Google has announced new Play Store policies to help crack on scammy apps. The new policies touch on how apps are presented to users on Google Play Store. They touch on several things, including app descriptions, titles, and icons. First, app titles will be limited to 30 characters and should not include keywords that imply store performance, promotion in the icon, title, and developer name. App icons should also not include graphic elements that might mislead users as well. What Google is pushing for is clear and concise app titles, icons, and developer brand name. Check the two images below.…
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Alvin Wanjala
Alvin Wanjala has been writing about technology for over 2 years(and counting). He writes about different topics in the consumer tech space. He loves streaming music, programming, and gaming during downtimes.
Roku users can no longer access YouTube TV after the expiry of the distribution agreement between Roku and Google. Roku nixed YouTube TV from its channel store on Friday, immediately after the agreement’s expiry, with no new agreement deal. The standard YouTube app is, however, not affected. On Friday, Roku said its “taking the extra step to continue to offer existing subscribers access to YouTube TV on the Roku platform unless Google takes actions that require the full removal of the channel.” That action has quickly turned grown intense over the weekend, and the two do not seem to strike…
Despite the PS5 being a hard catch, Sony is actually selling them in millions. That is, of course, due to the heightened demand for the company’s next-gen console. The company has so far shipped 7.8 million PS5 consoles as of March 31, 2021. This is an addition of 3.3 million units from the previous figures revealed by the company, which pegged total PS5 shipments at 4.5 million. Apparently, Sony is making a killing even though the gaming industry, like most other industries, has been adversely affected by the unprecedented global chip supply shortage. The high figure for the first quarter…
Spotify is increasing prices for most of its plans in certain regions. So far, subscribers in the US, UK, and some parts of Europe will have to pay additional fees to continue streaming music on the platform ad-free. Price changes will affect several plans, including Student, Duo, and Family plans. In all the mentioned regions, the price of the standard Individual plan will remain as is. In the US, Spotify family will cost $15.99 per month from $14.99. In the UK, prices have also been increased by a euro, except for the family plan, slapped with a 2 euro increase.…
Netflix, the world’s largest movie and TV streaming service, saw the number of paid subscribers grow to 208 million in Q1. That is 14 percent from a year prior, although it was shy of the company’s forecast of 210 million. Netflix added 3.8 million net paying subscribers, a far cry from the 15.7 million subscribers it added in the first quarter of 2020. The failure to hit anticipated net additions was cited to the pandemic, which has led the company to delay production of some titles. “We believe paid membership growth slowed due to the big Covid-19 pull forward in…
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and Founder of Facebook wants to help creators – and himself – make more money. The CEO announced a slew of new features the company is working on to help Instagram creators grow their income. The first will be a feature that connects brands to creators whose content fits their particular audience. Sponsorship deals already exist and have been one of the major ways for creators to make a quick buck. Facebook is simply bridging the gap between creators and brands – connecting them directly via a marketplace. Instagram’s head Adam Mosseri says the goal is to…
Early April, HMD Global was on a hot streak on updating its devices. In less than a week, the company updated Nokia 8.1, 2.3, 4.2, and 2.2 to Android 11. The company is also pushing Android 11 to another phone under its portfolio – the budget Nokia 2.4. With the update, Nokia 2.4 users will get a variety of features to play around with that were rolled out in Android 11. There are lots of them. Including a more potent power button menu with smart device controls, a built-in screen recorder, dynamic media controls, chat bubbles, notification history, dark mode…
Telegram has released another update to its desktop and mobile apps. The new update is big as it introduces a variety of features on the platform. The first, and probably the most exciting of all, is the launch of two new Telegram web apps. Both apps are fully stocked with Telegram’s latest features. They will operate separately, giving users three different web apps to choose from. You can use the new web apps on any platform, whether it’s on mobile or desktop. You can try out the two here; Telegram Web K Telegram Web Z Voice Chat Scheduling Scheduled voice…
Streaming giant Netflix has increased subscription prices in Kenya. The company notified its paying subscribers of the new pricing set to begin as early as May in an email. The packages affected are Standard and Premium, which will now cost up to KES 250 more. Instead of KES 1200, the premium package will go for KES 1450, while the Standard package will shoot to KES 1100. The company has gone ahead to offer premium subscribers a chance to subscribe to the service one more time at the previous price before the new pricing goes into effect. Thus, the new pricing…
Twitter Spaces, the platform’s answer to Clubhouse, is not just live on Android, but you can also host your audio chat rooms. Before the recent update, Twitter only allowed Android users to join Spaces. To create a Space, tap the compose button and select the new Spaces option. Twitter Spaces can host up to 10 speakers(11 in total, plus the host) but allows as many people to join a single room. Your followers and followers of invited speakers will be able to see an ongoing session from in the Stories bar atop the timeline. Spaces are shown using a distinct…