Month: August 2024
Snapchat finally launched an iPad app
Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge
Thirteen years after launching on the iPhone, Snapchat has finally brought its app to the iPad. In an update note on Monday, Snapchat announced that it now offers native support for the iPad, allowing the app to fill your entire screen for the first time.
Until now, iPad users were stuck using the iOS version of the app, leaving them with unsightly black borders surrounding an iPhone-sized Snapchat interface. This made it less than ideal to view or take snaps on the app, as well as try on filters.
Image: Snapchat
Image: Snapchat
Of course, this shouldn’t be an excuse to start slinging your iPad around in public to send pictures to your friends. Snapchat is available with iPadOS 13.0 or later. It also currently only supports portrait mode, which means it won’t rotate when you tilt your device.
Even if the app came a decade late, at least Snapchat actually launched an app for the iPad. Now, all we need is Instagram to do the same.
Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge
Thirteen years after launching on the iPhone, Snapchat has finally brought its app to the iPad. In an update note on Monday, Snapchat announced that it now offers native support for the iPad, allowing the app to fill your entire screen for the first time.
Until now, iPad users were stuck using the iOS version of the app, leaving them with unsightly black borders surrounding an iPhone-sized Snapchat interface. This made it less than ideal to view or take snaps on the app, as well as try on filters.
Image: Snapchat
Image: Snapchat
Of course, this shouldn’t be an excuse to start slinging your iPad around in public to send pictures to your friends. Snapchat is available with iPadOS 13.0 or later. It also currently only supports portrait mode, which means it won’t rotate when you tilt your device.
Even if the app came a decade late, at least Snapchat actually launched an app for the iPad. Now, all we need is Instagram to do the same.
Instagram lets you add texts on photos and layer images for grid posts
Instagram has introduced new text tools meant to help you design a grid that’s more reflective of your personality. To start with, you can now layer your photos and add text to them, as stickers, to achieve the look you want. You can start the whole process by selecting an image and then tapping the text button to write a text overlay for it in the font that you prefer. If you’d rather layer several images for one post, tap on the gallery button in the top right corner of the screen instead. You can then change the shape of the sticker, which again can contain either a text or another image, into a square, a circle, a heart or a star by tapping on it.
Speaking of text you can add to your photos, Instagram is adding new fonts you can use in the app. You can combine those fonts with the new animations and effects the app is adding, as well, to jazz up your Reels and Stories. Earlier this month, Instagram doubled the number of photos and videos you can share in a carousel post. From 10 files, the app now allows you to upload up to 20, giving you an easy way to add photo dumps to your account. These new features will let you personalize your photo dumps and to potentially use them as an outlet for your creativity… sort of like how Myspace users could customize their profiles back in the day. In fact, Instagram also recently announced a feature that lets you attach a song to your profile, which Myspace was known for in the early days of social media.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/instagram-lets-you-add-texts-on-photos-and-layer-images-for-grid-posts-160030041.html?src=rss
Instagram has introduced new text tools meant to help you design a grid that’s more reflective of your personality. To start with, you can now layer your photos and add text to them, as stickers, to achieve the look you want. You can start the whole process by selecting an image and then tapping the text button to write a text overlay for it in the font that you prefer. If you’d rather layer several images for one post, tap on the gallery button in the top right corner of the screen instead. You can then change the shape of the sticker, which again can contain either a text or another image, into a square, a circle, a heart or a star by tapping on it.
Speaking of text you can add to your photos, Instagram is adding new fonts you can use in the app. You can combine those fonts with the new animations and effects the app is adding, as well, to jazz up your Reels and Stories. Earlier this month, Instagram doubled the number of photos and videos you can share in a carousel post. From 10 files, the app now allows you to upload up to 20, giving you an easy way to add photo dumps to your account. These new features will let you personalize your photo dumps and to potentially use them as an outlet for your creativity… sort of like how Myspace users could customize their profiles back in the day. In fact, Instagram also recently announced a feature that lets you attach a song to your profile, which Myspace was known for in the early days of social media.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/instagram-lets-you-add-texts-on-photos-and-layer-images-for-grid-posts-160030041.html?src=rss
Sony Drops New Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid
Yes, prescription-free hearing aids are still a thing, and Sony has refined some hearing features for the new CRE-C20.
