Facebook Says That All of its Spark AR Reviewers will Soon not be Operating

Facebook

Facebook has announced another impact of required staffing changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the company sending more staff home to reduce the potential spread of the virus, Facebook says that all of its Spark AR reviewers will soon not be operating. As a result, no user-submitted AR effects, for either Facebook Stories … Read more

Instagram is working on a Disappearing Messages Option

Instagram

This comes to the as little surprise, given that WhatsApp is developing the same thing, but this week, Instagram has confirmed that it’s also working on a new disappearing messages option within its Direct tools. Spotted by reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong, the new option, at least at this stage, would see all of your messages disappear from … Read more

Snapchat Launches its new ‘Here For You’ Mental Health Resource Ahead of Time in Response to COVID-19

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Snapchat has announced that it will bring forward the launch of its new ‘Here For You’ mental health resource center, making it available to all users this week in response to rising angst around the COVID-19 pandemic. Announced last month, ‘Here For You’ will provide in-app support to Snapchatters who may be experiencing mental health or emotional … Read more

Facebook Expands Ban on Ads which Seek to Capitalize on Concerns around COVID-19 Fears

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After announcing a ban on ads which seek to capitalize on concerns around COVID-19 late last month, then expanding that to specifically outlaw all ads and commerce listings of face masks amid massive profiteering pushes, Facebook will now extend its COVID-19 ad restrictions even further, incorporating all listings of hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, and test kits. As shared by … Read more

Facebook Makes Desktop Layout Refresh Available to All Users

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After initially announcing its coming desktop refresh at its F8 developer conference last May, and slowly, gradually making it available to selected user groups over time, Facebook has finally announced that all users can now switch over the new Facebook desktop layout. As you can see here, the new format centralizes the News Feed and adds more space … Read more

How to Use Split Screen to Have Two Apps Open at Once on iPad

Split Screen

All modern iPad models have the ability to use Split Screen mode, allowing you to have two apps open at once, side-by-side. You can use Split Screen on iPad, and it is fairly easy once you learn how it works, but it’s also not necessarily discoverable or intuitive, so if you haven’t learned how to … Read more