Apple's outdated iOS versions are being removed from the WhatsApp device requirements list in October, the Meta-owned company has announced.
WhatsApp will soon require all users to be running at least iOS 12
Apps
Home Widget, Playdate Calendar, Juked and other apps to check out this weekend
Welcome back to another edition of our Apps of the Week roundup. This week we have some great picks for you, including a widget maker for Home Kit devices, a game release calendar and an app for esports fans. And as always, we've selected a great new game for you to check out.
3 new Apple Podcasts features: Delegated delivery, storage management and more
Apple Podcasts is getting some handy controls when downloading new episodes, as well as annual memberships and other new features and tweaks.
Visualize your carrier’s 5G coverage with Speedtest maps on your iPhone
Speedtest maps are now available in the iPhone app. Now you can visualize your carrier's 5G service coverage, view network coverage and more.
WhatsApp is rewriting its Electron-powered Mac app from scratch in Catalyst
The Meta-owned WhatsApp messaging software will provide a new Mac app in the future, rewritten in Catalyst to be faster and user-friendlier on macOS.
Apple just killed the iPod
Apple has officially discontinued its family of standalone iPod music players, with the iPod touch remaining in the lineup while supplies last.
Photoshop for iPad picks up AI-powered background removal and content-aware fill
Photoshop for iPad now lets you remove a photo's background and quickly fill a selection based on its surroundings with content-aware fill.
Route Planner, ManGo, Weavit and other apps to check out this weekend
In this week's episode of our Apps of the Week roundup we have a powerful route-planner, an anime and manga tracker, and an ai-powered mind-mapper. And as always, we've selected a fun new game to check out.
WhatsApp rolls out emoji reactions, 2GB file sharing and bigger 512-people chats
You can now use WhatsApp emoji reactions to respond to messages with emoticons, plus send bigger files and create massive 512-people groups.
WhatsApp is working on letting you send and receive messages with your Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses
WhatsApp's integration with Ray-Ban Stories will let you send and receive messages, and make calls, using your voice on the smart glasses.
Twitter Circle is for those times when you wanna tweet to a smaller crowd
Twitter's Circle feature lets you add up to 150 people to a special group that you can post to when you don't feel like tweeting to everyone.
Spotify will let you pre-save albums in the weeks before they’re released
Spotify's new on-platform feature lets listeners pre-save music albums weeks before they're released, starting with Florence + The Machine’s new album.