Waze introduces personalized navigation

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Many people have preferred routes, and Waze is making sure you stay on yours. The app on Android and iOS is introducing personalized navigation, which will offer routes based on your previous trips, on top of what the company says is a "hyperlocal understanding" of a city's traffic patterns. You can turn the feature on and off in your settings. It has already begun rolling out to users globally.

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Apple to add Android, Windows support to iCloud Shared Albums

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With the upcoming release of iOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple is adding a useful feature to its iCloud Shared Albums. It will now let Android and Windows users add photos to these albums, bringing it in line with what you can do on other photo-sharing services like Google Photos.

While Android users previously lacked access to shared albums, Windows users had limited support via the iCloud app. Enabling iCloud Photos on Windows unlocks the option to view shared albums you've joined. On Android, your best bet is using a shared web link, which lets you view the album contents in any browser.

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iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 will offer separate controls for alarm and ringtone volumes

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A quality-of-life update coming with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 will make sure you don't miss your alarms or have your ringtones set exceptionally loud. As spotted in the iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 beta, Apple introduced a Match Ringtone Volume toggle in Settings. You can see it in the Sounds setting in the Alarms and Timers category as well as the Alerts and System Sounds category.

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Instagram unveils real-time Instants feature

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Instagram launched Instants, a new real-time photo-sharing feature and standalone companion app designed for spontaneous sharing with Close Friends and mutual followers. Available globally starting today, Instants allows users to snap unedited, real-time photos directly from their Instagram inbox or a dedicated app. To ensure authenticity, photos cannot be uploaded from a phone's gallery and will disappear immediately after being viewed, or within 24 hours if left unopened.

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