| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.03.2024 | X is testing NSFW adult communities, according to screenshots | X is living up to its name. The platform, formerly Twitter, is working on an addition to its Communities feature that would let X users create groups for X-rated material, according to app researchers.
Researcher Daniel Buchuk of Watchful, ... |
| 11.08.2023 | ByteDance again looks to TikTok to promote its other social app, Lemon8 | TikTok appears to be working on an integration with Lemon8, another social app owned by TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, according to new findings from product intelligence firm Watchful.ai. The apparent new partnership see... |
| 25.05.2023 | TikTok is testing an in-app AI chatbot called ‘Tako’ | AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, are all the rage, so it’s no surprise to learn that TikTok is now testing its own AI chatbot, as well. Called “Tako,” the bot is in limited testing in select markets, where it will appear on the right-hand side of... |
| 25.05.2023 | TikTok's 'Tako' AI Chatbot Runs Exclusive Tests in the Philippines | John Lopez, Tech Times 25 May 2023, 01:05 pm
TikTok recently announced that it is currently testing a new chatbot feature called "Tako" in the Philippines. What is 'Tako'?
As first reported by Reuters, the 'Tako' chatbot aims to e... |
| 22.05.2023 | Increased oversight: Discord tests new parental controls for teens | New usernames aren’t the only change coming to the popular chat app Discord, now used by 150 million people every month. The company is also testing a suite of parental controls that would allow for increased oversight of Discord’s youngest... |
| 11.04.2023 | TikTok considers ditching its ‘Friends’ tab for a new ‘Explore’ experience focused on discovery | Unlike Facebook, TikTok grew in popularity by connecting users with their interests, not their real-life friends and family. In fact, many people today deny the app’s request to upload their contacts because TikTok is a place where they don... |
| 11.04.2023 | TikTok quietly launched a GIF-like ‘video stickers’ feature for direct messages | TikTok quietly launched “animated video stickers” for direct messages in February, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Video stickers essentially work like GIFs and are an expansion of TikTok Stickers, which rolled out last December and al... |
| 20.03.2023 | Twitter testing government ID-based verification, new screenshots show | Twitter appears to be testing a new verification process for Twitter Blue subscribers that would involve submitting a government ID. Code-level insights reveal a process for sending in a photo of the user’s ID, both front and back, along wi... |
| 06.01.2023 | TikTok is testing a ‘sleep reminders’ feature that nudges you when it’s bedtime | TikTok users regularly complain of hours lost on the platform, especially at night. In an effort to address these concerns, the company is testing new sleep reminders that include the option to set up alerts when it’s your bedtime and to mu... |
| 29.11.2022 | Snapchat complies with the California Privacy Rights Act with a new toggle switch for users | Snapchat is adding a new privacy setting that enables users based in California to better protect their sensitive personal information. The company confirmed it’s rolling out a feature designed to comply with the California Privacy Rights A... |
| 03.10.2022 | Bumble is testing a speed-dating feature where users chat before matching | Dating app Bumble has been experimenting with a new way for its users to connect. The company has been quietly testing a speed-dating feature in its U.K. market, which allows users to join the app on a designated night and time to engage in... |
| 17.08.2022 | A new TikTok feature lets creators share TikTok Stories to Facebook and Instagram | Facebook and Instagram may be busy trying to clone TikTok within their own apps as Reels, but a new feature rolling out now from TikTok will see the short-form video app’s content showing up in more places across Meta’s social networking pl... |
| 15.08.2022 | Bumble experiments with group chats, polls and video calls for its new social networking feature, ‘Hive’ | Dating app maker Bumble revealed more of its plans to strengthen its social networking features during last week’s Q2 earnings, which saw the company’s shares slump over its lowered financial outlook despite delivering a revenue beat. Now, ... |
| 03.08.2022 | Twitter to revamp Spaces, tests themed stations and a daily digest | Twitter is developing an updated version of its audio chat rooms product known as Spaces, TechCrunch learned and Twitter confirmed. The company said it’s currently working a new experiment for the Twitter Spaces tab in its app but declined ... |
| 06.07.2022 | TikTok Tests New Restrictions for Its LIVE Feature | April Fowell, Tech Times 06 July 2022, 01:07 am
TikTok is testing something new that will allow users to restrict livestreams to viewers under 18 years of age and above, according to TechCrunch. The new setting will be limited with select u... |
| 05.07.2022 | TikTok is testing the ability to restrict livestreams to viewers who are 18+ | TikTok is testing a new setting that lets users restrict their livestreams to viewers who are 18 years of age and above. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that the new setting is currently in limited testing with select users.
