Issues with a vote-relaying app used during the Iowa caucus delayed the voting results. Precinct chairs never received app-specific training, according to The New York Times. Nevada Democrats said on Tuesday that they would be using a different app for the Nevada caucus on February 22. The “majority” of the […]

Huawei sold more smartphones than Apple in 2019, according to new market research. It’s a triumph for Huawei, which is facing sanctions from the US that ban the company from accessing Google’s Android apps. Such a sanction would typically cripple a smartphone company, but Chinese smartphone users rallied behind Huawei […]

The Chinese tech giant Huawei is trying to lure developers to build apps for its flagship phones after it was placed on a US trade blacklist in 2019 and cut off from Google’s services on Android. Huawei phones can still run Android, but the company now needs its own viable […]

Four electric scooter companies dominate the scene in Los Angeles: Lime,Uber, Lyft, and Bird. On a trip to Los Angeles in December, I rode scooters from all four companies to compare the rider experience of each. Of the scooters I tried, Lyft’s provided by far the best experience. However, I’d […]

Apple’sApp Store brought in $US1.42 billion in revenue between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve last month, setting a new record, the company announced Wednesday. Apple customers spent $US386 million on the App Store on New Years’ Day alone, setting another record for single-day sales. The whopping figures show that […]

You can download many apps on your iPad for free in the App Store. It’s easy to download free apps on your iPad, and you can easily find a list of the most popular ones under “Top Free iPad Apps” in the Top Charts. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more […]

An app developer is accusing Apple of having manipulated app rankings in its App Store in new court filings. The app developer said it realised that its app had suddenly jumped in Apple’s rankings following a report from The New York Times about the tech giant’s apps being ranked highly […]

Some Lyft users received a strange notification Thursday informing them that their names violated company guidelines. Some of these people had names that could be mistaken as suggestive of inappropriate words. The company said in a response to a customer that the message was sent in error when it was […]

Apple released the iPhone 4 nearly 10 years ago, in 2010. The iPhone 4 was the phone’s first major redesign since it was introduced in 2007. It had significant additions including Retina display and FaceTime calling. It was the last pre-Siri iPhone before the voice assistant was introduced with the […]

You can turn on automatic updates on your iPhone to make sure your operating system and apps always have the latest features and security standards. To turn on automatic updates for iOS on your iPhone, go to the General section of the Settings app. To turn on automatic updates for […]

TikTok is a video platform especially popular with Gen Z, and it has over 1.5 billion downloads. Skylar Krupa, a 19-year-old from Alberta, Canada, and his grandmother, Jenny Krupa, run a successful TikTok account with over 400,000 followers and more than 12.6 million likes called @its_j_dog. The two mostly make […]

TikTok has released its first year-in-review report, showcasing 2019’s most viral videos, popular memes and trends, and biggest creators on the platform. TikTok’s “top 100” report is designed to “honour and applaud the timeless moments that made the TikTok US community click like, share and create in 2019,” according to […]

Smartphones of the future connected to 5G networks will be able to stream our favourite apps instead of running them from our phones themselves. That means smartphones won’t need powerful chips to run apps. They will essentially become slabs of glass screens with batteries attached to them, QualcommPresident Cristiano Amon […]

Apple has released its list of the best apps and games of 2019. Apple chose a photography app for creating long exposure photos as its iPhone app of the year, while a sketching app made the cut for Apple’s iPad app of the year. Apple also highlighted a selection of […]

Google’sPixelbook Go is a perfect secondary, portable, use-anywhere internet-browsing Chromebook that complements a larger, more powerful computer. All it really does is run the Chrome web browser, which is all I want from a little laptop that complements my big, powerful computer. Except it has one critical flaw: An $US850 […]

Generation Z helped bring a new term into widespread acceptance this summer: VSCO girls, teens heralding brightly coloured outfits and environmentally friendly items. The term comes from an aesthetic associated with the popular photo-editing app VSCO, who told Business Insider it played no part in launching the trend. Even after […]

Historically, Silicon Valley has been the place to set up shop if you wanted to make an industry splash, and it still is. But some tech giants as we know them today didn’t even start in Silicon Valley proper as was the custom. Uber, Twitter, and Salesforce all were bred […]

