Viber, WhatsApp and Instagram allow you to remove an erroneous message for both the sender and the recipient(s) and now Facebook is working on a similar feature for Messenger.
Coming soon to Facebook Messenger: retracting sent messages
Apps
How to post longer videos to your Instagram Stories
If you sometimes upload videos to your Instagram stories, you have probably run into the 15-second limitation. That means that no matter what the length of the video you're posting to your story, Instagram will automatically crop it to a maximum duration of 15 seconds.
This is great for shorter videos, but what happens if you want to post a video that is longer than this 15-second limit?
Knowing the limits for iCloud contacts, calendars, reminders and bookmarks
If you’re having trouble importing contacts, attaching more files to a calendar event, or saving a large bookmark, you may have simply surpassed the iCloud limits. Apple puts limitations on the sizes and numbers of items.
To ensure you can continue using iCloud successfully, you should stay within these limits for Contacts, Calendars and Reminders, and Bookmarks.
DayView: A dashboard to start your day on Apple TV
When you get up in the morning, you don’t have to flip through channels or apps to see what your day looks like. To see the weather, news, calendar events, stocks, and more, just pop on your Apple TV and the DayView app .
The DayView - Personal Dashboard gives you everything you need to start your day.
Headface, Chroma, Amelia Timer, and other apps to check out this weekend
This week's edition of our Apps of the Week roundup includes an AR app that takes face-swapping to the next level, a digital piano teacher, and a beautiful interval timer. And as always, we've selected two great new games for you to check out.
Apple News to serve real-time election results
The Apple News service will provide readers with real-time election results starting at 8pm ET on November 6, replacing the existing 2018 Midterm Elections channel that went live in the summer with a brand-new Election Night section.
How to convert a PDF to JPG or PNG on iPhone and iPad
Learn how to convert PDF documents to images and saved them to the built-in Photos app in the JPG and PNG file formats on your iPhone or iPad.
How to download all images from a webpage on iPhone or iPad
Learn how to save all images from a web page on your iPhone or iPad without manually downloading them one at a time.
This platform makes Apple devices management easy [sponsor]
Whether you’re just getting your small business off the ground or growing an already successful venture, onboarding and maintaining your employees’ tech gadgets are important steps. Unfortunately, IT can be expensive — and out of the question for many small businesses. Even if you can afford to purchase reliable Apple devices for your growing staff, it can be hard to find the time to keep them updated without a specialist. That’s where Jamf Now comes into play: it’s a cloud-based solution that delivers Apple management and security with just a few minutes of setup.
Shortcuts 2.1 is out with new actions for Weather, Clock, Photos and more
Alongside the laundry list of its other releases and announcements today, Apple has pushed out an update for its Shortcuts app. The move brings the app to version 2.1, and brings about a handful of improvements including new actions for the Weather, Clock and Photos apps.
Every Apple TV Aerial screen saver, including ISS footage, can now be enjoyed on your Mac
Version 1.4.4 of the free Aerial software for macOS brings improvements like tvOS 12's latest ISS footage, support for 4K HEVC aerials, a brand-new dusk/dawn mode and other perks.
Snap brings its AR lenses and face filters to YouTube, Skype, Twitch & other video chat apps
Snap, Inc. today introduced a new desktop app, called Camera, which brings the company's fun augmented reality effects and powerful face filters to a bunch of popular video chat apps on Mac and Windows, like YouTube, Skype, Google Hangouts, Twitch and more.