Vimeo today announced it's rolling out support for high dynamic range video (HDR), playable on compatible devices like the new iPhone X, iPad Pro and Apple TV 4K.
Vimeo announces support for HDR video, up to 8K resolutions & HEVC/H.265 codec
Apps
Google removes passcode/Touch ID/Face ID lock from Drive, Docs, Sheets & Slides
For reasons unknown, Google has recently removed the option to protect access to the Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides mobile apps with a passcode, Touch ID or Face ID.
Is YouTube draining your iPhone battery? You’re not alone
Some folks are complaining about YouTube for iPhone and iPad draining their battery excessively, even when the app is running in the background, causing the device to overheat.
How to hide iPhone X’s notch on the Lock and Home screen with Notch Remover
Can't stand that notch at the very top of the iPhone X display? I don't mind it at all. In fact, I find the notch to be a rather cute design element. Understandably, some folks may deem it visually distracting. If you'd like to conceal the notch, there's now an app for that, too!
Canva lets you create beautiful graphics with ease on iPhone or iPad
With the introduction of more powerful devices, iOS is truly hitting its stride as an undoubtedly useful platform for casual creativity. This maturation is primarily aided by the introduction of new powerful apps that are more interesting than ever. Canva is part of this class of apps that are fascinating for casual creatives on iOS.
Direct Shot is an intruiging app for immediately filing photos after taking them
Have you ever wanted to categorize photos into a folder on iOS as you take them? Direct Shot is an app for iPhone and iPad from Jeremy Conn that allows you to do just this.
Polyjamer, Grammarly Keyboard, Da Vinci Eye, and other apps to check out this weekend
This week's edition of our Apps of the Week roundup features a music-maker, a grammar-focused third-party keyboard and an app to help improve your drawing skills. And as always, we've picked two great new games for you to check out.
Instagram is testing a new feature that would let you follow hasthtags
Instagram is testing a new feature with a small subset of its users that may eventually permit its customers to follow hashtags on the service, like they would other people.
New ‘This Weekend Only’ section of the App Store features exclusive in-app promos
Apple has launched a new section of the App Store entitled This Weekend Only. The special section, available in the Today tab of the App Store, offers a look at a few apps and promotions, only available for the weekend. Normally it is just one special deal, but for the inaugural weekend, they have five special offers available.
Apple’s Clips app gains iPhone X support, 360° selfie scenes, Star Wars stickers & more
Aside from today's release of iOS 11.1.1 that fixed an issue where “Hey Siri” stopped working and squashed the embarrassing “A [?]” autocorrect bug, Apple also announced a major update to its Clips social video app for iPhone and iPad.
Infuse for iOS gains HDR support & dynamic range conversion on non-HDR devices
Thursday, aTV Flash Black developer FireCore released Infuse 5.6, its versatile media player app for iPhone and iPad, that now supports dynamic range conversion for HDR videos while bringing a whole new design to the iOS app. This follows the recent update to Infuse for Apple TV which brought support for HDR playback on the new Apple TV 4K.
Twitterrific for iPhone, iPad and Mac picks up support for sending 280-character tweets
Developer The Iconfactory on Thursday updated its popular Twitter client Twitterrific for iPhone and iPad, as well as Twitterrific for Mac, with support for sending 280 character tweets.