Tag: Android

September 22, 2023

CapCut, ByteDance’s video editing app, has achieved a staggering milestone, surpassing $100 million in consumer spend across iOS and Android devices, according to data.ai. Let’s dive in. CapCut by the numbers Originally launched in China in 2019, CapCut quickly gained […]

May 9, 2023

The first quarter of 2023 saw an overwhelming majority (92%) of mobile game advertisers release new creatives. This equates to nearly 50,000 advertisers in the mobile gaming space who introduced fresh ad content during this period, finds ad intelligence company […]

April 19, 2023

YouTube’s announced some new updates for Shorts, which really just bring the app into parity across both Android and iOS devices. First off, Shorts creators on iOS can now also select a specific frame to act as the thumbnail for […]

January 10, 2023

As flagged by Twitter chief Elon Musk over the weekend, Twitter has today rolled out its new swipeable timeline option, which will make it easier for users to switch between the algorithm-defined main feed (which includes recommended tweets from people […]

August 10, 2022

This is one way to boost your ‘average revenue per user’ stats. A month after launching its new Snapchat+ subscription offering to users in predominantly western markets, Snap is now also making the option available in India – though at […]

April 25, 2022

In August 2016, Snapchat seemed destined for decline. Facebook that month cloned Stories — Snapchat’s most beloved feature — and rolled it out on Instagram, en route to placing it on Messenger, Whatsapp and Facebook itself. At the time, Snapchat […]

March 31, 2022

Your Twitter feed is about to get a lot more interesting, with three new ad formats on the way that, for advertisers, look very impressive, but for users, it could make your feed feel a little more commercial, which could […]

February 16, 2022

Apple’s ATT update, which now prompts users of iOS apps to opt in or out of data tracking, has caused major disruption in the digital ad space, with Meta alone estimating that the change will cost it some $10 billion […]

February 1, 2022

Instagram has shared a new overview of how it’s improving its systems for screen readers, in order to enable more people to experience the app in the same way, by focusing on the core elements of utility and action within […]

December 17, 2021

YouTube has announced some new updates for Shorts, including an expansion of its Shorts Fund, enabling more creators to get paid for posting highly viewed clips, and new Shorts analytics tools within YouTube Studio. The main announcement is the expansion […]

December 14, 2021

This is a sneaky big addition – today, Twitter has announced that all videos uploaded within tweets will have auto captions enabled, providing more ways for users to consume video content in the app. As explained by Twitter, all videos […]

October 6, 2021

Snapchat’s adding some creator monetization tools as it seeks to ramp up its engagement efforts, and keep pace with the rising popularity of TikTok among younger audiences. First off, as it looks to re-align its payment program for its TikTok-like […]

August 5, 2021

It’s been working on it for a couple of months, and now, Twitter has launched its new co-hosting option for Spaces, providing another option for managing your audio chats. As you can see in this sequence, Spaces hosts will now […]

February 11, 2021

You might want to change your Slack password if you used the app on Android. According to an email sent out by the company and published by Android Police, the Android version of the Slack app stored users’ credentials in […]

February 9, 2021

Google is using “Safer Internet Day” to announce an improvement to Google Fi VPN, by expanding access to the service to iPhone users. Up until Tuesday, Apple had only provided its Project Fi VPN to Android users, despite the low-cost […]

December 28, 2020

The first thing to do when you get a new phone is to log back into all your accounts — email, Facebook, Signal, and so on — to make sure you’re getting all the important notifications you need and messages […]

July 15, 2020

Mozilla’s VPN service has officially launched and is now available for Windows and Android in six countries worldwide, including the US, Canada, and the UK, the company announced today. The service is available for $4.99 a month, and, like other […]

May 7, 2020

Samsung plans to launch a Samsung Pay debit card this summer, the company announced today in a blog post by Sang Ahn, vice president and general manager of Samsung Pay in North America (via Android Central). Samsung will launch the […]

April 9, 2020

For a limited time, Stadia is free for two months to all who sign up to help encourage social distancing and staying home during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Stadia normally costs $9.99 a month, not including the cost of the […]

February 20, 2020

Microsoft is planning to bring its Defender antivirus software to Android and iOS later this year. The software giant is developing apps for both mobile operating systems that are designed to provide antivirus prevention and a “full command line experience.” […]