Apple picker Google finally released the promised communication application Allo, the Momento application shows the potential of applications in iMessage, Messenger and Skype received CallKit support, on Instagram you can now save the draft of a post and Airmail, Tweetbot, Sketch and Byword received major updates. Read the 38th Application Week.
New applications
Google's new smart communication app, Allo, is out
Communication the Allo app was one of the main innovations presented at this year's Google I/O. Its main assets are the use of a phone number to send messages (there is no need to register), a graphically rich offer for working with text and images (similar to the new iMessage), group conversations and an intelligent assistant that can be communicated with in the same way as a human (Turing test but still wouldn't pass by far). Allo also offers an "Incognito Mode" that uses end-to-end encryption. Some have previously criticized the app for not having encryption active automatically and always.
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Momento will enrich iMessage with a selection of GIFs created from user photos
Interesting new things are happening with iMessage as well (and thanks to iMessage apps, it probably will on a regular basis). If the user installs Momento in iMessage (in the same way as keyboards or classic applications are installed), he will be able to send moving GIF images generated from photos in the gallery of the given iOS device. Momento selects photos taken in similar situations (eg from visiting the same place at a certain time) and creates one GIF from them. These are then displayed in the live previews in the mini gallery instead of the keyboard in "Messages".
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Important update
Both Facebook Messenger and Skype got support for CallKit in iOS 10
CallKit support in Messenger a Skype means that incoming calls from these communication applications will behave like classic calls. They will have a similar user experience, display on the lock screen and if the user exits the app with an active call, a strip will start flashing on the top of the display for easy transition back to the app. The fact that the call takes place through the Facebook application or Microsoft, it is indicated under the name of the caller/called and also the icon between the control elements.
You can now save posts on Instagram to share later
Trying to create a post that's just right? With the latest update, you can save as a draft & come back to it later. https://t.co/7lZ0eyNtBC
- Instagram @instagram September 20, 2016
A popular social media network Instagram has been gifted with a new feature that is undoubtedly very useful. The user now has the option to save a photo or video including selected filters, texts and other elements as a draft for later publication.
All you have to do is take a picture, start editing it and then go back to the previous step for filtering and editing. Here it is enough to click on the back arrow and then select an item on the display Save concept. It should be noted that this function does not apply to unedited images.
Tweetbot for iOS has been updated and hides many new features including support for longer text
Popular tweeting client Tweetbot adapted to the changes that came with the arrival of the iOS 10 operating system, and brings interesting improvements in the form of more detailed notifications, smoother scrolling or adding private notes to selected profiles.
Account filtering is also a new feature. On the Timeline, you can set whether or not only posts from verified accounts or posts that contain a word banned by the user should appear. A great feature is also the addition of a larger number of characters in a specific tweet, i.e. situations where quoted posts, images, replies, etc. are not included in the 140 characters. Twitter launched this new feature only a week ago and allowed developers of alternative applications to access Twitter to implement it.
The new version of Airmail works with Siri and other features within iOS 10
Airmail, one of the most popular email clients for iOS, has received a major update. Among the biggest news under the designation 1.3 is the integration of the Siri assistant, with which e-mails can be sent to other people based on a voice command.
In addition to this function, it also comes with support for its own widget in the new Notification Center, richer notifications and the ability to share attachments through the iMessage service.
Sketch vector software update brings improved graphics capabilities
Bohemian Coding, the company behind the popular graphics program Sketch for Mac operating systems, announced the arrival of a new version of Sketch 40, which hides an improved and simplified work with vector shapes. Now it is possible to display all the layers of the given object and edit them without having to work with only one selected layer by simply pressing the Enter key.
The product can be purchased at official website for 99 dollars.
Byword can now work with panels
One of the relatively important novelties of the new macOS Sierra is the support of panels for third-party applications. Byword, a simple but capable text editor with the ability to write in Markdown, is one of the first applications to use this innovation. In Byword, you will now be able to use panels in the same way as was previously only possible with some system applications.
Further from the world of applications:
- How to take full advantage of the new Messages and iMessage in iOS 10
- Apple released macOS Sierra. The name OS X is ending, the voice assistant Siri is coming
- Swift Playgrounds teaches programming not only to children but also to adults
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Does CallKit work with Facebook messenger in Czech? No, I have the app updated. It has to be set somehow or it doesn't work in the Czech Republic!?
Facebook messenger has received Callkit support on iOS89.0 since v.10. However, Me does not work even in version 94.0. What could be the problem? I have iOS 10.1.1, it didn't work even in previous versions, can someone please advise, or someone from the editorial team? I would get a lot of use out of it... thanks