Features Coming Soon

Phone displaying Instagram captions feature.

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Add Self-Generating Captions to Your Instagram Stories So You Don't Have to Type Them in Manually

Text message interface displaying a self-destructing message with the text "This message will self-destruct. Goodbye."

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WhatsApp Betas Let You Send Self-Destructing WhatsApp Messages to Cover Your Tracks

Settings screen for reply options on a smartphone.

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Choose Who Gets to Reply to Your Tweets for Improved Twitter Conversations

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37 New Features Coming to iPhone in iOS 14 That We Can't Wait For

Two smartphones displaying characters from a movie, one featuring a clown-like figure and the other a figure in a dark mask.

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Own a Ton of Digital Movies? Let Others Watch Them for Free with Screen Passes

Person holding a smartphone displaying an image while standing on a crosswalk.

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Coming Soon: Colorize Black & White Pictures with Google Photos

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Apple Just Added Sudoku to Apple News — Here's How to Play It on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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Never Lose Another Game with Your iPhone or iPad's Hidden Cheat Mode — Here's How It Works
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Test Your Goal-Scoring Skills in Google's World Cup Mini Game Easter Egg
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Remember These Popular App Store Games? They're Still Alive to Play Today
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How to Install the Real Wordle Game on Your Phone — Not a Fake Wordle Clone
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Play Your PS5 Remotely Using Your DualSense Controller and Android Phone
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The Not-So-Obvious Way to Use AirPods with Your Nintendo Switch or Switch Lite
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Sort & Filter Apple Arcade Titles on Your iPhone to Find the Perfect Game to Play
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Get Your 'Animal Crossing - New Horizons' Photos on Your Phone
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All the Ways Guided Access Can Help While Gaming on Your iPhone
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When You Never Want to Leave a Game Prematurely on Your iPhone, Enable This Setting
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37 New Features Coming to iPhone in iOS 14 That We Can't Wait For

By Jake Peterson

Jun 19, 2020

iOS & iPhone Features Coming Soon Handy Roundups iOS 14 Gadget Hacks

It feels like just yesterday Apple unveiled iOS 13 to the world, introducing game-changing features like system-wide dark mode and enhanced editing tools in Photos. But WWDC 2020 is rapidly approaching, which means iOS 14 is as well. As it turns out, we don't need to wait for an official announcement to get an idea of what new features and changes are coming to iPhone this year.

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Coming Soon: Colorize Black & White Pictures with Google Photos

By Spencer Depas

Sep 9, 2019

Smartphones Features Coming Soon Google Photos Gadget Hacks

Scanning pictures and uploading them to Google Photos is a great way to digitize your collection. With unlimited high-quality storage and text recognition capabilities, it's hard to pass up. And for your older family pictures, Google Photos will soon even colorize black and white images.

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Coming Soon: Share Instagram Comments in Direct Messages, Stories, or Other Apps

By Jake Peterson

Aug 20, 2019

Smartphones Instagram Features Coming Soon Gadget Hacks

Sometimes, you'll see a comment on Instagram that you really need to share. Maybe it's something funny, possibly offensive. Whatever the case, the only thing to do is screenshot it and share that, right? Hopefully, not for long. Instagram is currently testing a feature that would allow you to share comments with others via a direct message and maybe even to stories and other apps.

Social media app interface on a smartphone displaying user profiles.

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Coming Soon: Notification Filters in Instagram Will Help Organize Your Activity Alerts

By Jake Peterson

Aug 20, 2019

Smartphones Instagram Features Coming Soon Gadget Hacks

Does your Activity page on Instagram feel cluttered? You're not alone. Instagram lumps all alerts into one long, chaotic timeline, so if you want to see comments or likes, you have to weed through everything else including shares from other users, memories, recommendations, and new follows. Instagram knows its a mess, and the company plans to add notification filters to sort things out.

Two smartphones displaying video calls and music playback.

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Coming Soon: Watch Videos Together with Facebook Friends in Messenger

By Jake Peterson

Jun 13, 2019

Smartphones Features Coming Soon Calling & Texting Facebook Messenger Gadget Hacks

For all its faults, you can't say that Facebook hasn't been instrumental in connecting friends and family together, no matter where in the world everyone is. That's why one of its upcoming features — watching videos together with Facebook friends directly in Messenger — is so novel. It's just another example of the internet bridging gaps that couldn't be bridged just a short while ago.

Three smartphones displaying messaging apps with text input fields.

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Coming Soon: Call & Message All Your Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp Friends from One App

By Jake Peterson

May 14, 2019

Smartphones Features Coming Soon Calling & Texting Facebook Messenger Gadget Hacks

You're in constant communication with your friends and family. The only issue? Nobody uses the same app. Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp — you have contacts spanning all three, and the resulting balancing-act to keep in touch can be overwhelming. That's why Facebook — who owns all three apps — is coming out with a way to call and message friends across all three platforms from one place.