Apple picker Instagram comes with two-step verification, 1Password will serve families, Twitter will delight lovers of GIFs and videos, the original Rayman has arrived in the App Store, and Periscope, Firefox and Skype have received important updates. The 7th Application Week of 2016 is here.
News from the world of applications
Instagram comes with two-step verification (February 16)
Fortunately, Internet security is a topic that is being taken more and more seriously, and the result of this is Instagram's new feature in the form of two-step verification. The feature has already been tested and is now gradually being rolled out to the general public.
Two-step verification on Instagram works just like it does anywhere else. The user enters his username and password, and then a one-time security code is sent to his phone, after entering which he is logged in.
Source: iMore
1Password has a new account for families (16/2)
The password manager 1Password is currently seen more as a sophisticated security tool intended for more advanced users. But the newly introduced account for families could change this paradigm. For $5 a month, everyone in a family of five gets their own account and shared space. It is managed by the account owner and it is possible to determine who has access to which password or file. Of course, all items are synchronized so that everyone has instant access to the most up-to-date information.
If the family has more than 5 members, each additional person is paid a dollar more per month. Within a family account, 1Password can be used on any number of devices belonging to that family.
In connection with the launch of the new account, the developer is offering a special bonus to those who create it by March 31. This is the possibility of an account for seven individual family members for the price of an account for a family of five, plus 2 GB of cloud storage for files and a deposit of $10 from the creators of the application, which in practice can mean, for example, another two months of free use.
Source: 9to5Mac
Twitter will make it possible to search for GIFs when creating tweets and send videos (February 17)
Twitter announced two major news this week, including even better support for GIFs and the ability to send videos through private messages.
Moving images in GIF format began to appear on Twitter in mid-2014, when their support was implemented in the social network. Now their popularity here is likely to increase even more. Twitter has established direct cooperation with the large databases of GIF images GIPHY and Riffsy. The company announced it on its own blog av tweet.
Thus, when writing tweets and messages, the user will be able to search for a suitable moving image from a comprehensive menu that will always be available to him. The new icon for adding GIFs will be located in the bar above the keyboard, and when tapped, a gallery with its own search box will appear on the device's screen. It will be possible to search using keywords or by viewing many categories defined by different parameters.
Not all mobile Twitter users will get the ability to share GIFs more effectively at once. As it has done before, Twitter will roll out the new feature gradually over the coming weeks.
Starting today, you can capture & share videos in your Direct Messages. It's rolling out globally on iOS & Android. pic.twitter.com/b5CgWyTQ3H
— Twitter Support (@Support) February 17, 2016
In addition to the support of these two GIF databases, Twitter then announced one more news, which is perhaps even more significant. In the near future, it will also be possible to send videos via private messages. Images can be sent via so-called Direct Messages for a long time, but a Twitter user has not been able to share videos privately until now. Unlike GIF databases, Twitter is launching this new feature now, globally and on Android and iOS at the same time.
Source: 9to5Mac, more
New applications
The original Rayman is coming to iOS
Rayman has undoubtedly become one of the most famous game series on iOS, and the new title called Rayman Classic is definitely worth mentioning. The new addition to the App Store will especially please the old timers, because it is not actually the new Rayman, but rather the oldest Rayman. The game is a reimagining of the original console classic from 1995, so it is a traditional retro jumper, the controls of which have been adapted to the mobile phone display, but the graphics have remained unchanged. So the experience is completely authentic.
Download Rayman Classic from the App Store for € 4,99.
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Happy Puppy will choose a name for your puppy
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A pair of Czech developers came up with a nice prank application called Happy Puppy. Thanks to this application, you will be able to easily generate a name for your puppy, which will save you from big dilemmas and give you a laugh.
In the application, it is possible to preselect the gender of the puppy, choose specific letters to be included in the name, and last but not least, also the degree of seriousness of the name. Popular, normal and crazy names are available. After that, nothing prevents you from having the names generated and possibly also sharing a list of your favorites among dog names.
The application is intended as a joke and its domain is a very successful and playful user interface. If you want to try the unusual generator, they will download it you can for free.
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Important update
The new Periscope encourages watching sunsets and sunrises
The latest version of the mobile app Periscope brings a few useful improvements. The first is reflected when displaying the map, where the daylight line has been added. So the streams near it run at sunrise or sunset. In addition, broadcasting users can publish the time in the location they are broadcasting from.
The second improvement applies to broadcasting users with iPhones 6 and later. Periscope will now allow them to use image stabilization.
The second major version of Firefox for iOS has been released
Although the designation of the new version of Firefox for iOS with the numbers 2.0 indicates significant changes, in practice it is more about adapting the capabilities of the latest iPhones and iOS 9. The popular web browser received support for 3D Touch, i.e. faster access to the application's functions directly from the main screen and the ability to use gestures peek and pop The browser has also been integrated into the Spotlight system search results, which will display links that can be opened directly in Firefox.
In addition to these features, page search and a password manager have also been added.
Group video conference calls can now be organized with Skype
Over the next week, Skype users in the US and Europe will gradually be able to make video calls with multiple people at the same time. Since the maximum number of participants is set at up to 25, Microsoft established a collaboration with Intel, which allowed it to use its servers to process a high volume of data.
Microsoft also extended chat invitations to iOS, thanks to which any participant in a group conversation can invite other friends. This also applies to video conference calls, which can even be participated in via the web version of Skype.
Further from the world of applications:
- App of the Week - The Mesh
- You can now also play Real Racing 3 on Apple TV. But the controller is useful
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