HBO Max's Apple TV app leaves a lot to be desired, but WarnerMedia is keen on changing this by providing modern underpinnings that will power visual changes and future new features.
HBO Max’s overhauled Apple TV app is coming near the end of 2021
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Facebook Messenger adds end-to-end encryption to Messenger audio and video calls
Security and privacy are an important element to a lot of people. It's one of the reasons why iMessage is so popular, even in the midst of so many different messaging services out there. But most of them do offer end-to-end encryption, and now Facebook can say it does, too, for video and audio calling.
At long last, Google now lets you loop a video in the YouTube app
Google recently updated its mobile YouTube app for iOS and Android with a handy looping option. You can now set a video on repeat, which wasn't previously possible in the mobile app.
New TikTok privacy features for teens include notifications curfew
TikTok is bringing new privacy protections designed to make the app less likely eat into teenagers' sleep time, such as automatic notifications muting after 9pm and 10pm, and more.
Today at Apple Creative Projects shows how to shoot and edit looping videos in Apple’s Clips app
Today at Apple has a variety of different offshoots, but they all typically focus on creative endeavors using a range of Apple products. For example, the previous video uploaded as part of the Creative Projects initiative was meant to help iPhone photographers take better shots at night. And now the company is back with another tutorial.
Senators target Apple’s App Store with new ‘Open App Markets Act’
There is a lot of attention being put on Apple's App Store these days. And Google's own option, Google Play, too, but certainly more in Apple's direction. Many people want change, including the likes of Epic Games (and Spotify and others). And some United States Senators are leaning in the same direction.
You can now try 1Password 8 for Mac
1Password 8, the next major iteration to the popular password manager, is now available for testing on macOS ahead of its public release on Mac and Windows later this year.
Instagram unveils new features for reducing hate and abuse on trending posts, and more
Instagram has announced a trio of new features designed to further reduce abusive content on its platform, including a global rollout of Hidden Words, a new Limits feature and much stronger warnings when trying to post comments that the algorithm flags as potentially offensive.
Windows 11 is coming to both Intel and Apple silicon Macs thanks to Parallels 17
Thanks to the new Parallels Desktop 17, macOS users can officially run Windows 11 on their Macs despite Apple not supporting Microsoft's latest operating system via Boot Camp.
The businesses of banning people on Instagram
One guy claims to have made earned over five figures from selling lucrative Instagram bans in just under a month, cautioning that banning “is pretty much a full-time job lol.”
Spotify decides to pause adding AirPlay 2 support to the iOS app
Despite the fact Apple launched AirPlay 2 way back in 2018, there are some iOS apps out there that don't support it. One being the ridiculously popular music streaming app, Spotify. And while it sounds like the company is looking into it, and even plans on implementing support at some point, it turns out it won't be soon.
Coinbase launches supports for using Apple Pay when buying cryptocurrency
The cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase is now letting Apple Pay users purchase crypto with Coinbase using any debit card registered with Apple's mobile payment feature.