APPS SPECIAL .....8 features your apps added that you may have missed

8 features your apps added that you may have missed





It's not easy keeping up with all the features in your favourite apps, with dozens of updates coming from your app store of choice every week. Just in case you are not using your apps to their full potential, here are eight recently introduced tricks and tools that you might not have spotted yet.

Add polls to your Stories in Instagram

Get feedback from your Instagram followers by adding a poll in a Story. Take a picture and a poll appears as one of the sticker options. Note that all votes are public and can be seen by anyone who is allowed to view the Story.

Show off your work in Dropbox

Dropbox is making it easier to create a portfolio with the addition of a new $19.99 per month plan: Dropbox Professional. It lets you manage a showcase of your work, tracks who has seen what, and the usual 1TB boost in online storage.

Set multiple destinations in Uber

You can now specify more than one drop-off (or pickup) point inside the Uber app. When you're getting a cab, tap the `Where To?' box, then use the plus icons on the right to add the stops you need (you can have up to two extra ones).

See what's happening now in Twitter

Twitter is trialling a new `Happening now' box at the top of the timeline on Android and iOS, grouping together tweets and hashtags about something happening right now (like a sporting event) for easy access inside the app.

Delete sent messages in WhatsApp

Said something you shouldn't have ?

The new `Delete for Everyone' option in WhatsApp lets you scrub something from the conversation: Tap and hold the message, then tap the trash icon, then choose to `delete' for everyone.

Play podcasts on the web with Pocket Casts

Also new in Pocket Casts is a radical revamp of the web player that syncs your podcasts with whatever mobile apps you've got installed. The update adds better playlist tools, a dark mode, and a bunch of other improvements.

Check out your friends' tastes in Apple Music

Apple app improvements are usually tied to new iOS releases of course, and with iOS 11 Apple Music gets some extra social discovery features. Check out the `For You' tab to find friends to follow and to set up your own profile.

Find parking where you're going in Google Maps

Google Maps will offer to find parking for you, if you're on Android and you're heading to one of the 25 US cities supported so far. The option appears in the driving directions card, and should roll out more widely soon

         

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