TikTok is a video platform particularly popular with Gen Z, and it has over 1.5 billion downloads. However, not all users are teens: some adults are using the app to find communities and share personal stories. Women navigating infertility and IVF, along with OB-GYNs trying to educate people, have taken […]

TikTok, the viral video-sharing app, is headed up by Alex Zhu, as revealed in a recent New York Times profile. Zhu is the cofounder and former co-CEO of Musical.ly, a US lip-syncing app that TikTok’s parent company ByteDance acquired for $US1 billion, then shut down and merged into TikTok in […]

Apple has invested “billions of dollars” in Apple Maps since the app was introduced in 2012, the tech giant disclosed this week. Apple Maps has been the target of harsh criticism from users since its release, but Apple has continued to add features that make it a stronger competitor to […]

Vizio is rolling out an update in early December for the built-in Chromecast media streamer in its smart TVs that will let Android users stream content from the Disney Plus streaming service. Previously, Android users had no option to stream Disney Plus on their smart TVs, as the Disney Plus […]

TikTok has turned itself into Generation Z‘s de facto launchpad for viral memes and internet trends in a space that brings together teens outside of adult supervision. Because of this user make-up, TikTok has become a popular place among LGBTQ teens, many of whom are not out to friends and […]

Instagram launched as an iOS app in 2010, and became available for Android users in 2012. Instagram of about a decade ago looked different from the app we use today, and was missing many features that now seem vital. The original app didn’t have messages or stories, and photos had […]

Black Friday is bringing some pretty tasty deals for media streaming devices, which can bring new life to a smart TV that still has a good picture, but feels like it’s slowing down. Just like smartphones and computers, smart TVs eventually become obsolete because they can’t run the apps you […]

Google is rolling out a major update on Thursday for its Messages app in the Android operating system. The change brings modern text messaging features that AppleiPhone users have been used to for years, thanks to iMessage. The update brings text messaging over WiFi or mobile data instead of using […]

Apple rolled out a new app Thursday called “Research,” which allows iPhone users to participate in years-long health studies that track data from their phones. The app is currently promoting three open studies on women’s health, heart and movement, and hearing. Apple’s first health study, published this week, collected data […]

Instagram is testing out removing “likes” on posts worldwide, TechCrunch first reported. Last week, Instagram chief Adam Mosseri announced that the company would start removing likes on posts in the US, an experiment which it has already been testing in seven other countries. Users will still be able to see […]

TikTok is reportedly trying to nab some of Facebook’s advertisers through targeted marketing campaigns, Adweek reported. TikTok, a short-form video app with more than 1 billion downloads, has been a problem for Facebook this year, and it recently moved near Facebook’s office and started poaching employees. In leaked audio from […]

Instagram is launching Reels, a new video format within Instagram Stories, that allows users to create 15-second videos set to music, according to TechCrunch and Variety. The new feature is a near copycat of popular social video app TikTok. Instagram is currently testing Reels with users in Brazil. The feature […]

People are noticing a bug in the Facebook iPhone app that appears to show the app accessing their camera while they’re scrolling through their newsfeed. A real-time view from the iPhone‘s rear-facing camera appears in the Facebook app when a user clicks on an ad and then rapidly clicks on […]

You can delete apps on a Chromebook in a few steps once you know how to access the menu for your computer’s various apps. Once you’ve located the app you want to delete in your Launcher, right-clicking it will allow you to quickly uninstall it from the Chromebook. Visit Business […]

Maria Fagerström is a Swedish pilot and Instagram influencer living in Spain. She shares insights about her life as a pilot with her nearly 500,000 followers. She told Business Insider some things about being a pilot that passengers don’t usually know. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Swedish pilot […]

Life360 is a popular location-sharing app often used by parents that’s listed as the No. 5 social networking app in the App Store. Some enterprising teens have figured out how to hide their locations from their parents within the app, and they share their methods on TikTok. Other teens, though, […]

