MetroSep 29, 2020Test and Trace app notifying users of ‘covid exposure’ with no other informationMetro - Jordan KingThe NHS Test and Trace app has been sending users ‘confusing’ messages which suggest they have been near someone with coronavirus – with no further …
Gary Morrisflipped into About Apple Watch ⌚️Spotify Tests Untethered Apple Watch Streaming for Some Usersverified_publisherMacRumors - Tim HardwickIn November 2018, Spotify released an accompanying app for Apple Watch that allows iPhone users to access and control their favorite Spotify music and podcasts from their wrist. Image via iPhone-Ticker.de One of the limitations of the app is that it doesn't allow users to stream music directly to …
AvatarNeil Kakitaflipped into My Web WanderingsSpotify finally testing Apple Watch streaming support with some usersverified_publisher9to5Mac - Michael PotuckAfter almost two years since the debut of the Spotify Apple Watch app, the service is finally testing streaming support with what looks like a random selection of users. Spotify launched it’s Apple Watch app back in November of 2018. Since then we’ve seen some updates like Siri support but the app …
TechCrunchflipped into MobileSquare's Cash App tests new feature allowing users to borrow up to $200verified_publisherTechCrunch - Anthony HaCash App, the peer-to-peer payments service from Square, is giving select users a way to get short-term loans. The company said it’s only testing the feature with around 1,000 users for now. But it could become more broadly available — and there are probably plenty of people who could use the money, …
MashableJul 23, 2020Tinder user seems to have uncovered a new 'Platinum' paid tier the app is testingverified_publisherMashable - Anna IovineIt appears to include several new features not offered to Gold users. Now that apps are one of the only ways to safely date at a social distance, many have taken the opportunity to gussy themselves up with new features. Tinder's no different, having made their Passport feature free for a short time, …
BBC Newsflipped into Top StoriesNHS Covid-19: App issue fixed for people who test positivebbc.co.uk - By Zoe KleinmanThe government has fixed a problem with its new NHS coronavirus app in England and Wales which meant many positive test results were not being logged. Users were unable to record a positive test result, if they had booked a test elsewhere and not via the app. But the Department of Health said …
ZDNetflipped into Latest News From USMicrosoft to change how users can test Teams featuresverified_publisherZDNet - Mary Jo FoleyMicrosoft is adding a new Teams Public Preview testing ring to its Teams Insider program, as well as changing the name of the testing channels for …
MacRumorsTwitter Ends Threaded Conversations Tests After Negative User Feedbackverified_publisherMacRumors - Tim HardwickThis year, Twitter has been testing threaded replies for some iOS and web users, with the aim of making it easier to see how conversations evolve. However, it turns out the new-look, Reddit-style replies were actually more confusing for users of the typical conversation interface, and the company …
