- The Update Button for Apps in the Google Play Store Is Bigger Than Ever The Google Play Store has always been a great way to keep the apps on your device up to date. Over the many years of Android's existence, the visual component of the application has undergone changes more than once, among which the most striking events have been a significant redesign of the UI for Chromebooks and Android tablets, as well as the introduction of the Material You design. The latest update of the Play Store brought a very unusual and creative update that affects the look of the button with which the user updates their applications.
While the Material You redesign... Continue reading
- PUBG Launches Dead by Daylight Limited-Time Mode for Halloween The Battle Royale game PUBG: Battlegrounds has released its Halloween update featuring the Dead by Daylight experience that many of you are already familiar with. The Halloween-special game mode, which is part of a collaboration with the multiplayer horror DEAD BY DAYLIGHT from Behavior Interactive Inc., launched on October 21 and will last till November 6, so there is plenty of time to try it!
When testing the new mode, players will be able to take on the role of one of the three survivors or the killer. As survivors, they must work together to quickly fix broken generators and activate... Continue reading
- YouTube Rolls Out a Massive UI Redesign across All of Its Platforms Just like almost every other seventeen-year-old teenager, YouTube is constantly looking for new ways to express itself and its individuality, which is why it is currently undergoing a massive visual transformation. The popular video-sharing service has decided to update its look and feel with a new UI redesign that spans mobile devices, the web version, and Smart TVs.
Here are the main improvements:
Ambient mode lighting. This new visual effect dynamically changes the page color to adapt it to the content in the video. This feature will roll out to the web and mobile YouTube versions and should be available to anyone... Continue reading
- Xbox Family has been launched in two countries Microsoft continues to actively develop its gaming business. In addition to the standard subscription packages, the company is releasing another family plan. For now, it is in the testing phase.
Residents of Columbia and Ireland can already experience the benefits of the new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate family plan. So far, there are no exact details on how long the testing period will last and when the plan will appear in other countries.
Use the new package can be a maximum of five people. The main condition is that they must live in the same country. After one participant signs up and... Continue reading
- Instagram Bug: Stories Showing Old Materials Instagram worked without significant errors for quite a long time. However, since last week, users around the world had started reporting a bug that was causing Stories to show videos they’d already watched. Recall that this function should display the most recent content first, followed by the content users have watched.
Because of this bug, you had to re-watch everything you had already opened to see what new users posted in people’s Stories. That is, the application had ceased remembering the materials that had been viewed. If a person you followed posted several Stories, but you only viewed the first two... Continue reading
- Disappointing Android Auto Update Already in Play Store Google continues to develop its unique Android Auto app. When you connect your portable device to your car, you can access some of its features on the car’s display. It’s useful when using maps and GPS, listening to music, and making phone calls. Beta testing of this service update was noticed a long time ago, and now it is available in the Play Store.
However, don’t be overly optimistic. Unfortunately, there were no visual changes to the interface. When it first became known that Google was working on an update, there were rumors that a new IU, codenamed Coolwalk, would be... Continue reading
- What’s YouTube up to in 2022: NFTs, Shorts, and a Metaverse What does YouTube have to reply to new trends with? More than one might think. The recent interview by Neil Mohan, the Chief Product Officer of YouTube, shows that the service has more to offer than just streaming videos and exchanging comments. The new plans sound both ambitious and relevant to what happens around.
While in 2021, the service introduced new services like YouTube Shorts, YouTube Music, and YouTube TV, it has even more ways to implement innovations that are about to come. The most important of them, probably, is the new way to engage creators. YouTube is going to provide... Continue reading
- What to Know About New Telegram Update Telegram has recently launched a new version 8.3, which provides us with a bunch of new and very useful features. The update helps to secure your account even more.
Now you can delete whole days of messages in private chats, simply click the calendar and pick the days you don’t want to see anymore.
Improved privacy settings in groups or channels now let you restrict saving content in the settings, which means that no group members can share, screenshot, or forward any content.
If you want to join a certain channel or group, now you might be contacted by its admins. The feature... Continue reading