Apple picker SoundCloud launches paid streaming service, Twitter adds captions to images, Office on Mac will soon offer add-ons, databazeknih.cz has a new iOS application and Fantastical 2 for Mac will please corporate users with better support for Exchange, Google Apps and OS X Server. Find out about this and much more in the 13th edition of App Week.
News from the world of applications
SoundCloud introduced paid streaming service SoundCloud Go (March 30)
SoundCloud decided to join classic streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music or Deezer and introduced SoundCloud Go. The monthly subscription is set at $9,99, with iOS users paying $12,99 due to Apple's commission. For existing SoundCloud Pro Unlimited subscribers, on the other hand, the price is reduced to $4,99 per month for the first six months.
For a monthly fee, subscribers get access to 125 million tracks from many major recording studios, including Sony. But SoundCloud will of course continue to be a place to listen to independent projects of all kinds, which will remain available for free. If a non-subscriber comes across a paid song, they will be able to listen to a thirty-second preview of it.
Currently, SoundCloud Go subscriptions are only available in the US, with more countries to follow throughout the year.
Source: The Next Web
Twitter added verbal descriptions of images (30/3)
Some time ago, the head of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, asked developers to share their ideas for new features for the social network with the hashtag #HelloWorld. The ability to add text descriptions to images became the fourth most requested. Something like this was primarily intended to make the visual component of Twitter accessible to people with visual impairments. And this very feature became a reality this week. The description can contain a maximum of 420 characters and can be added by clicking on the pencil icon that appears after uploading an image to the post.
Developers of alternative Twitter clients can also add the new function to their applications thanks to the extended REST API.
Source: blog.Twitter
Disney Infinity 3.0 for Apple TV will not receive any further updates (30/3)
After only four months on the market, Disney has decided to end support for the game inspired by the Star Wars series called Disney Infinity 3.0 for Apple TV. It came to light through a technical support response to a customer query. It read: “The team is currently focusing on traditional gaming platforms. We're constantly evaluating the situation and making changes, but we don't currently have any further updates planned for the Apple TV version of the game.”
One of the possible reasons could be the low success of the game. However, the players who paid for it are still disappointed. When the game was released, Disney stimulated interest in it, among other things, by offering a special package that included a controller and a stand for a figure from the game and cost $100 (approximately CZK 2400). For example, the end of support for Apple TV means that players on that platform won't have access to any new characters.
Source: 9to5Mac
Microsoft Office for Mac users will soon be able to use third-party add-ins (31/3)
Microsoft's developer conference called Build 2016 took place this week, and one of the announcements made at it concerned users of Microsoft Office applications for Mac. They will be able to install third-party applications in all Office applications "by the end of spring".
This capability was first introduced with the Office 2013 package, and since then Microsoft has allowed services such as Uber, Yelp or PickIt to be integrated into its office applications.
Starbucks, for example, is currently said to be working on its additional application, which wants to add the ability to easily send "electronic gifts" [e-gifts] and arrange meetings near Starbucks cafes to Outlook.
Source: iMore
New applications
The databazeknih.cz portal has a new iOS application
If you like to read books, you probably know the portal databazeknih.cz. It is the largest Czech internet database of books and is widely visited. The portal also has its official app for Android, but iOS users have been out of luck so far. However, an independent Czech developer responded to its absence and decided to create an application for convenient access to data from the portal.
The Book Database application adheres to a clean iOS design, has fast animations and provides the reader with all relevant information.
Applications download from the App Store for a favorable €1,99.
Important update
Fantastical for Mac now supports Exchange
fantastic, one of the best calendars on Mac, received an update this week that included much better support for corporate servers. Users of Exchange, Google Apps and OS X Server can now respond to invitations, check the availability of their colleagues, access categories and even search for contact information within the company in Fanstical. Among other novelties, we can find, for example, the option to print or the option to select multiple events.
For existing users of the app, the update is free to download via Mac App Store and through developer website. New users for Fantastical 2 will pay €49,99.
Further from the world of applications:
- Waze navigation now warns drivers about speeding
- Apple has launched a Safari Technology Preview aimed at web developers
- Instagram will extend videos to a minute, Snapchat introduced Chat 2.0
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If only those idiots would add Czech to Office for Mac..