The short-form video streaming service Quibi yesterday announced support for Apple's peer-device-to-device AirPlay wireless protocol, allowing users to stream content to their big screen TV via an Apple TV or directly to their televisions that support AirPlay out-of-the-box.
App Updates
Heart Analyzer adds Dark Mode support, refined Watch app, new analytics and metrics, more
Following its previous major update in November 2019 that overhauled its Apple Watch app, the heart-tracking software Heart Analyzer was today bumped to version 8.0, bringing a completely redesigned experience in the iPhone app along with several new features.
Apple re-releasing app updates amid reports of “This App is No Longer Shared” issue
According to multiple user reports on social media, Apple is re-releasing hundreds of updates to the already refreshed iPhone and iPad apps on the App Store, which appears to be its workaround for an odd Family Sharing bug that has affected some people over the weekend.
The first update to Google Podcasts for iOS brings CarPlay support
Google's new Podcasts app has made its way into the App Store on March 25, and just yesterday the iPhone and iPad software received its first update since launch.
The official Apple Store app has picked up Dark Mode support
Apple's official mobile shopping app was updated on the App Store yesterday with a single new feature addition: support for the system-wide Dark Mode that debuted in iOS 13.
At long last, Gmail now supports Dark Mode on iPhone and iPad
Google today updated its Gmail app for iPhone and iPad on the App Store with support for the system-wide Dark Mode that debuted with the iOS 13 release last fall.
Logic Pro X 10.5 brings Live Loops, redesigned sampling workflow and new beat-making tools
Apple today released a massive update to its Logic Pro X for Mac software that brings a plethora of new features aimed at all musicians, including those producing electronic music. It's the biggest update to Logic since the launch of Logic Pro X, the Cupertino giant said.
Word and PowerPoint gain Split View, trackpad support coming to Office for iOS by the fall
Keeping true to its promise, Microsoft yesterday updated its Word and PowerPoint productivity apps on the App Store with the ability to open two documents in a side-by-side view on iPad via Split View multitasking support. The Excel app did not pick up Split View support at post time, however. Microsoft has also acknowledged that it's working on implementing iPadOS trackpad support for the Office suite, but don't expect to be taking advantage of it before the fall.
Pixelmator Pro gains a Replace Image feature, handy new keyboard shortcuts & much more
Popular Photoshop alternative Pixelmator Pro has updated its macOS app on the Mac App Store with a bunch of new features, including the ability to replace image layers while preserving nondestructive edits, use a bunch of handy keyboard shortcuts and more.
Outlook for iOS now allows you to ignore those unwanted email threads
Microsoft has updated its Outlook email client for iPhone and iPad with the ability to ignore unwanted email threads that folks on other platforms have been able to do for a while now.
Writing app Ulysses updated with iPad trackpad support, keywords, material sheets and more
Ulysses, the popular writing app and Markdown editor for iOS and macOS was bumped to version 19 this morning, bringing several new features. Additionally, the developers will open a beta program for Ulysses 20 later today.
Halide and Spectre updates enable iPhone SE Portrait mode for inanimate objects and pets
The powerful Halide Camera app for iPhone, as well as the long-exposure Spectre app from the same developers, have been refreshed on the App Store with some cool new features bringing depth-of-field photography support for pets and inanimate objects to the new iPhone SE.