When you think about streaming music, it's quite likely that Spotify is the first name that comes to mind. Spotify has a massive library, a great musi

TikTok, in addition to its Chinese parent company ByteDance, is suing to block the so-called "TikTok ban" President Biden signed into law two weeks ag

One of the many modern-day annoyances that we all seem to accept is the fact that calendars and to-dos live in their own separate silos. Sure, you can

Headspace and Calm are the juggernauts in the meditation apps sphere, and both have done an impressive job bringing mindfulness-based meditation to th

It’s stressful to hand your unlocked phone to someone else—you never know what’s going to happen. Maybe they’ll stick to the single photo of your dog

There are many ways to find interesting books to read, maybe on your Kindle or Kobo. Thanks to the advent of BookTok and BookTube, suggestions for boo

Summer vacation is fast approaching, meaning your child's screen time will most likely increase exponentially. That doesn't mean, however, that their

It's not a great feeling, realizing you've accidentally deleted an important photo or document on your phone. Maybe you've picked the wrong file, or y

To mark National Audiobook Month this June, Spotify's offering a month of free audiobooks. As long as you are on Spotify's free plan and have a U.S. a

We've talked a lot about the "don't break the chain" method of building habits over the years, where you visually mark the completion of a habit every

WhatsApp might be the most popular chat app in the world, but it hasn’t always been the best for sending photos and videos. The app traditionally had

Safari, on mobile devices, does not offer a homepage. This isn't a big deal if you like the default new tab page, which shows links to your hand-picke

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, children between the ages of 6 and 17 should get at least an hour of moderate-to-vigoro

When phones also became cameras, many of us started taking photos every day. These photos might be of your pets, your food, or even special events lik

Spotify has stealthily launched a new membership plan for its individual users. I say stealthily because despite posting an announcement about it, the

It doesn't matter whether you're visiting a new city or at home—sometimes you just want to take a walk, but you don't know where to go. A new, free iP

On Friday afternoon, my bosses asked if I'd like to test out and explain Noplace, a new social media platform that shot to the top of the Apple Store

PC emulation has come to the App Store, seeming to mark a change in Apple’s policies after prior PC emulator rejections implied only game console emul

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which enforces interoperability and keeps big companies from unfairly favoring their own services, has

When it comes to apps, I am not a picky person. If I see an ad for one that sounds useful, I am immediately transfixed and download it right away. Typ

There are plenty of reasons to use a voice changer when gaming, whether you just want anonymity, or the jokes and memes that come with using a soundbo

If you have an iPhone, you now have an even easier lifeline to Slack—which, depending on how you feel about your job, may or may not be a good thing.

You might think that the keyboard is a fixed part of iOS that you can't change, but the iPhone has actually supported third-party keyboards since way

You spend a lot of time tapping away at your smartphone keyboard, so it makes sense to have one that's built to be as helpful as possible—and both And

Google is making it easier to follow the rules of the road—or at least know when you should pay extra attention to them. New traffic-tracking features

Like many things, the world of cooking has moved on to TikTok and Instagram Reels. Before, you'd go to a website or someone's blog to find recipe insp

The U.S. Department of Justice is escalating its battle with TikTok and, by extension, its parent company ByteDance. The government is suing the compa

Building new habits is hard, but tracking progress can help motivate you—that's why there are a lot of habit tracking apps out there. Habituator stand

The U.S. Department of Justice may be suing TikTok, and the app may be banned in the country by January, but that isn't stopping the app from adding n

Opera is rolling out a new look on iOS. The company announced its redesigned iPhone browser, Opera One, on Tuesday, which introduces both a refreshed

We all have that app on our home screen that we impulsively open and scroll, even when we wish that we could stop. You can try to deal with this by ma

I've been an avid hiker of the Pacific Northwest for around a decade. I'm also very bad at navigation. Making matters worse, Google and Apple Maps are

You've likely been exposing your kids to music since they were born—singing to them; gifting them a toy xylophone (and then hiding it when it drove yo

We all have apps on our phone that we wish we opened a little less often, like TikTok or Reddit. Cold Turkey is an iPhone app that won't let you open

Instagram is the king of "borrowing" features from other platforms. Stories might be associated with Meta's social media platform, but Snapchat really

Last year, Uber introduced a new option for teens to order rides from Uber without needing their parents' account. What started as a limited program i

This week, Instagram rolled out three new features for posts, reels, and stories. If you're an avid poster, you may have already noticed these feature

On Instagram, there's a clear divide between posts and stories. The former stay up forever (or until you manually delete them), and are usually reserv

I love TikTok. From viral dances and human fairies frolicking through meadows to reality TV deep dives and ScienceTok, it's my endless source of enter

Flappy Bird, the delisted viral mobile game hit from a decade ago, is making a comeback. Original developer Dong Nguyen's involvement is unclear, but

It appears that the Flappy Bird 'remake' has nothing to do with its original creator. Dong Nguyen, who created Flappy Bird, has said that he has no co

Instagram is moving all accounts for users under 18 to a new “Teen Accounts” format, which comes with a number of protections and restrictions “guided

We've seen a whole host of changes ushered in with iOS 18, and the trusty Photos app is one of the programs that Apple has given a major overhaul to.

You may have noticed generative artificial intelligence making its way into one or two apps and gadgets in recent times, and you can now use the tech

Meta Connect 2024 is a wrap. Mark Zuckerberg took the stage Wednesday to offer up announcements across a slew of product categories. While there are s

If you're someone who goes to bed in total silence each night, it might seem weird that a service like YouTube is adding a sleep timer. You watch YouT

Sometimes it pays to be a paid subscriber, as when YouTube releases a batch of new features for those who subscribe to Premium—leaving out those of us

Traditionally, WhatsApp requires you to save new contacts from your smartphone. This works fine in many situations, since many of us pick up WhatsApp

You've now got more options when it comes to giving your Spotify playlist artwork a personalized touch: A new custom cover art tool is rolling out ins

Social media has been weird—well, weirder—ever since the death of Twitter. Those of us who have moved on from X have been forced to search out our fri

What's your favorite thing about Instagram? It is that thing where you open the app, start looking at a post you find interesting, but before you're d

I'll admit, I never got swept up in the Stardew Valley hype. Don't get me wrong: I really enjoyed the game, but I wasn't initially obsessed with it th

Alongside the Pixel 9 phones, Google pushed out a number of exclusive apps for the flagships—and while the AI-powered Pixel Studio and Screenshots app

It's not just you: Bluesky was down. For a brief period of time Thursday afternoon, the website and the mobile app returned a never-ending loading scr

Basically every sports app is a bloated nightmare. You just want to check the scores, but these apps want you to do something else entirely (maybe gam

Ever since election night on November 5, I’ve noticed a massive exodus of my X mutuals from the site. That’s not too surprising—owner Elon Musk has ma

Messenger (Facebook Messenger, that is) is getting some new features. Meta announced a number of changes to the app in a Wednesday blog post, all havi

Spotify might have pioneered the yearly streaming recap, but these days, every other service has its own version of "Wrapped." If you're a YouTube Mus

Bluesky is certainly having a moment. The platform now has over 21 million users, and those users are active: posting, sharing, following new accounts

On Friday, I wrote about how Threads is making some big changes to its platform—namely, the "For you" feed will start prioritizing accounts you follow

TikTok’s filters can be a fun way to interact with the app, acting like digital face paint that can make you look like, for example, a clown or a tige