Facebook yesterday unveiled another Snapchat-like feature in the mobile Messenger app for iPhone and iPad.
Another Snapchat-like feature is coming to Facebook Messenger
Apps
Sound Control lets you set per-app volume controls on your Mac
In this week’s episode of “Let’s Talk iOS,” Sebastien and Cody shared frustration over the lack of granular audio control on iOS and macOS. While iOS remains a point of frustration, a simple Mac utility called Sound Control gives users exactly what the name implies.
Sound Control enables application-specific volume sliders on the Mac. In addition to Menu Bar controls, Sound Control can also be configured with user-defined keyboard shortcuts to adjust the level of a foreground app, or mute any background app.
Posting tweetstorms has been made easier with Twitter’s new Threads feature
Twitter on Tuesday announced a new Threads feature in its mobile app for iPhone and iPad, making it a lot easier to post so-called tweetstorms to the micro-blogging service.
You can now follow specific hashtags in your main Instagram feed
Instagram announced this morning that the ability to follow specific hashtags from the main feed is now available to users of its mobile app for iPhone.
This tweak brings Slide Over and Split View features to your iPhone
One of the significant distinctions separating the iOS experience on the iPad from the iPhone is the inclusion of various multitasking features like Slide Over and Split View.
Apple typically bars iPhone users from accessing these features out of the box because of their limited screen real estate. On the other hand, a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed Medusafied by iOS developer Sniper_GER can change that.
You can now place pre-orders for upcoming apps and games
Announced as part of a help document listed in iTunes Connect, Apple will now allow developers to offer pre-orders for upcoming applications across all of Apple's platforms.
Google releases new experimental iPhone photography apps: Selfissimo! and Scrubbies
Encouraged by the unexpected success of its excellent Motion Stills app for creating stabilized Live Photos, animated GIFs and more, Google today announced via its Research blog that it's releasing a pair of new experimental photography apps for iPhone.
Pixelmator Pro receives many improvements in the latest update
Pixelmator Pro hit Mac App Store less than two weeks ago and already the app has received several updates which fixed initial bugs and improved performance. On Monday, the Pixlemator team released version 1.0.4 of the app, bringing additional fixes and improvements.
Polyword, SoundForest, Little Ben, and other apps to check out this weekend
This week's edition of our Apps of the Week roundup features an object identifier and translator, a unique music-maker, and an eyes-free time-keeper for your Apple Watch. And as usual, we've selected two great new games for you to check out.
Try typing “let it snow” into the Apple Store app search bar for a holiday Easter egg
Apple is spreading some holiday cheer this year by including a mini Easter egg in their official Apple Store app. Simply head to the search page and type "let it snow" to see for yourself.
Prime Video for Apple TV lacks support for Dolby Vision and 5.1 surround audio
Despite streaming ultra high-resolution 4K video with high dynamic range (HDR) that looks awesome on 4K HDR television sets, Amazon's new Prime Video app for Apple TV lacks support for HDR's superior Dolby Vision implementation and 5.1 surround sound.
VLC for iOS gains full support for 4K H.265 video & iPhone X display
VLC, the popular cross-platform media player, was updated on App Store this morning with support for the native OLED display resolution on iPhone X and the ability to play 4K video encoded in the High Efficiency Video Coding standard (the H.265 codec).