If you want to message family, friends, colleagues, then skip SMS and use iMessage (blue bubbles only), WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram (albeit its encryption is more complex than the others). And while …
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Facebook says it’s been asking Apple to let people change iPhone’s default messages app for years
With iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, Apple finally acquiesced to a longtime request from customers: the company introduced an option to change your default apps for browsing the web and handling email. But many …
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The 5 apps every Apple TV owner should install
The good news is that an Apple TV supports many of the same apps as your other Apple devices. If you love something on iPhone or iPad, specifically something that relates to watching movies or TV, …
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This Week in Apps: Google Play gets new rules, Apple launches app marketing tools, EU looks to rein in tech giants
Apple revised its App Store rules to permit game streaming apps and clarify rules around in-app purchases, among other things. Now, Google has updated its rules, as well. Under threat of regulation, G …
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Evernote looks to recapture former glories with redesigned app
Virtually every “Must-have app” list from the mid-2010s contained Evernote, which at one point was valued at $1.2 billion and boasted over 225 million users. But …
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The best Apple HomeKit devices of 2020: August, Lutron, Wemo and more
HomeKit is Apple’s platform for smart home products. It comes baked into every iPhone and iPad the electronics giant sells. Download Apple’s free Home app, pair it with your HomeKit compatible devices …
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U.S. government appeals judge’s ruling to block WeChat app store ban
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday said it was appealing a judge’s decision to block the government from barring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google from offering Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat …
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Why Your Next iPhone Might Come Without Any Apps
The EU is proposing a law that would prohibit device makers from installing their own apps when competing versions are available.
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How to get the Microsoft Office Suite on your iPhone and use certain apps for free
Thomas Trutschel/ It’s easy to get Microsoft Office apps on your iPhone. Thomas Trutschel/ . There are two ways to get the Microsoft Office Suite on you …
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Get ready for the iPhone 12. Here are 3 ways to prepare your phone now
We’re getting closer to new iPhones, and that means you should take some time to get your current phone ready.
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Want to hide all your apps on the iPhone? Now you can
I talked about setting up Back Tap on your iPhone and got a lot of good feedback. So this week, I’m going to tell you about another feature …
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How to change your phone number on the Signal messaging app on an iPhone or Android device
You can’t change your phone number in the Signal app directly, but you can deregister your old number and then update the app as if it were new.
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App Store Reportedly Earned Twice as Much as the Google Play Store in Q3 2020
Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store, with over 35.6 billion app installs, in the third quarter of 2020, according to a new report by Sensor Tower. App stores have seen significant year-on-year …
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This week in Apple: 5G iPhones early launch, iPad Air release, App Store revenue
This week in Apple news we heard a rumor related to the possibility of Apple launching some of its 5G iPhones early in one country. Now, this is just a rumor and seems pretty far-fetched, but this is …
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Why Apple Removed RSS Reader Apps From Chinese App Store
Apple has removed some RSS reader apps from the Chinese App Store in order to comply with the Asian country’s local laws, a report reveals. Developers of two RSS reader apps, name …
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WhatsApp Will Let You Mute An Annoying Contact Or Group Forever, And We Say A Big Thank You
The ability to forever mute annoying conversations comes with WhatsApp Beta for Android 2.20.201.10 version and the WhatsApp Beta for iPhone version 2.20.100.23, which also bring a bunch of other …
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Apple Launches Revamped Maps App in the United Kingdom and Ireland
The new Apple Maps app that Apple has been rolling out over the course of the last year is expanding to the UK and Ireland as of today, according …
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