News & Reviews:   iOS

It's that time of the year again for Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which the company will host an online event starting from the 6th until the 10th of June 2022. Besides showcasing what's new in the upcoming iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS, Apple is also hosting the Swift Student Challenge for everyone from around the world. 

If you think your texting game is a bit dry and want to spice things up a bit, then Gboard has got the perfect tool for you. Currently being rolled out to users of the virtual keyboard, Gboard is adding a ‘magic wand’ button that would fill your text with emojis!

As reported by 9to5google, users that have gotten the update said that a new magic wand button would now appear at the top right of the keyboard. Pressing on it will then fill what you’ve written with emojis.

For large screens, it makes sense to take full advantage of the space available. However, picture-in-picture mode isn't always available. That's the case for the YouTube TV app on Apple devices, but it looks like YouTube has finally managed to add the feature to iOS.

The Multi-Device feature for WhatsApp is perhaps the most useful feature the app has. Of course, the feature does have some limitations. Case in point, it doesn't allow you to link multiple mobile devices. But sources indicate that this could change in the coming weeks.

Twitter has found a new way for users to switch between the feeds. Today, the social media platform announced that it has rolled out a new design for Home on iOS, bringing two tabs with one showing top tweets and another showing chronological tweets.

It looks like Instagram has given up on its attempt to capture the long-form video market following the company’s move to kill off the IGTV standalone app. In an official blog post on Monday (28 February 2022), Instagram confirmed that it is discontinuing support for the IGTV app thus ending the service as a whole. RIP!

The hype around audio chat rooms has mostly died down. As the app considered the trend starter, Clubhouse has been particularly quiet over the last few months. However, the company now just released a major feature for its users.

When it comes to modern devices, the functionalities are not fixed since they can be improved. Having said that, you have to wait for major updates to get new features most of the time. But Apple has a couple with the upcoming iOS 15.4.

Are any fans of card games and Yu-Gi-Oh here? Digital trading card games belong to a small niche these days, but Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel has been notably successful on PC and consoles. But if those aren't your preferred platforms, the game is coming to mobile devices too.

Chat history migration is still a problem for WhatsApp users who switch from an Android phone to an iPhone or vice versa. In the near future, the problem will go away as the messaging platform is testing the feature in WhatsApp Messenger beta for iOS 22.2.74.