This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. Facebook Messenger wants to become the default messaging app on iPhone and Android, Messenger VP David Marcus told CNBC …
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Any app that works with Apple’s fingerprint sensor will work with the iPhone X’s Face ID technology
The new iPhone X will use your face rather than your fingerprint to verify your identity, but that shouldn’t matter to your apps. They should just work. That’s the word from Apple, at least. All apps that support Touch ID, the company’s fingerprint …
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Need to Reinstall macOS Sierra? There Isn’t an App for That
Checking your purchases list won’t help, either, because macOS Sierra seems to be completely MIA. Searching for macOS Sierra on the Mac App Store returns a few results, but none are Apple’s operating system. Looking in your purchased apps gets you a …
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App Store Surfacing Old Reviews From as Early as 2008 for Some Users
The first review for Facebook’s app is from 2008 On my own iPhone, the first review for Facebook is from 2008, the year the App Store launched. The reviewer called it a nice app that allows him to stop using Facebook over text messaging, which is clearly a …
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Jay Fletcher’s work lands on two feet in Apple’s App Store
For the last few days, Charleston designer Jay Fletcher has been posting illustrations of classic sneaker designs on Instagram. As a graphic artist, it’s normal for Fletcher to post sets of designs, but these are a little different. In recent months …
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Where Are My Purchased Apps on iOS 11 App Store?
Apple has introduced many changes with iOS 11. There are quite a few that need some re-learning on our part. When it comes to the App Store, there has been a lot of changes. Not only did Apple completely redesign the App Store in iOS but they have also …
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iPhone Apps That Will Boost Your Daily Exercise Routine
People who didn’t get a time from their busy schedule. For them, there are nice apps which can remind and also make them do exercise. You can keep your body fit and healthy with the help of daily exercise application. Those who are using iPhone they are …
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The 44 best Apple Watch apps to download
Whether you’re wearing the original Apple Watch, the Series 2, or the new Apple Watch Series 3 — which we say is the best smartwatch you can buy — you’re going to want to know the best Apple Watch apps to download. To find them, you typically have …
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China blocks WhatsApp messages
Many Chinese activists favour WhatsApp over local messaging apps because of its end-to-end encryption function … have chosen to pull out completely from mainland China. In July, Apple removed software allowing internet users to skirt China’s “Great …
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WhatsApp gets blocked behind China’s ‘Great Firewall,’ joining Facebook and Instagram
… other Facebook-owned apps censored by the Chinese government: Facebook and Instagram. SEE ALSO: Why Apple plays China’s censorship game Facebook has been blocked in China since 2009, so that’s nothing new. But WhatsApp had slowly become more and …
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China disrupts WhatsApp ahead of Communist Party meeting
Many Chinese activists favour WhatsApp over local messaging apps because of its end-to-end encryption function … have chosen to pull out completely from mainland China. In July, Apple removed software allowing internet users to skirt China’s “Great …
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China Blocks WhatsApp, Broadening Online Censorship
SHANGHAI — China has largely blocked the WhatsApp messaging app, the latest move by Beijing to step up surveillance … result is easier for governments to monitor. Beijing also allows Apple’s FaceTime service, which has end-to-end encryption but …
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China blocks WhatsApp ahead of Communist Party gathering: Report
WhatsApp has experienced some disruptions since mid July … In July, Apple sent notifications to developers in China explaining their VPN app was removed from the Apple App Store, as the apps included “content that is illegal in China, which is not …
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Amazon and Facebook and Google and Apple Don’t Want What’s Best For You
I can’t ask Siri about my Amazon order (without going into my browser or app). I can’t … Wanted What Was Best For You? If I were asking my Google Assistant more than a few times about the Patriots game, what if Apple told me I could buy a live …
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Electric cars poised for their ‘iPhone moment’
The rise of Tesla and its rivals could be turbo charged by complementary services from Uber Technologies and Alphabet’s Waymo unit, just as the iPhone rode the app economy and fast … maker Rovio Entertainment or WhatsApp. The fundamental nature of …
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How to Convert WhatsApp Voice Message into Text on Android and iPhone
The app will now convert your voice message to text. Step #1. Download and install “Audio to Text for WhatsApp” on iPhone. Step #2. Open the app on your iPhone. Step #3. When it asks for permission to access speech recognition, grant it by tapping …
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Facebook Messenger DOWN – Chat app not working thousands hit by issues
These include updates to Maps, Siri and Apple Pay along with a new control centre and photo options. It’s not been a good week for Facebook with its WhatsApp service also hit by outages that caused thousands to lose access to the app. WhatsApp fans also …
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