Google Messages might soon let you edit sent messages
Fixing mistakes in messaging apps is part of the modern chat experience. The old process involves explaining what you meant or correcting a previous line …
Apps & Software
Using Beeper Mini means stealing iMessage from Apple – and you need to read this
Beeper Mini was the app of the moment last week, the breakthrough cross-platform messaging app that brought secure iMessage support to Android. Beeper found a …
iOS 17.2: Release date, features, iPhone compatibility
With the beta cycle of iOS 17.2 over, there are several new features available to iPhone users. BGR compiled everything we know about this software …
The iPhone’s health app lacks a year-in-review feature – here’s how to get one
Forget year-in-reviews for Spotify, Apple Music, and other content consumption apps. I want to know what my fitness/workout program looked like for the entire year, …
I want iMessage to copy WhatsApp’s Face ID security
WhatsApp just added a new security feature called Secret Code. An evolution of the Chat Lock feature that lets you password-protect sensitive WhatsApp Chats, Secret …
5 hidden iOS 17.2 features coming to your iPhone next week
After more than a month of beta testing, iOS 17.2 will be available to all iPhone users starting next week. Since Apple already seeded the …
Apple is blocking Beeper Mini from bringing iMessage to Android
As quickly as the Beeper Mini app brought iMessage to Android, Apple showed up to rain on its parade. On Friday, Beeper Mini users started …
Apple seeds tvOS 17.2 RC 2 ahead of the official release next week
A day after seeding RC 2 of macOS 14.2, Apple is doing the same with tvOS 17.2. Although it’s unclear what bug the company has …
Google’s amazing Gemini AI demo was a big fake, so I’ll stick with ChatGPT
One of the biggest immediate worries with AI products like ChatGPT is not that they’ll take over the world, eradicating humanity in the process. It’s …
After iMessages, Beeper Mini wants to bring FaceTime to Android next
There’s been a lot of talk about Apple’s iMessage in the past few months, considering the increased pressure on Apple to support RCS messages. Apple …
iPhone got a big AirDrop upgrade I can’t wait to use: NameDropping tickets from the Wallet app
iOS 17 brought a significant upgrade to the way you share contact information between iPhone users. NameDrop is the name of the new iPhone trick. …
Proton Drive gets encrypted photo backup features, starting with the Android app
End-to-end encryption is the main feature of Proton’s software. The Swiss software developer started with Proton Mail a few years ago, and now operates a …
Popular Android barcode scanner app has been leaking passwords
When it comes to downloading apps on your mobile device, you can never be too careful. Even if the app isn’t actively malicious, there is …
Facebook Messenger finally got default end-to-end encryption – here’s how to tell if you have it
Meta added end-to-end encryption for one-on-one chats in 2016. End-to-end encryption wasn’t enabled by default, like in iMessage, WhatsApp, and Signal, but now, Meta is …
Threads launches hashtag support, and it’s way better than Twitter
Well, we knew this day was coming. While some of us loved the idea of a social network free of them altogether, no social media …
How to try the new combined Hulu and Disney+ app right now
We learned about a month ago that Disney planned to bring Hulu content to the Disney Plus app for subscribers who pay for streaming bundles. …
macOS Sonoma 14.2 RC 2 now available to developers
A day after seeding the Release Candidate version of macOS 14.2, Apple is now making available RC 2 to developers. At this moment, it’s unclear …
From New Nostalgia to Calming Rhythms: Adobe predicts creative trends for 2024
For the seventh year in a row, Adobe released its Creative Trends Report. For 2024, the company believes calming rhythms, wonder and joy, dynamic dimensions, …
How to recover missing Google Drive files – Google has a fix
While we routinely take cloud storage for granted, things can go wrong, even with the big providers. Google is one of them, with some Google …
iMessage won’t be a gatekeeper service – here’s why I’m not surprised
iOS, the App Store, and Safari are all gatekeeper services in the EU, as is Apple. That’s according to the region’s first gatekeeper determinations under …
AI like ChatGPT needs strong regulation, and I hope the EU delivers it
I’m not afraid of a future where AI might lead us to a post-apocalyptic world where humans don’t survive as a species. But I do …
Pixel December feature drop brings Gemini AI to the Pixel 8 Pro
Get ready, everyone. What is a photo is about to turn into an even stranger conversation after Google’s December feature drop for the Pixel. Things …
Samsung’s Galaxy S25 will feature a big redesign – but who cares?
We’ve reached a point in smartphone history where design doesn’t matter as much anymore. All phones look the same, with small variations, and there’s nothing …
Google launches its Gemini AI model to give GPT-4 a worthy rival
Ever since OpenAI’s ChatGPT took the world by storm late last year, we’ve been waiting for the inevitable competition to arise. Today, OpenAI’s first significant …
Apple delays Apple Music Collaborative Playlist feature to 2024
One of the best iOS 17.2 features coming to Apple Music was Collaborative Playlist. Unfortunately, Apple removed all references to this function during the final …
Year on TikTok 2023 is here: From Girl Dinner to our Roman Empire
After the music recaps from Deezer, Spotify, and Apple Music, TikTok joins the trend by recapping the past year on the platform. As expected, 2023 …
Apple is fully embracing AI for Apple Silicon – here’s the first proof
We all know Apple moves in its own way. While some were disappointed that the company didn’t mention AI at WWDC or during any of …
GTA 6 needs to be available on Mac, iPhone, and Vision Pro on day one
Years in the making, GTA 6 will be available at some point in 2025. Rockstar Games released the first trailer for the highly anticipated sequel …
Why will Instagram and Facebook Messenger stop talking to each other?
For years, Meta (then Facebook) wanted to unify Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. It began implementing that plan by allowing Instagram users to talk to …
Apple kills iTunes Movies app on Apple TV with tvOS 17.2 RC
With tvOS 17.2 RC, Apple is finally killing the iTunes Movies app. This change comes after the company started testing a revamped TV app early …