The Netflix app on some SamsungTVs from 2010 and 2011 won’t work starting on December 1. Samsung says that specific models from 2010 and 2011 with the letter “C” or “D” after the screen size number in the model code will be affected. You can check your TV‘s model code […]

YouTube is rolling out a new homepage design for computers and tablets with an emphasis on larger thumbnails and easier navigation. YouTube’s new desktop design also includes an “Add to Queue” feature to make it easier to bookmark multiple videos from the home page for later viewing. In the next […]

Kevin Systrom cofounded Instagram in 2010, and the company was acquired by Facebook for $US1 billion in 2012. Systrom and his cofounder, Mike Krieger, left the company in 2018 reportedly because of “tensions” with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Asked on Wednesday whether he would sell again, Systrom mentioned the staggering […]

Samsung announced on Tuesday that some of its older smart TV models will lose Netflix support on December 1, 2019. The announcement was later taken down, which puts into question whether some older Samsung smart TVs will actually lose Netflix support. If it turns out to be true and your […]

IPhone apps can be a pain to rearrange and move around between screens, but some shortcuts have recently been publicized that make the action a whole lot easier. A Twitter thread from a Mashable editor brought to light two gestures that make moving around the apps on your iPhone a […]

TikTok parent company ByteDance has debuted its long-anticipated smartphone in partnership with Chinese phone maker Smartisan. The Jianguo Pro 3 is only available for purchase in China, and starts at around $US389 US. The phone has a few shortcuts for using the Chinese version of TikTok, called Douyin: you can […]

Influencers have turned into household names in recent years, and the industry is now worth up to an estimated $US8 billion. However, people still struggle to understand what the non-traditional career consists of, so I followed an influencer around New York City for a day to offer people a better […]

Creators of colour on TikTok are asking for better representation on the app’s “For You” page and are using the app’s audio sharing feature to make videos calling out the problem, Mashable reported. The page recommends videos based on your history and an algorithm that TikTok has not talked much […]

Google frequently turns the logo on its homepage into detailed illustrations and fun animations to celebrate holidays and mark important days in history. For Halloween 2019, the Google Doodle is an interactive game full of spooky creatures hidden behind clickable doors. When you click, you can choose to get a […]

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, pledged Tuesday to donate $US1 million-worth of trees to a YouTuber-launched campaign to plant 20 million trees by January 1, 2020. Shortly after pledging to donate, Musk changed his Twitter name to “Treelon” and his profile picture to a photo of trees, and also […]

When you create a folder on your iPad, you can better organise all of your various apps that may currently be cluttering the home screen of your trusty tablet. Creating a folder on an iPad takes mere seconds, and you can add multiple apps to the folder once it’s created. […]

Kids and teenagers in Gen Z spend radically more time on their phones than millennials, spending almost four hours inside their favourite apps. That’s according to App Annie, which found Gen Z kids and teens across different countries spend 55% more time in non-gaming apps than previous generations. Their three […]

You can download apps on an iPhone for free in the App Store, which offers a wide range of free and paid apps. It’s easy to locate free apps on your iPhone by going to the Apps tab in the App Store, and then choosing the category for all the […]

Occasionally, apps from the App Store won’t download on your iPhone. You should ensure your phone is using a local Wi-Fi connection rather than cellular data, pause and restart the download, and double check that you have a valid credit card associated with your Apple ID. If all else fails, […]

Apple removed 18 harmful apps from the App Store on Friday. All of the apps were published by developer AppAspect Technologies, and contained adware, which can open links or webpages in the background and click them without the user’s knowledge. At least 10 of the apps are still available in […]

A research paper from Penn State suggests that YouTube’s algorithm doesn’t radicalize people by showing them increasingly far-right videos – instead, those videos influence viewers the same way any other media does. The paper asks why far-right views are so popular on YouTube, and it found that people with views […]

TikTok has removed about two-dozen accounts that posted Islamic State propaganda, according to The Wall Street Journal. The short-form video app has thousands of moderators in China and the US. The platform has been accused of going too far in removing sensitive content, allegedly censoring controversial posts that could anger […]

Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden are sounding off on FacebookCEO Mark Zuckerberg following Zuckerberg’s speech on freedom of expression at Georgetown University on Thursday. During the 35-minute address, Zuckerberg described Facebook’s approach to protecting free speech on the social media platform, which includes allowing paid political advertisements […]

Google Maps is rolling out a new feature that will let users with any type of smartphone easily report the location of police speed traps, which will be visible to other drivers. The feature resembles apps like Waze, which have been harshly criticised by police organisations in the past for […]

TikTok is a popular short-form video app owned by Chinese company ByteDance, the highest-valued private company in the world. Internal documents viewed by The Guardian showed that the company had censored content that could anger the Chinese government. TikTok’s US general manager posted a statement announcing that two former members […]

Google is expected to announce a new Chromebook called the Pixelbook “Go,” the successor to the original Pixelbook released in 2017. Like the Pixelbook, the Pixelbook Go is a Chromebook running the Chrome OS operating system, which essentially exclusively runs the Chrome web browser, Android apps, and a few select […]

Google recently removed a mobile game about the Hong Kong protests from its Google Play app store. The Wall Street Journal reports the company removed the app after Hong Kong police asked that it be pulled. Google denies this and says the game’s developers were trying to capitalise on the […]

Instagram is phasing out its Following tab, which let users see what their friends and acquaintances were liking and who they were following on the platform. Since users noticed the tab’s disappearance, they have used Twitter and Reddit to mourn the loss of a tool used for watching for signs […]

Facebook released an app for Instagram last week, called Threads, that’s made for quick photo-sharing and instant-messaging with those on your Close Friends list. However, searching for “Threads” on the app stores for both Android and iOS devices has led some users to mistake a same-named workplace communication app for […]

Apple’s new macOS Catalina is ditching 32-bit app support, which means some apps may not work in the new update. MacOS Catalina will only support 64-bit apps. There’s a quick and easy way in macOS Mojave to see if your current apps are 32-bit or 64-bit. Even if your apps […]

Dozens of mental health apps are available in the App Store, which remind users to drink water, take note of their feelings, and more. Apps like SuperBetter adopt aspects of traditional games, like powerups and quests. According to a Silicon Valley mental health professional, the future of mental health apps […]

Instagram is discontinuing its Following Activity tab, a feature that let people easily see which posts their friends and coworkers were liking on the platform, as first reported by BuzzFeed News. The feature wasn’t used frequently by most people, an Instagram spokesperson said. An Instagram update that discontinues the feature […]

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents reportedly use fake Facebook accounts to monitor suspected undocumented immigrants and lure them into sting operations. In one recent instance detailed in a new report by the New York Times, ICE agents used a fake Facebook account to pose as a buyer in a […]

Home-exercise company Peloton is known for its luxury exercise bikes, cult-like following, and heavily hyped journey to the public markets. In addition to the bike or treadmill, consumers can exercise with Peloton through its app, which requires a $US19.49 monthly subscription. I signed up for a free trial of Peloton’s […]

Mums on Instagram are angry that the algorithm keeps deleting topless photos of their sons with long hair. Some of them have started posting photos of their sons with the hashtag “longhairedboyrevolution” Instagram head Adam Mosseri responded via Instagram story, saying that he restored the wrongfully removed accounts. Visit Business […]

At an event in San Francisco on Thursday morning, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi unveiled the new vision for the ride-hailing giant which will result in a major overhaul of its app. “We want to be the operating system of your life,” Khosrowshahi said. That means bringing all of Uber’s disparate […]

Apple rolled out the iOS 13.1 update on Tuesday – almost a week ahead of its intended schedule – and it contains a long list of bug fixes. When iOS 13 was released last Thursday, several users complained that the latest version of Apple’s iPhone operating system was riddled with […]

Google launched its $US5-per-month Play Pass subscription service that gives subscribers access to over 350 apps and games, and removes in-app purchases and ads. The apps and games list will grow on a monthly basis. Play Pass is available in the US starting Monday, and will be released outside the […]

Apple on Thursday released iOS 13, the newest version of its iPhone operating system, to the public. iOS 13 has a ton of improvements and quality-of-life features that make using an iPhone much easier, or more pleasant. Unfortunately, not everything is an improvement, and Apple could have certainly done more […]

