App updates galore! Every week, developers push out updates to your favourite applications. There’s just too many for us to dedicate an individual post to every app, especially when the updates are often very minor or just to add one specific feature.
Some of the biggest news in apps this week were the changes to WhatsApp, which now shows you when the recipient has actually read your message, Kik’s addition of keywords to its supported chats, Motorola’s Moto Body for M0to 360 users, the shut down of Hailo Toronto, the Economist’s new Espresso app, and the additional of Material Design to Google Maps for Android and iOS.
Windows Phone
Lumia Camera – Dropped Nokia branding
WhatsApp – The ability to tell when your message has been delivered/read
MSN Money – No details on changes available
MSN Sports – No details on changes available
MSN Weather – No details on changes available
MSN News – No details on changes available
MSN Health & Fitness – No details on changes available
MSN Travel – No details on changes available
iOS
WhatsApp – The ability to tell when your message has been delivered/read
Google Maps – Material Design updates
Economist Espresso – New in the App Store, offers daily news from The Economist
Kik – Fixes landscape issues on iPad
Word for iPhone – New iPhone app that optimizes iPad experience for iPhone
Excel for iPhone – New iPhone app that optimizes iPad experience for iPhone
Powerpoint for iPhone – New iPhone app that optimizes iPad experience for iPhone
Office for iPad – Ability to create/edit documents for free
Pinterest – Complete redesign
Shomi – New app for Shomi subscribers
Android
WhatsApp – The ability to tell when your message has been delivered/read
Google Maps – Material Design updates
Economist Espresso – New in the Play Store, offers daily news from The Economist
Kik – Bug fixes, improved photo sharing, themed smileys
Shomi for Phone – New app for Shomi subscribers
Shomi for Tablet – New app for Shomi subscribers
Motorola Connect – Adds Moto Body health feedback functionality for Moto 360
Nike+ – Support for Google Fit, Galaxy Gear S
RunKeeper – Support for Google Fit
Pocket – Material Design updates, bug fixes
Gmail – Material Design updates, support for Yahoo! Mail, Outlook, improved tablet layout
BlackBerry
WhatsApp – The ability to tell when your message has been delivered/read
ReadItNow – Delete archived items, improvements to layout
BlackBerry Blend – Performance improvements
