The Meta-owned messaging service now lets you listen to WhatsApp voice messages and audio files outside of chats, improving your multitasking when using the app.
You can now play audio messages on WhatsApp whilst chatting in another thread
Apps
Twitter Safety Mode, which lets you block trolls from your feed, expands to more testers
Twitter's Safety Mode that automatically blocks accounts which harass you has expanded to more beta testers in the US, UK, Canada and more.
How to like someone’s story on Instagram without sending a DM in your inbox
Learn how to privately like someone's Instagram story without sending a DM notification in your inbox to prevent cluttering your messages screen.
The official Apple Support app will now give you price estimates for common repairs
The official Apple Support app has been updated with the ability to get price estimates for common repairs such as fixing cracked iPhone screens or replacing batteries.
Purelist, Play, Five Cents and other apps to check out this weekend
Welcome back for another edition of our Apps of the Week roundup. This week we have a minimal note-taking app, a powerful YouTube companion, and a money tracker for folks who hate money trackers. And as always, we've selected a great new game for you to check out.
Meta’s new Vanish Mode brings Snapchat-style chats to Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger's new Vanish Mode is now available, bringing Snapchat-style ephemeral messages with texts, GIFs and more that disappear as soon as they're seen.
After all those years, YouTube TV is finally adding picture-in-picture to its iOS app
YouTube TV is adding picture-in-picture support to its iPhone and iPad app “soon” but it will be arriving a few years later than we would have expected in an ideal world.
Could Apple’s new app focused on classical music be launching soon? Apple Music for Android now references “Apple Classical”
The “Apple Classical” name for an app based on the Primephonic deal was revealed in Apple Music for Android, hinting that the official launch might not be too far away.
Fantastical 3.6 takes the pain out of scheduling meetings with Openings, Proposals and other new features
Productivity software maker Flexibits has pushed a new update to its award-winning Fantastical app that could literally be the easiest way to schedule meetings you've ever tried with smart features such as Openings, overhauled Proposals and other perks.
A simple Mac app fixes macOS 12.2 battery drain by toggling Bluetooth so you don’t have to
A new app works around the MacBook battery drain issue in macOS Monterey 12.2 which happens overnight due to a Bluetooth bug continually waking your notebook from sleep.
The Ulysses text editor adds third-party font support, overhauls the writing goals feature
The popular iPhone, iPad and Mac writing app Ulysses has picked up new features, including the ability to choose third-party fonts from font apps installed on iOS or iPadOS.
These are my 10 favorite iPhone apps in 2022
Many of the apps Apple pre-installs on iPhones and iPads get the job done for the average user. But any needs beyond that are best satisfied by third-party apps that can be had from the App Store.