Tag: Apps
Mastodon rolls out quote posts with protections to prevent ‘dunking’ | TechCrunch
Mastodon, an open source, decentralized alternative to X, is rolling out a somewhat controversial feature by adding quote posts, which will launch next week....
After selling to Spotify, Anchor’s co-founders are back with Oboe, an AI-powered app for learning | TechCrunch
The co-founders who sold their last startup Anchor to Spotify are launching their next project: Oboe, an AI-powered educational app that enables anyone to...
Signal introduces free and paid backup plans for your chats | TechCrunch
Privacy-focused messaging app Signal announced on Monday that it’s introducing a feature that allows users to back up their text conversations for free, along...
TikTok now lets users send voice notes and images in DMs | TechCrunch
TikTok is giving users new ways to interact with others via direct messages (DMs), the company told TechCrunch on Friday. Users will now be...
Google Will Make All Android App Developers Verify Their Identity Starting Next Year
Android's open nature set it apart from the iPhone as the era of touchscreen smartphones began nearly two decades ago. Little by little, Google...
YouTube’s ‘Hype’ feature that boosts smaller creators launches globally | TechCrunch
YouTube’s “Hype” feature, which allows fans to help their favorite creators get discovered, is rolling out globally, the company announced Tuesday. First introduced at...
Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store | TechCrunch
Google is tightening security measures around Android app distribution, the company announced on Monday. Starting next year, Google will begin to verify the identities...
I Can’t Stop Playing Duolingo Chess
The game is filling a hole for this type of instruction; there aren’t many programs that teach basic chess. “Many of the products that...
X pulls the ability to like and follow from its developer API’s free tier | TechCrunch
In an effort to cut down on abuse and fake engagement, Elon Musk’s X is removing access to two key features of its developer...
This Extremely Cute Bean Wants to Help You Stop Doomscrolling
The bean just wants to knit.With their back to me, Poe, the name I gave the animated brown bean in the Focus Friend app,...