WhatsApp notifications may soon display profile images of both senders and recipients alongside the text, according to a new test conducted by the app's owner Meta.
WhatsApp is testing displaying profile photos in notifications
Apps
LockApps brings an expandable app shortcut drawer to your iPhone’s Lock Screen
The iPhone’s Lock Screen user experience is both simple and user-friendly. But if you’re a power user, then you might find yourself demanding more, especially if you favor functionality over user-friendliness.
MindGarden, Thoughtwriter, Sink and other apps to check out this weekend
It's 2022! Thank you for choosing to spend the new year with us here at iDB, we have some great Apps of the Week picks for you. There's a gamified meditation app, a smart mood journal with a slick UI, and an app to help you read more. And as always, we've selected a great game for you to check out.
How to use emoji reactions on Telegram
Learn how to use Telegram emoji reactions to spice up your conversations with a red heart, fire, party popper, or other expressive emoticons.
GitHubDown makes it easier to download files from the official GitHub app for iPhone
GitHub is an incredibly popular app among software developers. Not only does it host open-source software for other users view and download, but it makes the entire experience more social.
Spotify, Slack, Chrome, Zoom and other modern apps reimagined for the Mac OS 9 era
Spotify for Mac OS 9 has never existed, and neither have Chrome, Slack, Zoom and other contemporary Mac apps. But that hasn't stopped an intrepid designer to imagine what these macOS 12 apps would've looked liked created for the macOS 9 era back in 1999.
Stash, Christmas Guide, TuneStalgia, and other apps to check out this weekend
It's Christmas weekend, but we didn't let that stop us from putting out another edition of our Apps of the Week roundup. This week we have some great selections for you, including a minimal link saver and an app that gives Apple Music users a Spotify Wrapped-like feature. And as always, we've picked a great new game for you to check out.
WhatsApp will soon animate all heart emoticons, not just the red emoji
WhatsApp animates only the red heart emoji, but that could change soon. The Meta-owned messaging service is testing the same animation for all the WhatsApp heart emoji.
MacX DVD Ripper Pro: The fastest app to rip any DVD movie for playback on Apple devices [sponsored]
MacX DVD Ripper Pro lets you convert DVD movies to digital video files on your Mac. It's the fastest software to convert any old, new, encrypted and other DVD movies and TV series to digital files. You can even back up DVDs with it or convert a DVD for easy playback on specific devices such as your iPad or PlayStation console.
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is developing a desktop browser from scratch
The privacy-first search engine DuckDuckGo is developing a DuckDuckGo browser for desktop platforms with robust privacy protections that work by default.
Ripple, Task Muncher, Fade Out Night Light and other apps to check out this weekend
Welcome back to another edition of our Apps of the Week roundup. This week we have a mood + health tracker, a task-munching todo app and a handy night light app. And as always, we've selected a great new game for you to check out.
macOS Monterey 12.2 brings a fully native Music app on the Mac
Apple's Music app is being rebuilt as a fully native app in macOS Monterey 12.2 powered by AppKit, resulting in much snappier performance than the current Catalyst version.