Mark Ronson makes first Instagram Story music video

Grammy-winning producer Mark Ronson partnered with Sony Music and Instagram to release the first-ever interactive music video on the platform's Stories feature. The video was for "Pieces of Us," a song featuring King Princess and off his new album, Late Night Feelings. The phone-filmed video was made specifically for Instagram Stories. With this feature being designed to be temporary, the video will appear in consecutive 24-hour cycles, each offering the viewer a different kind of interaction. Fans are encouraged to engage by adding polls, lyric stickers, and new Augmented Reality filters into their own Stories. Ronson has been incorporating the fan-made versions into his Stories in what Fast Company describes as "some sort of electro-beat, sticker-covered ouroboros." Eventually, the full video will be available on Ronson's IGTV.

Android drops dessert nicknames for mobile OS

After years of naming its mobile operating system after sweet treats, the company has decided to take a more straightforward approach. Android Q is just going to be called Android 10. Perhaps thinking up of a Q-named dessert was too much of a challenge. But Android's official release is that this approach makes it more "relatable." Sameer Samat, vice president of product management for Android, wrote in a blog post, "As a global operating system, it's important that these names are clear and relatable for everyone in the world. So, this next release of Android will simply use the version number and be called Android 10. We think this change helps make release names simpler and more intuitive for our global community."

On top of changing the name, the Android logo gets a new "more modern, accessible look" with droid prominent in the logo as well. Google hasn't officially announced when the new software will roll out to users. But the company says this new logo will come out in the "coming weeks with the final release of Android 10."

Source: CNET

Android Messages now lets you delete multiple messages in a conversation thread

It's a feature that should've been available for a while, but better late than never, we say. Version 4.7 of Android Messages will allow you to delete multiple messages in a conversation thread.  For many Android phones, Android Messages is the default messaging app for a lot of Android phones, but some OEMs have their proprietary messaging app. If you aren't using Android Messages and want to use it, the app is available for download on the Play Store.

To batch delete messages, open the app and select the chat thread you want. Once you're there, long-press on a message to highlight it. You can then tap on any additional messages you wish to remove. You can then tap on the trash can icon from the menu bar up top to delete the texts.

Source: Lifehacker

Disney+ is coming to Canada on November 12th, will stream on a number of devices at launch

We now get confirmation that Disney's streaming service will launch in Canada at the same time as it will in the US. Disney+ will be coming on November 12th for CA$8.99. And it will be available on the following devices: Apple TV (tvOS-supported models), iPad, iPhone, Android phones, Android TV, Chromecast, web browsers, PlayStation 4, Roku streaming players, Roku TV, and Xbox One. There is no word yet if it'll be coming to Amazon's Fire TV platform.

Disney has also confirmed that customers can subscribe to Disney+ on iOS devices and other platforms. And the company plans to integrate its content with the Apple TV app.  So, those who look for shows or content to watch on the app will get to see Disney shows/films there as well. Disney hasn't mentioned whether it'll integrate with channel marketplaces like Apple TV Channels or Amazon Prime Channels. But the Disney+ app will have dedicated sections for each of the company's major brands, support for offline downloads, and the ability to stream select content in 4K HDR.

Source: The Verge