Huawei’sMate 30 smartphones won’t have access to Google’sPlay Store for the usual choice of apps that Android users outside of China are used to. Huawei’s own app store only has three recognisable apps with mass appeal, including Amazon, TikTok, and Fortnite. Huawei didn’t announce a release date for the Mate […]

Huawei’s Mate 30 smartphones can use Google’sAndroid 10 operating system despite the US government blacklistingHuawei. That’s because the Android operating system is open source and can be freely adopted, and doesn’t require any business or licensing. You could download it right here if you wanted to. The main difference is […]

Details about Huawei’sMate 30 smartphones are being leaked before their reveal on Thursday, but it doesn’t matter for anyone outside of China. That’s because Huawei’s upcoming Mate 30 smartphones won’t have access to the Google Play Store where users can find and install the apps they’re used to using. Without […]

Congress has asked Apple for a trove of documents regarding its restrictions on third-party repairs, and how it promotes its own apps in the App Store, among other issues. The request for information is part of a broader congressional antitrust probe into the tech giants that was first announced in […]

Reverse app engineer Jane Manchun Wong discovered that Instagram is working on something called “Clips,” a new camera mode for creating Instagram Stories. “Clips” seems to mirror many features central to short-form video app TikTok: It would allow users to string together recorded clips into one video, add music, and […]

Apple apps ranked first in over 700 tracked searches for popular search terms like “books,” “music,” news,” “TV,” “sports,” and “people,” according to a new report from The New York Times. According to its analysis, some App Store searches “produced as many as 14 Apple apps before showing results from […]

In 2018, it was found that Google Maps delivered inaccurate results for people searching for abortion clinics in certain areas, often leading them to centres that don’t offer abortions, and even to anti-abortion organisations, according to a February Gizmodo report. A new Vice report suggests that Google Maps still struggles […]

With streaming health startup Peloton filing for an initial public offering and Equinox announcing an upcoming at-home Soul Cycle program, digital workouts are becoming more popular than ever. It’s also a sign that traditional gyms are bound to incorporate more technology into their offerings in the near future to remain […]

Facebook on Thursday launched its in-app dating feature, called Facebook Dating, in the United States. The dating feature shows cards of other Facebook members who have also opted into the service, and won’t surface your current Facebook friends as potential matches. This is the 20th country Facebook Dating has launched […]

A Google spokesperson confirmed that Huawei’s upcoming smartphones won’t be able to run the Android operating system. As a result, Huawei’s upcoming phones won’t be able to run Android apps, either. Huawei phones in China haven’t had access to the Google Play Store as it’s blocked from access, so the […]

The equaliser settings in the Spotifyapp can bring life to underwhelming headphones, even if the headphones are high quality. The equaliser settings are buried fairly deep in Spotify’s settings, but they’re easy to find. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Underwhelming sound quality while listening to music on Spotify […]

Though celebrity lifestyles may seem light years removed from those of everyday people, one area in which they are just like us is their app use. While Instagram and Snapchat are well established among Gen Z-ers, celebrities’ taste in apps go beyond the expected social networking sites. Whether for work, […]

Costco and Sam’s Club are popular retailers that sell bulk foods, housewares, cleaning supplies, furniture, and more. I tried the Costco and Sam’s Club shopping apps to see which one offered a better experience. I liked aspects of both mobile apps, but I thought Costco’s was more user-friendly for people […]

Google recently launched the ability to automatically delete your location history from Google Maps after a certain period of time. You can choose to delete location data after three months or 18 months. Follow the steps below to learn how to have Google regularly delete your location data. Visit Business […]

There’s a free GoogleChromeextension called “Netflix Flip” that lets you rotate Netflix videos vertically so that it’s more comfortable to watch them while you’re lying sideways. There are some downsides, like shrinking the size of the video, and there are some issues with clicking on a video’s timeline, but there […]

Mindwell, a new meditation app, says it combines “isochronic tones, solfeggio frequencies, and spoken guidance” to create 350 meditation tracks. Mindwell’s flagship feature is MoodShift, a function meant to provide users with immediate help in beginning to alter one’s mood. Mindwell launched an in-app AI predictive engine on Friday. Click […]