Yes, prescription-free hearing aids are still a thing, and Sony has refined some hearing features for the new CRE-C20.
Instagram adds what photos have always needed: words
Image: Instagram
Instagram will now let you add text to your photos right from the post editor, meaning you won’t need to edit your photos in a separate app just to add some text. A bit of text might help your post stand out from the rest of the photos on your feed — or help people see information that might otherwise get lost in your caption.
From the post editor, you’ll also now be able to layer another photo on top of a photo as a sticker. When you tap on that layered photo, you can change its shape from a rectangle to a square, circle, heart, or star, according to Instagram’s blog post. This feature seems fun to me — I suspect people will find some clever ways to use this in their photos.
Reels and stories are getting some text improvements, too. There are new fonts, as well as effects and animations that you can add to text to make them pop.
The updates follow a slew of recent Instagram product improvements, including a test of a Snap Map-like feature, a way to add songs to your profile, and the ability to share 20 slides in one Instagram post.
Image: Instagram
Instagram will now let you add text to your photos right from the post editor, meaning you won’t need to edit your photos in a separate app just to add some text. A bit of text might help your post stand out from the rest of the photos on your feed — or help people see information that might otherwise get lost in your caption.
From the post editor, you’ll also now be able to layer another photo on top of a photo as a sticker. When you tap on that layered photo, you can change its shape from a rectangle to a square, circle, heart, or star, according to Instagram’s blog post. This feature seems fun to me — I suspect people will find some clever ways to use this in their photos.
Reels and stories are getting some text improvements, too. There are new fonts, as well as effects and animations that you can add to text to make them pop.
The updates follow a slew of recent Instagram product improvements, including a test of a Snap Map-like feature, a way to add songs to your profile, and the ability to share 20 slides in one Instagram post.
Gmail just gave Android fans a speedier way to reply to emails
Google is rolling out a new feature to Gmail’s Android app that lets you send a quick reply using an inline text box.
Sometimes, you just want to fire off a quick email reply from your phone in a few taps, without having to delve into the full reply system and all of its associated tools and controls. In cases like that, some sort of fast reply functionality is ideal.
According to a new blog post, that’s what Google has just added to Gmail’s Android app, with the search giant explaining that the new feature is all about improving the experience for “quick, lightweight responses”.
Instead of having to tap Reply, Reply All or Forward when viewing an email, you can now type your response directly into a text box at the bottom of the email thread. Then just tap the Send button and it’ll be delivered to your recipient.
If you want to get the full suite of messaging tools, including those for bold, italic, font color and more, you can just tap a button in the top-right corner of the text box to expand it to the full, regular view. That’s better for “longer, more formal responses,” Google says.
Coming to iOS later
(Image credit: Solen Feyissa / Unsplash)
Interestingly, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this feature. It was first noted six months ago in February 2024, but it appears that it wasn’t actually released until now. Still, it’s better late than never.
Right now, this feature is only available for Gmail users on the Android operating system, but Google says that it will be coming to iOS “later this year.” If you are on Android, you don’t need to do anything special to activate this feature – just open an email in the Gmail app on Android, swipe to the bottom of the page and start typing in the text box you’ll find there. When you’re done, just tap the Send button.
Of course, if you’d rather not use Gmail, there are plenty of excellent alternatives, and our round-up of the best email clients will help you pick the one that’s right for you. But if you are a Gmail user – and one that uses the app on Android – this new feature will be another reason to stick with Google’s email service.
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HR startup Tilt raises $15 million in Series B funding to expand technology footprint
HR startup Tilt has secured $15 million in Series B funding to further develop its platform that streamlines the leave process for companies and their employees. The funding round was led by Bramalea Partners, with participation from HearstLab, Firework Ventures, Origin
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HR startup Tilt has secured $15 million in Series B funding to further develop its platform that streamlines the leave process for companies and their employees. The funding round was led by Bramalea Partners, with participation from HearstLab, Firework Ventures, Origin […]
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