- Super Follow: the functionality of the same name - announced earlier this year - which allows you to subscribe to an account in order to benefit from exclusive content (on the model of Patreon or Tipeee) will be entitled to its dedicated tab on the customer side. Subscribers will be able to find posts hidden behind a paywall. Cost: between approximately three and ten euros per month, for availability before 2022.
#Twitteris working on a new tab about#SuperFollowers! You'll see special tweets there when you super follow someone!pic.twitter.com/NCnG3Jf4am
— Nima Owji (@nima_owji)July 16, 2021
- Purchase module: some companies now have the possibility of presenting products under their bio, with in-app purchases as is already the case on Instagram for example. Accessible only in the United States at the moment and only for a selection of testers.
- Merchant Advisory Board: new partnerships with successful advertisers in order to better address the problems encountered by merchants.
- Spaces: some additional options to discover below:
on iOS updated the guest management
– put the control bar for participants on top of the guest management page so it is always accessible
– added section state for Host to better see what type of participants they have in their space (including pending speaker requests)pic.twitter.com/Ig2F6GIuVE— Spaces (@TwitterSpaces)July 29, 2021
Jeux
What's new in Apple Arcade
- Asphalt 8: Airborne+: the famous car races signed Gameloft and dating from feature phones are coming to Apple Arcade (4.99 euros per month). No precise release date for this 2013 version at the moment, but 240 cars from renowned brands on the menu. McLaren, Ducati, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Ford, Audi, Chevrolet, Bugatti, Mercedes: there is something for everyone.
© Gameloft
- Baldo: The Guardian Owls: role-playing game published by the Italian studio NAPS Team, inspired byZeldawith puzzles, action and exploration on the program. Available on Apple Arcade since Friday August 27.
© Naps Team
- Detonation Racing : another racing game by Electric Square, creator ofForza Street.
- A Monster’s Expedition: addition of around a hundred more levels next Thursday, August 5.
End clap forDr. Mario World
Nintendo announced on its game's blog that it would no longer be supported from Monday, November 1 at six a.m., a little over two years after its official release. After this date, it will be impossible to play: games will be blocked by a pop-up window. The purchase of diamonds stopped on Wednesday July 28, but the history will remain available via a web page called Dr. Mario World Memories.
Dr. Mario World, which is played with just one finger, had already received a lot of criticism following its release, the victim of repeated bugs. It would have been the least profitable game in the history of its publisher, in terms of revenue per download.
Spotify
- Greenroom: the new Clubhouse clone published by Spotify has already totaled nearly 250,000 downloads (Android and iOS combined) according to Sensor Tower.
- What's new:new tablisting all the latest releases from artists followed by the user, updated in real time and no longer once a week like Radar.
© Spotify
Facebook in great shape
Record advertising revenue
In the second trimester,Facebook recorded 56% revenue growth compared to the same period in 2020, and this despite the iOS 14 update including the blocking of cross-application tracking (also called ATT). In total, Mark Zuckerberg's company recorded twenty-nine billion dollars in revenue from April to June 2021. As for its profits, they simply doubled to exceed ten billion dollars with 2.76 billion. active users worldwide (Instagram + Facebook + WhatsApp).
Coronavirus vaccination
While Tim Cook is much more evasive on the subject, Lori Golerconfirmedthat all employees ofFacebookwill be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to the Menlo Park facility. The HR vice-president thus follows the same behavior as Sundar Pichai (Alphabet).
- Multi-device: in beta only, this new feature allows you to continue usingWhatsAppon your computer without needing a paired and turned on smartphone. Finally !
- Photos in HD: according toWABetaInfo, WhatsApp is testing a feature to download photos in “best quality” instead of the current maximum 720p.
- Security: Inan interview withGuardian, irony or not, the CEO of WhatsApp - despite being singled out for its confidentiality problems - tackles Apple following the Pegasus affair...
- Android:an updateshould soon make it easy to transfer the content of your conversations from iOS to Android.
- Children: Accounts owned by teenagers will now be automatically private, meaning they will have to manually accept all subscription requests. Advertisements broadcast to young audiences will also be more controlled and restricted, while an additional limitation now protects them against solicitations from unknown adults.Learn more.
- Reels: the TikTok clone now supports videos up to sixty seconds long.
At Google
- Maps: 2 additional widgets. The first offers useful condensed information to know before leaving, while the second includes a series of customizable shortcuts (search, home, restaurant, cafe, grocery store, gas station).
© Google / iPhonehacks
- Android: Google is reportedly working on a new iOS app to transfer all its data and apps to Android, such as Apple's Migration Assistant (information9to5Mac).
What's changing at Snapchat
It is now possible to save your favorite Places, like with Google Maps.Click here to install Snapchat.
© Snapchat
Alexa
Amazon deploys a new widget for the iOS home screen, intended to quickly call its voice assistantAlexa. Not sure that those accustomed to Siri and its confidentiality guarantees will appreciate it.
© 9to5Mac
The app is testing a feature allowing creators to tag products in their Ideas Pins. A new, simple way to generate income through social networks!Learn more (in English).
Apple
- Xcode 13: exit from thebeta 4, at the same time asthe eponymous version of iPadOS 15.
- GarageBand:new sound packscreated by Dua Lipa and Lady Gaga.
