A new Instagram linking sticker is now being tested to enable just about anyone—whether they're verified or have at least 10,000 followers—to share a link in stories.
Instagram now testing a linking sticker because not everyone has 10,000 followers
Apps
Pixelmator Pro gains AI-powered smart crop tool and other new features in latest update
Pixelmator Pro's new ML Crop feature takes advantage of artificial intelligence to provide suggestions for eye-catching ways to crop your photos in the latest update.
Reimagine what’s possible from the iPhone’s Home Screen with AppEditor
One thing that I’ve always liked about having a jailbroken iPhone is that I can get to important things more quickly than I could on a stock handset. This is all because of the different types of shortcuts and extensions that you can have on a device that’s no longer being subjected to Apple’s native software restrictions.
While there’s certainly no shortage of jailbreak tweaks that permit handy shortcuts and functionality from almost anywhere in iOS, those who consider themselves to be power users may have something to gain from the likes of a newly released jailbreak tweak called AppEditor by iOS developer @CrazyMind90.
Google Fi’s VPN service launches on iPhone
Google Fi's VPN service is hitting Apple's iOS platform, protecting your security and privacy by encrypting network traffic via unsecured public Wi-Fi connections on iPhone and iPad.
Apple will finally let apps like Procreate request access to more RAM on devices like M1 iPad Pro with 16GB of RAM
iOS 15 RAM management has improved. Now apps like Procreate can request access to more memory on devices like the M1 iPad Pro with 16GB RAM.
New Instagram test intersperses suggested posts throughout your feed, sometimes ahead of your friends’
Instagram's suggested posts may soon be interspersed throughout your feed, in some cases appearing ahead of posts from people you follow.
Twitter’s Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces features now available in a limited test
Twitter's Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces monetization features have entered testing with a subset of users, offering a generous revenue-sharing model for creators.
YouTube for iOS enabling picture-in-picture support, and now non-subscribers can use it
Following a period of uncertainty, Google has now finally begun rolling out support for Apple's Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature on iPhone and iPad, and it's not limited to paid subscribers.
Having passed one billion recognitions per month, Apple-owned Shazam proves its worth
The music identification service Shazam has passed one billion recognitions every month, a remarkable achievement for an app that debuted with little fanfare on the App Store in 2008.
Tim Cook talks apps, the App Store, and privacy in latest interview
Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive, is known to sit down with folks from time to time and have a discussion. In most cases, it's boilerplate stuff that leans into privacy. That is certainly the case with his latest interview.
How to restore deleted apps on your iPhone or iPad
Did you accidentally delete an app on your iPhone or iPad? Learn how to easily restore both free and paid apps without purchasing them again.
Batch uninstall apps from your jailbroken iPhone or iPad with Speedy
There comes a time when almost every iPhone or iPad owner comes to realize that they want to do partake in Spring cleaning on their handset’s Home Screen.