Snapchat has rolled out an official Apple Watch app so you can view snaps and respond to conversations right from your wrist.
Snapchat launches Apple Watch app so you can respond to snaps from the wrist
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WhatsApp AI Studio will let you build your own AI chatbot assistant within the app
Meta is integrating its AI Studio into WhatsApp, allowing you to build your own AI chatbot assistant and utilize it within the messaging software.
Appeals court denies Apple’s emergency motion to halt new App Store rules as legal battle continues
A major change to the App Store within the past couple of months as a result of a ruling by United States district court judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers means that third-party developers like Epic Games and Spotify are finally able to direct consumers to web-based purchases rather than using the App Store’s in-app purchase method and paying Apple a 15-30% commission fee in the process.
How to generate AI videos with Sora for free, no ChatGPT subscription required
Learn how to generate AI videos from descriptive prompts for free using OpenAI's Sora text-to-video model, no need to purchase a ChatGPT subscription.
YouTube now unsupported on these older iPhones and iPads, iOS 16 now required
YouTube's iOS app is now unsupported on the iPhone and iPad models that cannot be upgraded to iOS 16 or later, including the iPhone 7 and iPad Air 2.
After WhatsApp, Meta is on track to release a native Instagram iPad app in 2025
An official Instagram iPad app is coming in 2025. Meta is now “actively testing” a native tablet interface as square images are apparently no longer a concern.
WhatsApp usernames coming to let you stop sharing your actual phone number
WhatsApp will let you sign in to the service with just a username or screen name instead of your phone number for increased messaging and texting privacy.
WhatsApp privacy tweak ensures deleted messages no longer leak in quoted replies
Meta is rolling out an important privacy tweak in WhatsApp to ensure any messages you've deleted are also removed from quoted replies for all chat participants.
Revamped Apple Shortcuts will let you create actions with AI prompts
Apple will allegedly revamp the built-in Shortcuts app in iOS 26 this fall with the ability to create actions using Apple Intelligence models.
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Tesla’s iPhone app updated with real-time Supercharger alerts on the Lock Screen
Tesla's iPhone update adds support for Apple's Live Activities feature so you can track Supercharger status updates without opening the mobile app.
Festivitas developer working on new macOS app that uses AI commands to enhance text input in any app
Software developer Simon B. Støvring, perhaps best known for their fun and quirky macOS apps including holiday desktop lighting effects app Festivitas and micro-aggression curing app Smash Smash, appears to be hard at work once again on yet another app that’s sure to go viral among Mac users.