News & Reviews:   iOS

Family Mart has announced that their My FamilyMart mobile app is now officially available for download via the Google Play Store, as well as the iOS App Store. Not only that, but you can also sign up to get free stuff such as Sofuto Ice Cream and more as well every week.

 Who doesn’t know Mario Kart? Mario Kart Tour which was announced last year finally got a release date. The game will be out on both Android and iOS this 25th of September. 

Finally some news on the anticipated Pokemon Masters. A lot of fans have been waiting on the release date for the upcoming mobile game but today, The Pokemon Company has announced the pre-registration for iOS and Android users have been rolled out.

Germany plans on taking full advantage of the iOS 13 by allowing users to store their ID cards(IC cards for Malaysian), on their iOS device which allows the user to perform various authentication process without the need to pull out their wallets. This is similar to how debit/credit cards can be stored on a smartphone, which then can be used to perform various transactions.

Privacy is such an important aspect especially when it comes to purchasing a smartphone. Obviously, you would want to own a device that can not only keep your personal data safe and secure, especially while surfing the internet.  While many of the manufacturers today bragged about secured their phones are, there seems to be a product circulating on eBay that can unlock almost any Android and iOS devices from 50USD(~RM417) onwards

Binging Youtube videos is now even better thanks to an update for the Youtube app on iOS. You can now swipe left and right to switch between next and previous videos on your list instead of having to exit full screen and pick a video. The update should be rolling out throughout this week for all iOS users.

iPhone users can now privately reply to Whatsapp messages in group chats through a 1 on 1 chat. In a group chat, simply tap and hold the specific message and select More and then Reply Privately. This feature can be found in update v2.19.11.

Update 3.18.380 on Whatsapp allows users to watch videos from Facebook, Instagram and Youtube while in chat, eliminating the need to leave the app just to watch a video. This update is called Picture-in-Picture (PiP) and is now available on Android. If you’re an iPhone user, you may need to wait till January for the update to hit iOS.

Whatsapp has announced that it will stop the support for certain operating systems on Android and iOS such as iOS 7 and older as well as Android Gingerbread 2.3.7 and older. Whatsapp has recommended to upgrade your device’s operating system to the latest operating system version your device is able to, in order to receive continued support from the messaging app. For more updates like these, stay tuned to TechNave.com.

During WWDC 2018, Apple has unveiled several new features to be included in the upcoming iOS 12. The features that Apple has introduce will further expand upon existing features and several quality of life improvements as well. Here are the top 5 features that will make its debut into the iOS 12 ecosystem, starting with Memoji.