Apple picker Facebook is working on the ability to encrypt communication via Messenger, Snapchat is used by 150 million people every day, Tinder will adapt to sexual minorities, Instagram is already sorting posts by an algorithm for everyone, and interesting updates have been made to VSCO, Adobe Photoshop Sketch, Alto's Adventure or even Temple Run 2. Read on the 22nd. App week and learn more.
News from the world of applications
Facebook is reportedly working on end-to-end encryption for its Messenger (1/6)
According to recent reports from The Guardian reporters, Facebook is working on developing end-to-end encryption that could be used by users of its Messenger. In the future, the application should offer a special "incognito" mode in which encrypted communication would take place. Therefore, security would not be applied across the board to all communication, as is the case now with WhatsApp, for example, but only if the user explicitly wishes it.
The reason why communication will not be encrypted across the board is simple. Facebook is working hard on the development of artificial intelligence and so-called chat bots, for which the ability to "read" a message, work with its content and "learn" from it is absolutely key.
Source: iMore
Snapchat is said to be used daily by more people than Twitter (June 2)
Snapchat has surpassed Twitter in the number of daily users, according to Bloomberg. While 140 million people turn on Twitter every day, Snapchat, which is popular especially among young people, opens another 10 million more daily, or a respectable 150 million. In addition, Snapchat is growing rapidly (even in December it had 40 million daily active users less), while Twitter is rather stagnant and struggling in terms of its user base and its activity.
It's possible that Twitter still beats Snapchat in terms of less active users who contribute to the network at least once a month. We do not have the relevant Snapchat data here. In any case, it is clear that both networks are losing significantly to their rival Facebook. The world's largest social network is used by 1,09 billion people every day.
Source: The Verge
Tinder will also adapt to sexual minorities (2/6)
Sean Rad, CEO of the hugely popular mobile dating app Tinder, said his company is working to make the app more accessible to people belonging to sexual minorities. Rad admitted that the company had not yet paid much attention to the needs of these people, and expressed a desire to change that.
“For a long time, we didn't do enough to give these people a good user experience. It's harder for them to find what they're looking for. We need to adapt our service to reflect this. (…) It will be good not only for the Tindra community. It is also the right thing for the whole world.”
Source: recode
Instagram already ranks posts according to the algorithm (3/6)
In March Instagram started testing the algorithmic ranking of posts and thus indicated the first deviation from the traditional chronological ordering. The change hanging in the air naturally caused a wave of resentment, but Facebook-owned Insragram does not seem to be making a big fuss about it. As of today, the algorithmic sorting is running worldwide for all users.
Instagram will now sort your posts so that the images that interest you the most come first. The algorithm achieves this by adjusting the order of posts according to your activity, so that their order will envy your commenting, liking, etc.
According to Instagram's announcement on its blog, algorithmic post sorting has proven successful during testing. "We've found that people are liking the images more, commenting on them more, and are generally more involved in communicating with the community." So we'll see what kind of response the global deployment of the news will generate.
Source: The Verge
1Password Teams has moved to a sharp version (2/6)
1Password seven months ago introduced subscriptions for groups of collaborating accounts. The public trial version of 1Password Teams has now transitioned to a full version, and development studio AgileBits has established two versions of the subscription.
They differ in the amount of space in the secure cloud storage and the comprehensiveness of the history of changes to login data. The standard version, costing $3,99 per month (with annual payments, otherwise $4,99), will offer 1 GB of space per person and thirty days of history. The "Pro" version costs $11,99 for annual payments and $14,99 for individual months. It includes 5 GB of space, unlimited history, wider options for organizing groups and soon an overview of activities within the group. Both versions of the subscription are available across platforms (Mac, PC, iOS, Android, Windows Phone), offer an unlimited number of keychains and passwords, offline access, automatic synchronization, admin account, etc.
Groups that re-pay for 1Passwords Teams by the end of June will receive the parameters of a "Pro" subscription for the price of a "Standard" subscription.
Source: Apple Insider
New applications
Blackie, or black and white photos easily and quickly
An interesting application from the domestic Czech-Slovak workshop is a photo editor called Blackie. The latter, as the name suggests, focuses on working with black and white photographs. The application focuses primarily on ease of use, but it also features a large number of different customizations and settings. So if you give Blackie a chance, you will probably be surprised how many different possibilities the world of black and white photography offers and how different images can be created within the seemingly limited two-color spectrum.
The application is doing well in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and Blackie also made it to the top ten most downloaded photo applications in China. For the euro that the developers charge, the app is definitely worth it. IN You can download Blackie from the App Store in a universal version for iPhone and iPad.
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Important update
VSCO gets a new look
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The VSCO app was originally developed as a tool for simply editing photos, but has since become a smaller "social network" and a place to share them with other VSCO users. The creators of the application therefore decided to adapt it to this different concept and, through the redesign of the user interface, give the same space to the creation of content as to its discovery. The changed look is also meant to pave the way for other features VSCO developers are currently working on.
The new version of VSCO is thus divided into two main parts, one for creating content and the other for consuming it. Gestures that are used to move between them, pull out bars for taking new photos and editing them, and for searching have more space here.
VSCO with a redesigned user experience will continue to expand in the coming weeks.
Alto's Adventure has expanded with a relaxation and photography mode
Alto's Adventure, one of the most popular endless runner games in the App Store, already in its original version encourages a somewhat moderate gaming experience. It has pale, rather cold colors, a quiet and smooth musical background, sounds with predominant medium and lower frequencies. The latest version of the game takes this even further by introducing a relaxing "Zen Mode" that removes scores, llamas to catch, a "game over" screen and similar elements that can cause strong mental reactions. "Zen Mode" also features a new orchestral soundtrack.
A photo mode has also been added, in which it is easier to take a screenshot of the gameplay and share it.
Temple Run 2 continues across the desert
Temple Run 2, another popular game from the "endless running" category, has expanded. This time, however, not only for a new mode, but for a whole set of new environments, obstacles and dangers, challenges and achievements. Collectively, all the new expansions are called "Blazing Sands" and will introduce you to an inhospitable desert environment.
Adobe Photoshop Sketch learned how to work with layers
Adobe Photoshop Sketch in version 3.4, it gives illustrators on iOS devices even richer options to display their talents. You can now work with layers in the mobile version of this photo editor. MiPhone users have been able to draw with their finger in Photoshop Sketch since March, and now the possibility of using 3D Touch has also been added. Thanks to this, it is possible not only to call up context menus, but also to adjust the thickness of the brush trace according to the pressure on the display during the actual drawing. Finally, the options for setting and creating brushes have also expanded, as well as the offer of those that are directly part of the application (the new brushes are only available for iPads).
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Messenger - who needs some encryption? Everyone wants something simple to exchange messages, a picture, a link, a short video shot. It's part of a social network - why encrypt it? Yes, yes - it will now read and analyze everything I send. And I feel that it will happen without being asked. It's just that quality that we condemn, sometimes even punish, in the people around us. It's not just FB messenger here.
Instagram - here you can see who is behind it - FB again. We can no longer use it the way we used to - he will dictate to us how we should use it. That's why it's the best for us. If only they had an advisory application for that and not the one that messed up without some reasonable control.
The information about 1P looks interesting, but for ordinary people who have not followed it, it is quite incomplete, meaningless. Damage.