Apps

The one controller to (almost) rule them all
The one controller to (almost) rule them all

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 82, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope you're caught up on Andor, and also you can read all the old edit...

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Spotify’s iPhone app could soon sell audiobooks with links, too
Spotify’s iPhone app could soon sell audiobooks with links, too

Spotify is working on an update that could allow iPhone users in the US to purchase audiobooks through external links. In a post on Friday, Spotify says it has submitted the update to Apple, and if ap...

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Apple is looking at adding Perplexity and other AI search engines to Safari
Apple is looking at adding Perplexity and other AI search engines to Safari

Apple is “actively looking at” bringing AI search options to Safari. Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, made the statement during Google’s antitrust trial on Wednesday, sayin...

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Spotify will let you hit ‘snooze’ on good songs you’re getting tired of
Spotify will let you hit ‘snooze’ on good songs you’re getting tired of

Spotify is testing a new “Snooze” button that will let you temporarily remove a track from your recommendations in case you need a short break from hearing it. The option will appear for songs you...

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Amazon now has a ‘Get book’ button in its iOS Kindle app
Amazon now has a ‘Get book’ button in its iOS Kindle app

Following a ruling on April 30th by the Epic Games v. Apple judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, Apple can no longer collect a 27 percent commission on purchases made outside of apps or restrict how develope...

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Instacart’s new app lets the whole party order snacks and drinks
Instacart’s new app lets the whole party order snacks and drinks

Instacart is launching Fizz, a new app that will let partygoers order and pay for their own snacks, drinks, and party supplies — all for a flat $5 delivery fee. With Fizz, hosts can create a cart th...

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Opera has new ways for Android users to manage tabs
Opera has new ways for Android users to manage tabs

Opera has added new tab features to its Android web browser that give users more control when organizing web links. Opera says version 89 of its browser introduces “the best tab management system fo...

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The modified Signal app used by Mike Waltz was reportedly hacked
The modified Signal app used by Mike Waltz was reportedly hacked

A hacker has obtained direct messages and contact information from TeleMessage, the Israeli software company that offers modified versions of Signal, WhatsApp, Telegram, and other apps to the US gover...

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The Verge looks back on Skype
The Verge looks back on Skype

It may be difficult to believe in this time of Zoom, Google Meet, and Slack, but at one point, Skype was one of the primary ways to make contact with friends, family, and colleagues. First released in...

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A worthy sequel to one of the best websites ever
A worthy sequel to one of the best websites ever

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 81, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy Finally Feels Like Summer Week to at least everyone who lives ne...

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