Snapchat introduced Snapcodes in January 2015 and now Instagram is copying the feature.
Instagram is testing Nametags
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Instagram rolls out depth of field Focus shooting mode that supports photos and video
Want to take depth-of-field images in the Instagram camera?
Snapchat launches TrueDepth camera powered AR lenses demoed during iPhone X unveiling
Snapchat on Friday launched a trio of iPhone X-exclusive lenses it promised months ago.
New in iOS 11.3: updating apps obtained from foreign App Stores without switching Apple IDs
Some iPhone and iPad apps are only available from foreign App Stores.
Readdle Documents 6.3: better PDF reader, new cloud file management & smart MP3 search
Ukrainian developer Readdle today pushed an amazing new update to Documents, a Finder-like app you’ve always wanted that lets you read, listen, view, annotate and organize almost anything you want on your iPad and iPhone.
AirPort Express will apparently gain AirPlay 2 speaker support
Developers and public beta testers who installed the iOS 11.4 beta are noticing that Apple's AirPort Express wireless base station is showing up in the Home app as AirPlay 2 speakers.
Style your text in places that accept only plain formatting with Textlicious for iPhone
You may have noticed that not all iPhone apps support text styling.
Public betas of iOS 11.4 and tvOS 11.4 with AirPlay 2 and Messages in iCloud now available
Following developer-only iOS 11.4 and tvOS 11.4 betas, members of Apple's Beta Software Program can now install the forthcoming software updates on their iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
Facebook brings 360 degree photos and 720p video to Messenger
Facebook today announced that people can now send and receive 360-degree panoramic photos and HD quality videos through the mobile Messenger app for iPhone and iPad, as well as via its messaging web app at Messenger.com.
Tired of minimalism, this designer wants to bring skeuomorphism back
You could argue that Apple's Scott Forstall-era iPhone software gave digital skeuomorphic designs a bad name, especially after skeuomorphism escalated to an obnoxious level in iOS 6 which culminated with Forstall's departure and the Great Flattening of iOS.
iOS 11.4 beta hands-on: AirPlay 2, Messages in iCloud, HomePod stereo pairing & more
Apple yesterday seeded first developer-only betas of iOS 11.4, tvOS 11.4 and watchOS 4.3.1, with the iOS and tvOS betas reinstating a pair of missing features that we were promised at WWDC back last summer: AirPlay 2 and Messages in iCloud.
iOS 11.4, tvOS 11.4 betas bring back AirPlay 2, Messages in iCloud & HomePod stereo pairing
HomePod stereo pairing and the underlying AirPlay 2 technology that powers it have now re-appeared in the developer betas of iOS 11.4 and tvOS 11.4 (that arrived earlier today) following their unexpected removal from the previous iOS 11.3 and tvOS 11.3 updates.