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Google Photos redesigns its Memories feature with vertical swiping, more video and other creative tools
As consumer social apps shift their focus to video for social expression and adopt more creative tools, like those for collage-making, Google Photos’ often more utilitarian app will now do the s
Apple’s in-app purchase prices jumped 40% year over year, likely tied to privacy changes
It’s become increasingly difficult to estimate how much money Apple’s App Store business makes, as it’s lumped in with other services on Apple’s balance sheet — and becau
As Apple’s WeatherKit launches, Dark Sky for iOS to wind down operations by year-end
Bad news for Dark Sky users: The popular weather app Apple acquired in March 2020 now has an official shutdown date. According to a notification appearing on the app’s home screen, Dark Sky will
25+ iOS 16-ready apps featuring Lock Screen widgets you can try today
One of the major changes with today’s launch of iOS 16 is the ability for users’ to now personalize their Lock Screen with widgets, in addition to adding widgets to the Home Screen, which
Google introduces a set of iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets for your iPhone
Google announced this morning it will bring access to a number of its popular apps, including Search, Maps, Gmail and more, to the iPhone’s Lock Screen. With the updated version of Apple’s
Roku’s latest update adds short-form video, a universal save list and ‘continue watching’ feature
Alongside its fall hardware update, which included new streaming and audio devices, Roku today unveiled the features it has in store for the next version of its media software, Roku OS 11.5. This time
Starbucks details its blockchain-based loyalty platform and NFT community, Starbucks Odyssey
Starbucks is today officially introducing Starbucks Odyssey, launching later this year — the coffee chain’s first foray into building with web3 technology. The new experience combines the
This Week in Apps: Apple’s event brings a ‘Dynamic Island,’ new widgets and iOS 16
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in th
Flighty’s app will bring flight tracking and more to your iOS 16 Lock Screen
Airlines are a mess in the post-COVID world, with flight cancellations, rescheduling, and last-minute gate changes becoming more common. A number of apps are available to help travelers keep up with f
iPhone theming app ScreenKit gets ready for the iOS 16 Lock Screen with over 100 new widgets
ScreenKit, an iPhone personalization app that’s topped 12 million downloads to date, is ready to embrace the new Lock Screen customization options shipping with the release of iOS 16 on Septembe
Apple sneaks in a ‘Severance’ Season 2 teaser during its iPhone 14 event
So you’re sitting there watching all of the new gadget news from Apple this afternoon — a new Apple Watch Series 8, SE, Ultra, new AirPods Pro…and then, wait — is that Helly R.
Apple’s Fitness+ subscription is coming to iPhone with iOS 16
As promised earlier this year at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the company today confirmed it’s broadening access to its Apple Fitness+ service to users beyond Apple Watc
Apple introduces the Apple Watch Series 8 with a temperature sensor, crash detection and more
Apple today introduced a new version of its Apple Watch, the anticipated Apple Watch Series 8, which replaces the prior Series 7 model. The big additions to this upgraded version include a new tempera
Twitter expands its crowdsourced fact-checking program ‘Birdwatch’ ahead of US midterms
On the heels of a report detailing how Twitter had once accidentally allowed a conspiracy theorist into its invite-only fact-checking program known as Birdwatch, the company is today announcing the pr
LineupSupply’s app turns music festival posters into Spotify playlists
If you often find yourself making Spotify playlists to get hyped for an upcoming music festival or to relive a favorite past show, a new mobile app called LineupSupply can now help make that process e
One year later, Apple’s privacy changes helped boost its own ads business, report finds
A new report examing the impact of Apple’s privacy feature, App Tracking Transparency, indicates Apple’s ads business appears to have financially benefitted as a result of the feature̵
This Week in Apps: Twitter’s edit button, BeReal clones, Trump’s Truth Social gets blocked
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in th
Google blocks Truth Social from the Play Store — Will Apple be next?
Google’s decision to block the Truth Social app’s launch on the Play Store over content moderation issues raises the question as to why Apple hasn’t taken similar action over the iOS
Facebook is shutting down its Nextdoor clone next month, following tests in the US and Canada
Meta today confirmed it’s shutting down Neighborhoods, its Nextdoor clone launched last year to standardize the way neighbors connect and share local news and information on Facebook. While typi
Apple settles lawsuit with developer over App Store rejections and scams
An app developer’s lawsuit over App Store rejections, scams and fraud has ended in a settlement agreement after court filings show a request to dismiss the suit earlier this summer. The plaintif