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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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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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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App Store nearly doubles Google’s Play Store revenue in Q3 despite boom in Android app installs
Revenues generated by Apple’s App Store yet again nearly doubled those of Google’s Play Store in the third quarter of 2020, according to new data from Sensor Tower.
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India open to launching own app store as start-ups criticise Google – government source
India is open to launching its own mobile app store or expanding an existing one if it receives enough demand from domestic firms for an alternative to Apple
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Indian startups explore alliance and alternative app store to fight Google’s ‘monopoly’
Google, which reaches more internet users than any other firm in India and commands 99% of the nation’s smartphone market, has stumbled upon an odd challenge in the world’s second-largest internet …
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Indian startup chiefs join hands to fight Google-Apple duopoly, mulls creation of an app store for local apps
Indian tech startup heads have joined hands to push for a homegrown digital app ecosystem and approach the Centre for support against Apple and Google’s duopoly over the app market. The group held an …
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Apple services outage impacted App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple News, iCloud for three hours
Apple suffered a sweeping services outage on Tuesday night, with major platforms like the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, iCloud and others rendered inaccessible for several hours.
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Apple App Store, Apple Music, several other services suffer temporary outage
Many Apple services including the Apple App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Arcade were hit by a temporary outage during the wee hours of September 30. Apple confirmed the outage stating that “some …
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Apple’s services, including the App Store, iCloud, and Apple Music are down for some users
You’re not alone. Users reported outages Tuesday evening across a variety of Apple’s services, in some cases preventing them from logging in.
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Apple services outage impacts App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple News, iCloud, more
Apple on Tuesday suffered a sweeping services outage, with major platforms like the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, iCloud and others rendered inaccessible.
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Apple Music, Apple TV+, App Store, Find My and Other iCloud Services Experiencing Issues
Several of Apple’s services appear to be experiencing issues, with MacRumors readers reporting problems with Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple …
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Drain the App Store swamp: Elect an independent third party
It’s time for a new third-party, truly independent app store — one not tied to an existing player — so that developers and end-users can determine their own fates.
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