in 1900 users' phone numbers being exposed
A week ago, I wrote an article about a data breach that happened at Twilio. It appears that Signal was impacted by this security incident. 1900 Signal users' phone numbers exposed by […]
Telegram founder says Apple forced them to remove animated Telemoji from the messaging app
A couple of days ago, Telegram's founder Pavel Durov shared a message on his channel claiming that Apple had deliberately delayed a revolutionary update for the instant messaging app. The version in […]
Twilio, the company that owns Authy, suffered a data breach
Twilio, the company which owns the popular 2-factor authentication service Authy, has revealed that it has suffered a data breach. An announcement published on its website states that some of its employees […]
WhatsApp now lets you delete messages after 2 days, leave groups silently, and adds screenshot blocking
WhatsApp Messenger now allows users to delete messages even after 2 days. The VOIP service announced the news via its social media channels. Prior to this update, WhatsApp had a pretty strict […]
Nova Launcher and Sesame Search have been acquired by Branch, an analytics company
The popular home screen app for Android devices, Nova Launcher has been acquired by Branch Metrics, a company that specializes in analytics. Sesame Shortcuts, which supported integration with the launcher app, has […]
Microsoft announces a new design for OneNote on Android, and adds local backup option for OneNote for Mac
Microsoft has announced that it is updating the user interface of its OneNote app for Android. The Mac version has also been updated with a much-needed feature, local backup. What's new in […]
Huge update for third-party Android YouTube client NewPipe released
The developers of the third-party Android YouTube client NewPipe released an update this week for the application. NewPipe 0.23.1 introduces support for new technologies that YouTube uses, which improve the performance of […]
SoundAssistant for Samsung Galaxy gives you app-specific volume controls
SoundAssistant by Good Lock Labs is a free sound application for Samsung Galaxy devices. The main feature of the app gives you control over the sound volume, including options to change the […]
Telegram Premium announced: Here are the extra features that it offers
Telegram Premium has been officially announced. All existing features remain free, as Pavel Durov confirmed last week, but the subscription offers you some additional benefits. Telegram Premium features Increased file upload size […]
Telegram founder criticizes Apple for web app limitations on iOS
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has criticized Apple for limiting web developers on iOS and iPadOS. He isn't the first to lash out at Safari on iOS. Apple's mobile browser has been slammed […]
DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser app does not block Microsoft trackers
DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser isn't totally private, a security researcher has revealed. The privacy-focused search engine's app, for iOS and Android, is not blocking trackers from Microsoft. The news came to light when […]
Google forces Total Commander developer to remove the ability to install APKs on Android devices
Total Commander for Android no longer allows you to install APKs that you downloaded. The popular file manager boasts a cult following among the PC and Android users. Total Commander for Android […]
1.5 million apps on Google and Apple's app stores may be removed for not being updated in 2 years
A few weeks ago, Apple began warning developers that they would be removing apps that haven't been updated in a long time, from the App Store. The Cupertino company is not alone […]
Nothing Launcher beta is now available for devices on Android 11 or above
A couple of weeks ago, Nothing, the company founded by Carl Pei, released a new launcher app to tease a preview of Nothing OS. While it was intially limited to the Samsung […]
Google will discontinue its YouTube Go app in August
Google has announced that it is discontinuing its YouTube Go app in August 2022. The search giant is recommending users to install the main YouTube app, or access the streaming service using […]
Mozilla says that some mental health and prayer apps have serious privacy issues
Mozilla has released a report after analyzing various mental health apps and prayer apps. The results aren't nice, these apps are spying on users and selling personal data to third parties. The […]
Telegram Premium subscription is reportedly in the works; could offer more stickers and reactions
Telegram Messenger is working on a paid subscription called Telegram Premium. Rumors suggest that it will offer some exclusive stickers and reactions that subscribers may use. The service boasts over 500 million […]
Microsoft Lens can only save scans if you allow it to analyze the content
Microsoft Lens, a free scanning application for Google Android, is a document scanning and conversion app. One of its main purposes is the taking of photos of documents or whiteboards, editing the […]
Telegram adds support for custom notification sounds, mute duration, new animated emoji
Telegram has updated its apps with improvements for notifications, auto-delete, emojis and more. Here's a brief overview of the new features, and how to use them. Custom Notification Sounds for chats When […]
WhatsApp to increase attachment size to 2GB, add emoji reactions, larger group calls, and more
WhatsApp Messenger has laid down plans for some changes coming to its apps. The Facebook-owned service is also set to introduce a new feature called Communities, to help organizations, schools, local clubs, […]
Proton Calendar app for Android is now available for all users
Proton AG has rolled out Proton Calendar for Android for all users. A beta test version of the app was launched last year, with the same end-to-end encryption system used in Protonmail. […]
DeepL Translator is now available for Android
When DeepL Translator launched in 2017, it promised to deliver translations that would be more human-like than those of competing services such as Google Translate or Microsoft Translate. The service has been […]
Simple Keyboard: open source lightweight keyboard for Android
Simple Keyboard is an open source application for Google's Android operating system by the maker of Simple Mobile Tools. The app was released recently to the public and is somewhat limited at […]
Open Source app TapTap brings Android's Quick Tap feature to unsupported devices
TapTap is an open source application for Google's Android operating system that brings Android 12's Quick Tap feature to devices running Android 7 and up. Google implemented Quick Tap in Android 12 […]
NewPipe: the better YouTube client for Android
NewPipe is an open source YouTube application for Android that has all the features that the official YouTube application does not support, or only offers when you pay for it. The official […]
My experience with DuckDuckGo's App Tracking Protection feature
DuckDuckGo added an app tracking protection feature to its Android application, also called DuckDuckGo, back in November 2021. The feature blocks tracking attempts system-wide on the Android device when enabled. The feature […]
Tip: All Simple Mobile Tools Android apps are free on Google Play currently
Simple Mobile Tools is a developer of high quality open source Android applications, which are available as free and paid versions on Google Play. The tools are excellent replacements for native Android […]
Newsly: listen to news and podcasts on Android and iOS
Newsly is a new news and podcast listening application for Android and iOS. The base version of the application is free and text to speech is used to turn text into audio […]
