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YouTube TV Gets Its Own Dedicated Television App

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YouTube TV is finally making its way into your living room, thanks to a new YouTube TV app for set-top boxes, smart TVs, and games consoles. This means you’ll finally be able to watch YouTube TV on a screen larger than your smartphone, all from the comfort of your own armchair. Ah, bliss. In March 2017, YouTube announced YouTube TV. This new over-the-top service offers live TV streaming, a limitless cloud DVR, and YouTube Red content, all for $35/month. And now, months after launching on mobile, YouTube TV is invading your living room thanks to a dedicated app. YouTube TV Launches in Your Living Room With more and more people cutting the cord every year, a number of different services are trying to fill void in people’s lives. One of which is YouTube TV, which boasts a basic package which buys you live content from major networks, plus sports and other content, all for just $35/month. YouTube TV has, until now, been limited to mobile, desktop, and the Chromecast. However,...
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How to Request Joining a Friend’s Instagram Livestream

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Last year Instagram introduced live streaming to its Stories feature. Since then, livestreaming on Instagram has continued to grow, allowing users to add friends to their livestreams. The latest addition to that is how you can request joining in on a live Instagram stream. How to Request Joining a Friend’s Instagram Livestream When you’re watching a friend’s live video, you can tap the  Request  button that should be viewable on the screen. If your friend accepts your request, you’ll have a moment to get ready before going live to your friend’s audience. Both livestreams will be displayed on one split screen. How to Accept or Reject Instagram Requests If you’re the one who is live, you’ll see requests from friends in your comments. In the notifications below the comments sections, you can also see how many requests you’ve received. Tap  View  to see open up the request. If you want...
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You Can Now Send 4K Photos Using Facebook Messenger

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Facebook is introducing a new feature aimed at smartphone photographers. Which describes 99% of us. Facebook is upping the maximum resolution Messenger supports, from 2K to 4K, meaning you can now send and receive photos at full resolution without Messenger compressing them. I’m old enough to remember a time when viewing a photo online would cost you both time and money. Time, because said photo took an age to load, and money, because metered internet connections were evil. And now, in 2017, you can send 4K photos using Facebook Messenger. What a time to be alive. Smartphone Photography Is Everything In a blog post announcing the change, Facebook reminds us all that messaging increasingly has a visual component. And alongside the GIFs and emojis we often send photos to our friends and family. This is especially true now that smartphones make excellent point and shoot cameras. To help budding smartphone photographers share their shots, Facebook has announce...
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See how android differs hardware manufacturers

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Android devices come in a wonderful variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and capabilities. They can differ from one to another in terms of operating system-level features, pre-installed apps, and innovative interface experiments. Why is there such a difference? In this guide we’ll take a look at how new versions of Android are released, how manufacturers use them in their devices, and some of the most intriguing changes they’ve baked into their products. Here’s everything we’ll be going over: 1. Android’s Development Cycle Google Releases AOSP | Stock Android | Manufacturers Adjust AOSP for Hardware | Manufacturers Customize AOSP 2. Common Customizations Made by Android Manufacturers Samsung | Amazon | HTC | LG | Xiaomi | Motorola | Google 3. Variety is the Spice of Android Android’s Development Cycle Many refer to Android as a “version” or “fork” of ...
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