Sunday
Feb142021

Get a special badge this Valentine's as part of Apple's Heart Month Activity Challenge

Apple Watch owners stand a chance to earn a special badge on their Fitness app if they partake in today's special Valentine's Day challenge. In honour of Heart Month, which promotes cardiovascular health, Apple wants you to work out for 60 minutes today to earn the unique badge. According to MacRumorsthe challenge listed on the iPhone's Fitness app says: "Show your heart some love. Get this award by earning 60 minutes on your Exercise ring this Valentine's Day, February 14."

When you complete this challenge, you'll see the badge in both the Summary tab of the Fitness app on the iPhone and the Awards section of the Apple Watch's Activity app.

Sunday
Feb142021

Google updates YouTube app on iOS, its first update release since December

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People have been speculating that Google hasn't updated its major apps on iOS to avoid Apple's new privacy labels, which was a requirement for updating iOS apps. But the company has just rolled out a bug fix for its YouTube app, which marks its first update since December. The company has also explicitly denied these rumours.  

In a January 12 blog post, the company talked about adding labels when updates are available. Google said, "As Google's iOS apps are updated with new features or to fix bugs, you'll see updates to our app page listings that include the new App Privacy Details. These labels represent the maximum categories of data that could be collected—meaning if you use every available feature and service in the app. The data you provide to Google products delivers helpful services to you, and you can always control your privacy settings by visiting your Google Account or going directly to the Google products you use on iOS."

Some of Google's less known apps—like Stadia, Authenticator, Translate, and Classroom—have already received iOS updates.

Source: The Verge

Saturday
Feb132021

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 2/7 – 2/13

Saturday
Feb132021

Facebook might be building its own smartwatch

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The next hardware that Facebook is reportedly building will be a smartwatch. According to a new report from The Informationthe wearable will focus on health and messaging features. It'll supposedly make it easier to send messages on Facebook services like Messenger and WhatsApp. The smartwatch will apparently support cellular connection, so you don't need to have it tethered to a smartphone to work.

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