Apps

9to5Mac spotted that iOS Shortcuts in today’s beta release now offers actions to change settings in iOS apps, including Safari, Maps, and Voice Memos. The outlet guesses it’s in preparation for Apple’s coming Siri upgrade that lets it perform tasks for you, both in and across apps.

Vision Pro owners should see the app if they install the visionOS 2.4 developer beta today. Last month, Apple described Spatial Gallery as containing a curated selection of spatial videos, photos, and panoramas, including things like behind-the-scenes clips from Apple TV Plus shows like Severance and Shrinking.

Android Authority spotted that the latest WhatsApp Android beta now lets you raise your hand or send emoji reactions during a video call.

Idrees Hassan has created a free iOS app called PicoChat that recreates the Nintendo DS’ messaging experience in iMessage, as spotted by Overkill.

If you use Slack for things like “sending messages,” an outage tracker shows a known issue since around 10:30AM ET. Some people have reported being unable to access Slack via desktop apps at all, while others aren’t getting updates from all of their channels.

That’s apparently how Tumblr started its email to timeline app Tapestry that eventually led to a grant, according to a Tapestry blog post we saw via TechCrunch.

Instead of accessing Google Tasks through Calendar, Gmail, or another app, now you can view and manage all the items on your to-do list from its own webpage: tasks.google.com, as spotted earlier by 9to5Google.

Under the Digital Services Act, Apple must display the contact information for developers considered “traders” on the App Store. On Tuesday, Apple said it had removed “apps without trader status” in the EU, adding that it will reinstate them once developers provide the required information, as reported earlier by TechCrunch.

The online reservation platform has launched a slate of new features, pricing updates, and a “full-on-charm offensive,” to lure high-profile restaurants away from its biggest rival, reports New York Magazine:

Apple told employees in a recent meeting that it’s considering the change, according to Mark Gurman in today’s issue of Power On for Bloomberg. The ads would be similar to those in Google Maps, with businesses paying to show up higher in search results or stand out on the map itself.

In addition to adding features for pro photographers, the second public beta of Android 16 being released today lets you quickly access Google Wallet by double pressing your device’s power button, as discovered by Android Authority’s Mishaal Rahman.