Category: apps

Google Play adds a Kids tab full of teacher-approved apps

[ad_1] “We trust teachers to enrich our kids while they’re in school, and we’re grateful they’ve shared their expertise to rate the apps kids use when they’re not in school as well,” Google wrote in a blog post. Google Google is launching the Kids tab earlier than planned, saying it has received positive feedback and […]

Niantic is doing more to help ‘Pokémon Go’ gamers play at home

[ad_1] The Niantic team is also rethinking how it handles live events like Pokémon Go Fest, although it doesn’t have more info to share at this stage. As with earlier tweaks, Niantic doesn’t have much choice. It’s hard to play a location-based game when you’re discouraged or even banned from leaving your home. This just […]

iOS 14 might let you scroll through apps in a list view

[ad_1] Users will be able to see apps that have unread notifications, or filter apps by most recent activity. The list view will also include Siri-powered smart suggestions, so for example, it might recommend the Music app when you get to the gym, 9to5Mac says. The changes could make it easier to see all of […]

Apple is rejecting coronavirus apps to limit virus misinformation

[ad_1] Apple is manually evaluating apps, looking at both who the developers are and where they got their data from. As such, some independent developers that use World Health Organization (WHO) data are being rejected because they’re not recognized health institutions. One developer told CNBC that Apple rejected its coronavirus-related app, saying that “apps with […]

Twitter users on Android can now pin lists to their Home feeds

[ad_1] Lists have been a feature within Twitter for a long time, but they’re buried under menus, making them inconvenient to use. However, they can be a great way to find relevant information quickly now that they’re easily accessible. For example, a user could create a list of their favorite bands and quickly check if […]

Google fully explains why its apps aren’t on new Huawei phones

[ad_1] Since last spring, the government’s entity list ban against Huawei (and ZTE) has largely prevented US companies from working with them. Despite legal wrangling and trade negotiations between the two countries the ban is still in place, and in the case of Google, it means that while there are still updates and services available […]

Google is cracking down on apps with ‘disruptive’ ads

[ad_1] Google defines disruptive ads as ones that either interfere with device usability or display when the user isn’t actively using the app. For example, an app could serve a full-screen ad when a user unlocks their phone to make a call. These popups affect more than just users — advertisers end up paying for […]

Microsoft’s Defender security software is coming to iOS and Android

[ad_1] On Android and iOS, Defender will help prevent people from visiting online destinations that Microsoft deems unsafe, Rob Lefferts, a Microsoft corporate vice president, told CNBC. It may also prevent phishing attacks. Lefferts told CNBC that iOS and Android are “pretty safe, but pretty safe is not the same as safe.” It’s not yet […]

Apple will give the option to buy iOS and Mac apps as a bundle

[ad_1] Obviously, not every developer will decide to take advantage of the feature, so you may still end up buying multiple copies of a single app in some circumstances. According to Apple, it plans to allow developers to start selling universal purchases this March. The company says it will also unify Mac and iOS App […]