Apple has some very strict rules about who can play in its Apple CarPlay sandbox. That high bar means it took until now for a third-party messaging app to make it through. WhatsApp has become the first non-Apple messaging app to enter the CarPlay universe.
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WhatsApp Messenger Now Officially Supports Apple CarPlay
… to WhatsApp Messenger has added support for Apple’s CarPlay in-vehicle connectivity system, according to Dutch tech blog iCulture. Previously in-car WhatsApp access was only possible using the app’s Siri integration, but the advantage of the new …
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WhatsApp Gets Support For Apple CarPlay
Countless users rely on it to stay in touch with their friends and family daily and they will now be able to use it with Apple CarPlay. It was possible to access WhatsApp when connected to CarPlay using Siri integration but the messaging app has now …
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WhatsApp adds CarPlay app for messaging whilst driving
WhatsApp might be the first high-profile app to support the CarPlay messaging integration for third-party apps. Unlike making an iPhone or iPad app, developers do not have direct control over how their CarPlay apps behave or draw to the screen. Instead …
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WhatsApp on CarPlay update puts chat in your dash
Apple’s CarPlay has added support for WhatsApp, allowing for voice control of the popular instant messaging service while driving. The latest update to WhatsApp quietly added CarPlay compatibility this week, making the messaging app one of a short list …
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Apple needs two more Android apps
And it also needs an Apple Pay app for Android. Why? Because without Android customers, Apple won’t change the world of e-commerce. Instead, Facebook will. Just last week Facebook’s WhatsApp launched an Android app called WhatsApp Business, which is …
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Take Back Your Time! (Evernote)
I know that if I generate a note on my Mac before I leave for either a presentation … Issue 2: Cannot scrape an article properly Hence, using only Evernote I can go to one place and one place alone. The following app is very useful to take clippings …
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Apple overhauling e-books app in bid to topple Amazon
Apple Inc. is ready to take on Amazon.com Inc. in the digital book market again, years after regulators forced the iPhone maker to back down from an earlier effort to challenge the e-commerce giant’s lead. Apple is working on a redesigned version of its …
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Apple is giving one of its forgotten apps an overhaul in order to compete with Amazon
Years after being found guilty in a high-profile e-book price-fixing case, Apple appears to be ready to make a renewed push into the digital book market. Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Apple is working on a redesigned iBooks app for iPhone and iPad …
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Google Play blew away iOS App Store in downloads for Q4 2017
A new report says over 19 million new app downloads from the Google Play Store were made during the fourth quarter of 2017. That download number was over 145 percent higher than downloads from Apple’s iOS App Store during the same time period.
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Apple announces ‘Business Chat’ to take on WhatsApp Business app
WhatsApp Business app was just launched a few days back for small businesses in select markets. However now, in a bid to take on WhatsApp Business and Facebook Messenger, Apple is set to introduce “Business Chat” for its users to communicate directly with …
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Apple to take on messaging rivals with launch of Business Chat
But as Apple joins the fray, its rivals are preparing to do battle. In addition to WhatsApp’s preemptive launch of its business app, Facebook also just added Kenneth I. Chenault, CEO of American Express, to its board of directors. Said CEO Mark …
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Apple adjusts foreign App Store pricing to account for VAT changes
Apple is in the process of sending out emails to inform developers of an App Store update that changes price of apps in six countries adjusted due to the addition of, or changes in, that country’s value added tax. According to Apple’s email, a copy of …
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Hackers are using blacklisted bitcoin apps to steal money and personal data, according to research
The research found that 661 blacklisted cryptocurrency apps were found across 20 app stores including Apple’s App Store, Google Play and others. Google Play hosted the highest amount of malicious crypto apps, the report said, with 272 available for …
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7 paid iPhone apps that are free downloads right now
Today’s roundup of Wednesday’s best paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free is a great one. We’ve got games including an augmented reality game, an awesome email app, and plenty more for you to check out today. There are also a few freebies left …
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Best iPhone apps for business 2018
The iPhone offers everything a business person may need, whichever iteration is chosen. With security covered by TouchID (or FaceID on the upcoming iPhone X) to prevent unauthorised access, the abiity to switch seamlessly between your Mac (if you use one …
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Net neutrality app is a lesson in Apple’s App Store power
That may not make much sense if you’ve had, say, the Yelp or TripAdvisor apps on your iPhone offer “inaccurate determinations” about a restaurant or hotel. But the App Store is Apple’s world, and it gets to make the rules there. Its app-review …
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