Screenshots... |
| 30.06.2022 | TikTok tests a dedicated Shop feed that highlights products you can buy now | TikTok is testing a dedicated “Shop” feed tab that lets users browse and purchase products from a number of different categories, such as clothing and electronics. The company confirmed to TechCrunch that the feed tab is currently being tes... |
| 21.06.2022 | Twitter to expand into long-form content with upcoming Twitter Notes feature (Update: confirmed) | In what could be one of Twitter’s more significant changes since doubling the character count from 140 to 280 characters, the company is preparing to launch a new feature that would support the direct publishing of long-form content on its ... |
| 24.05.2022 | Bumble is planning to expand further into social networking with a new communities feature | Dating platform Bumble is looking to enhance its non-dating social features with a further investment into its Bumble BFF feature, first launched in 2016. This friend-finding feature currently uses the same swiped-based mechanics to connect... |
| 20.05.2022 | Snapchat’s New Controls Could Let Parents See Their Kids’ Friend Lists | Snapchat is preparing to roll out enhanced parental controls that would allow parents to see who their teenagers are chatting with on the social media app, according to screenshots of the upcoming feature.
Snap’s parental controls.
Courtesy... |
| 19.05.2022 | TikTok is gearing up for games, including interactive minigames for TikTok LIVE | TikTok is already one of the world’s fastest-growing social media platforms, where it’s even overtaken YouTube on watch time in select markets and sports over 1 billion monthly active users. Now, the company is looking to expand the range o... |
| 19.05.2022 | Snapchat’s parental control features spotted in development | Snapchat is preparing to introduce a new parental control feature dubbed “Family Center,” which will allow parents to see who their teen is friends with on the app as well as who they’ve been messaging with over the past seven days, and mor... |
| 06.06.2020 | This Week in Apps: Protests impact app stores, FTC fines app developer, kids’ app trends | Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all.
The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads and $1... |
| 03.06.2020 | Watchful is a mobile product intelligence startup that surfaces unreleased features | Meet Watchful, a Tel Aviv-based startup coming out of stealth that wants to help you learn more about what your competitors are doing when it comes to mobile app development. The company tries to identify features that are being tested befo... |
| 03.01.2020 | ByteDance & TikTok have secretly built a deepfakes maker | TikTok parent company ByteDance has built technology to let you insert your face into videos starring someone else. TechCrunch has learned that ByteDance has developed an unreleased feature using life-like deepfakes technology that the app’... |
| - | This Week in ‘Raises’: Improvado Hauls $22M, Clearlake Launches $14B Fund | This week in “Raises”: A pair of Web3 platforms for gamers landed funding, as did a Manhattan Beach medical startup looking to bolster primary care via nurse practitioners. Meanwhile, a Santa Monica-based investment firm launched its sevent... |
| - | LA Tech ‘Moves’: New Head of Originals at Snap, New President at FaZe Clan | “Moves”, our roundup of job changes in L.A. tech, is presented by Interchange.LA, dot.LA's recruiting and career platform connecting Southern California's most exciting companies with top tech talent. Create a free Interchange.LA profile he... |
| - | Diagnostics Startup Polygon Raises $4M To Test Kids for ADHD and Dyslexia | Here’s how Jack Rolo describes his childhood: He was good at chess, and bad at spelling. He was good at math, and bad at reading. Rolo went on to study physics at Durham University in his native England—and despite often struggling in his c... |
