Elon Musk recently changed Twitter's logo and name, nuking the famous bird icon and rebranding the iOS and Android app as "X."
App Updates
The Shazam app can now identify songs in apps like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube
The Apple-owned Shazam app has been updated with the ability to recognize songs playing in any app, including TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.
Shazam now lets you open classical songs in the Apple Music Classical app
You can send any song you Shazam or surface in search to the Apple Music Classical app, where you can access additional information about the piece.
You can now create events from the wrist with Readdle Calendars for Apple Watch
Create, edit, delete and manage your events and appointments from the Apple Watch itself with Readdle's updated Calendars software.
Google Authenticator finally syncs your security codes between devices
Turn on the sync feature in the updated Google Authenticator app for iOS and Android to avoid a lockout crisis if you lose the device or buy a new one.
Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot is now available in any app via the SwiftKey keyboard
You can now access Bing's AI chatbot and other AI-powered features in any app on your iPhone or Android device via Microsoft's updated SwiftKey keyboard.
The AI image editor Photomator is leaping onto the Mac in early May
The AI-powered image editor Photomator is coming to the Mac in early May. The Pixelmator team has even shared a public roadmap detailing future new features.
Pixelmator Photo for iPhone and iPad, renamed Photomator, picks up AI-powered selections, masking and other new features
Pixelmator Photo, the ultimate iPhone and iPad image editor, has gained a new name and picked up several new AI-powered features, like selections and masking.
Even Carrot Weather now has a ChatGPT-based AI chatbot
The Carrot Weather app has gained a snarky ChatGPT-like chatbot while expanding its detailed radar maps, notifications and severe weather alerts to more countries.
Waze now shows you relevant EV charging stations along your route
Based on its crowdsourced map-editing feature, the mobile Waze app now displays accurate information about EV charging stations along your route.
GarageBand for Mac 10.4.8 updated with security fixes for two vulnerabilities
GarageBand for Mac 10.4.8 fixes two vulnerabilities that could allow an app to leak sensitive user information and gain elevated privileges.
Out of the blue, Microsoft turns Outlook for macOS into a free app
In addition to being free, Microsoft Outlook now runs natively on Apple silicon Macs. Planned new features, such as menu bar peek, are scheduled to launch soon.