Oversharing is one of the most common security mistakes people make online, according to Etay Maor, an executive security adviser at IBM Security. That’s because seemingly harmless details, like the name of your pet, could reveal clues about what your password might be, or the answers to your two-step verification […]

YouTube power couple Tana Mongeau and Jake Paul got married this weekend in an elaborate Las Vegas wedding that reportedly cost $US500,000. Nearly 70,000 people paid $US50 each to watch a livestream of the wedding, but viewers complained about the stream’s poor quality – and that the wedding started four […]

Don’t buy a new smartphone right now. In just a couple of months, the biggest tech companies in the world, including Apple,Google, and Samsung, will announce their flagship phones for 2019. The presence of new flagship smartphones will also cause older phones to drop in price. It’s worth holding on […]

Snapchat has an addictive feature that keeps track of how many days in a row you and users send Snaps back-and-forth. These “Snapstreaks” are so popular that users will actually reach out to Snapchat when they lose a particular lengthy streak, and the company will often reinstate them upon request. […]

Snap saw its stock soar Tuesday after the company reported a greater-than-expected increase in the number of daily Snapchat users in the past three months. Snap can credit its user growth to its popular gender-swapping filter, which attracted 7 million new users to the app in the five days after […]

Growing your savings often requires maintaining control over your spending habits and cutting out unnecessary expenses. There are several apps that can help with this, ranging from apps that give you an in-depth look at how you’re spending your money to those that encourage you to save and can help […]

The iPhone is an incredible piece of hardware, but apps unlock its true potential. I own over 200 apps on my iPhone X, but there are only 11 I couldn’t really live without. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. My iPhone X is my most used gadget. It’s my […]

App developers: Business Insider wants to know what your job is really like. From advice for getting your apps featured in Apple’s App Store to the best and worst parts of your job, we want to hear about it all. Take our survey to help us give our readers a […]

Passwords, PIN numbers, and fingerprints play a relatively small and insecure role in keeping your online accounts and data safe. Companies use security measures called behavioural biometrics that you likely don’t know about, like tracking your mouse movements and the typical behaviour in your accounts, measuring the angle you typically […]

FaceApp, the viral photo-editing app that can make you look old or swap your gender using artificial intelligence, saw a resurgence in popularity this week. But many were quick to take issue with the Russian company’s vague terms of use, which quickly resulted in privacy concerns. Here’s a look at […]

Bose’s new 700 Noise Cancelling Headphones are a new, more premium model compared to the company’s beloved QuietComfort series. They’re comfortable, have the best noise cancelling so far, and great battery life. The biggest improvement over Bose’s previous models is call quality: the Bose 700 cancel out ambient noise not […]

FaceApp is currently the most popular free app on iPhone and Android, but there are growing concerns about the app’s data-collection policies and Russia-based development team. More than 86 million people have installed FaceApp since it first debuted in early 2017 and 12.7 million first-time users have downloaded the app […]

FaceApp has been around since 2017, but has been going viral in the last week as people use the app to see how they would look when they’re older. The app’s revival has also raised security concerns over what happens to photos uploaded to the Russian app. The app has […]

FaceApp, a controversial AI-powered photo editing app, can show you what you look like as an elderly person. The app might have psychological effects – both good and bad – for the user, including perpetuating the downsides of being old. On the other hand, the app might help adults come […]

FaceApp is surging in popularity thanks to a filter that makes people look older. While FaceApp’s age filter has led to plenty of fun online, some users are concerned about what happens to their photos once they’re uploaded to the Russian app. FaceApp’s terms of service allow them to use […]

FaceApp, the photo-editing app that uses artificial intelligence to apply filters, has seen a resurgence of interest in recent days. People have been using the app’s “Old” filter to share photos of what they might look like after aging on social media. Celebrities such as the rapper Drake and the […]

Our smartphones hold a massive amount of personal data, which means it’s important to keep them secure. Using a password manager to create strong passwords, being selective about app permissions, and keeping your phone’s software up to date are all measures that can help keep your data private. Visit Business […]