While many developers are still waiting for Apple to maybe one day approve the use of third-party payment systems, it seems that “reader” apps now have an alternative where Apple will now all...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/apple-reader-apps-link-externally/
One of the benefits of using a PC instead of a phone or a tablet is that PCs generally offer up better multitasking. For example, you could have one window running a video and you can switch betw...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/youtube-tv-ios-picture-in-picture/
Originally announced in 2018, fans of the Diablo franchise will be pleased to learn that Diablo Immortal is now available for pre-order from the App Store. Keep in mind that there is still no spe...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/pre-order-diablo-immortal-app-store/
Earlier this year, the Netherlands had ordered Apple to allow third-party dating apps to have the option of using third-party payment systems to collect fees/subscriptions from their users. Apple...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/apple-rack-up-fines-netherlands/
Right now unlike some other messenger apps, WhatsApp places a limit on the size of files sent over its platform. For the most part, photos aren’t really that affected, but if you try to send a ...
One of the features Facebook introduced a few years ago are “reactions”, which allows users to respond to posts and comments with an emoji, which in some cases might be better than just typin...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/whatsapp-beta-message-reactions/
There are still some people who believe that due to Apple’s walled garden approach that its devices, like the iPhone and iPad, are “immune” to malware, but over the years, this has been pro...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/scammers-new-ways-to-infect-ios-devices/
Are you not a fan of ads in your YouTube videos? On desktop, there are ad-blockers that are readily available, but on mobile, it’s not quite as easy as downloading a browser extension. Thankful...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/youtube-vanced-shutting-down/
If you’re someone who uses Google Translate quite a bit, especially if you’re an iPhone user, then you might be interested to learn that Google has released an update for the app that gives i...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/google-translate-ios-widget/
If you find yourself running low on storage space on your smartphone, you might find yourself deleting apps. However, if you’d rather not delete them completely in case you want to use it again...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/android-archive-apps-instead-deleting/
On messenger platforms such as WhatsApp, misinformation can run rampant as people send and receive messages that may or may not be accurate. The onus is really on the user who has to decide wheth...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/whatsapp-restrict-forwarded-messages/
One of the advantages that Apple has when it comes to apps running on macOS is that because they designed and chose their hardware and wrote the software that powers the hardware, they can also d...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/chrome-for-mac-faster-than-safari/
Have you ever tried to make a decision in a group chat? It can get pretty messy, especially if people are randomly chiming in with things that aren’t related to the question. The good news is t...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/whatsapp-working-on-bringing-polls-to-ios-users/
Recently, Samsung has come under fire over reports that the company was apparently throttling non-game Android apps. This was discovered after some users took it upon themselves to change the pac...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/samsung-responds-to-throttling-claims/
A lot of games and apps these days have adopted the freemium model. This means that instead of making the game a paid game, developers and publishers make it free to download and free to play, bu...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/03/daughter-spends-5000-dad-credit-card-in-app/
For years, Instagram has addressed the lack of an iPad app in various ways. Last year, Instagram head Adam Mosseri claimed that an Instagram app for the iPad was something nice to do, but the com...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/not-enough-ipad-users-instagram-app/
Back in the day, developers who sold apps would typically sell it once and that was the end of it. However, over time developers started to realize it wasn’t particularly sustainable because it...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/ios-subscriptions-13-5-billion-spent/
Taking screenshots while you play your favorite games on the Sony PS4 or PS5 is completely doable and it’s pretty easy and straightforward. However, sharing those screenshots might be a bit tri...
How much is Apple willing to spend in order to stand their ground and maintain their position on allowing third-party payments in the App Store? Turns out the company is willing to pay $28 mill...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/apple-28m-in-fines-dutch-regulators/
When Microsoft first unveiled Windows 11, we have to say that the feature that jumped out was the fact that users could actually officially install Android apps on their computers, an interesting...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/windows-11-android-app-requirements/
For some people who are suffering from diabetes, they will need to inject themselves with insulin from time to time. Insulin can be delivered in a couple of different ways, one of which is throug...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/fda-approve-app-control-insulin-pump/
WhatsApp allows users to send voice messages, but the problem with that is the users had to listen to the voice message in the chat and if they tried to switch to a different chat, the voice mess...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/whatsapp-listen-to-voice-messages-different-chat/
One of the interesting features and highlights of Microsoft’s Windows 11 is that it allows users to download and use Android apps on their PC. Prior to this, there was no official way of using ...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/windows-11-access-android-apps/
As you might have heard, over in the Netherlands, regulators are essentially forcing Apple to start accepting alternative payment methods for dating apps. Apple had indicated that they plan to ab...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/regulators-apple-alternative-payments-unreasonable/
One of the software complaints Apple faced over the years was how bloated its iTunes app was. Apple initially designed iTunes as a way for users to connect their iPods to computers and sync their...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/apple-classical-app-discovered-apk/
One of the benefits of using infotainment systems like Apple’s CarPlay or Android Auto is that you can download and use apps within your car. This means that if you prefer using Google Maps ove...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/tesla-working-app-store-for-cars/
As some of you might have heard, there is an increase in the number of governments and regulators around the world who are asking that Apple allow alternative payment systems for its app store. T...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/apple-27-commission-alternative-payment/
Blizzard’s Warcraft franchise has largely been only for computers. There is Hearthstone which is based in the Warcraft universe that’s available on mobile, but it’s not really the same thin...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/blizzard-warcraft-mobile-game/
For the longest time ever, Apple has resisted the idea of allowing third-party app stores for the iPhone. This is versus its Mac platform where there is a Mac App Store, but users still have the ...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/legislation-sideloading-apps-iphone/
You might recall that last year, Netflix announced that they would be getting into gaming. These games would be available to current Netflix subscribers at no extra cost, and one of those titles ...
https://www.ubergizmo.com/2022/02/league-of-legends-league-of-legends-available/