Apps
All articles about apps, what they do, when they’re launched, or updated or reviewed are found here.
- Announcements
ChatGPT on WhatsApp Now Lets You Create Images—Right From Your Chats
Insights At a Glance: OpenAI has officially rolled out image generation for ChatGPT on WhatsApp via 1-800-ChatGPT, letting users create…
- How To/ Explained
WhatsApp Ads Will Track Your Location, Language, and Channel Activity — Here’s What That Means
Insights At a Glance: Meta is introducing ads in WhatsApp’s Updates tab using data like your city, language, and Channels…
- News
WhatsApp’s Long‑Rumoured Ads Rolling Out – And They’re Living in The Status Updates, Not Your Chats
Insights At a Glance: WhatsApp’s Updates tab now features ads on Status, promoted channels, and paid channel subscriptions, keeping personal…
- News
Spotify Silently Ditches Weekly Mini Plan in Kenya, Cuts Price of Individual Premium Plan
Insights At a Glance: Spotify quietly removed its weekly Mini Premium plan in Kenya, likely due to its poor long-term…
- News
DStv Piloting Weekly Subscription Model in Uganda to Match Customer Cash Flow Patterns
Insights At a Glance: DStv is testing a weekly subscription model in Uganda to match customer cash flow patterns. If…
- News
X (Formerly Twitter) Finally Ditches Generic “Improvements and Bug Fixes” for Detailed Changelogs
Insights At a Glance: X (formerly Twitter) has finally ditched vague update blurbs on iOS, now offering detailed changelogs that…
- News
Massive Internet Outage Cripples Google, Spotify, Discord as Millions Face Service Disruptions
Massive Google Cloud outage on June 12 disrupted Spotify, Discord, Gmail globally for hours, affecting millions of users worldwide.
- News
Safaricom Offering Cashback If You Book a Flight via Trips on M-PESA App for a Limited Time
Insights At a Glance: Get KES 2,000 cashback when you book a flight via the Trips app on the M-PESA…
- News
WhatsApp Usernames Coming Soon: Chat Without Sharing Phone Numbers
WhatsApp usernames coming soon - chat without sharing phone numbers for enhanced privacy protection.
- Quick Reviews
It’s 2025 and Files by Google Still Won’t Let You Rename a File with Just a Capital Letter
Insights At a Glance: The Files by Google app still doesn’t allow users to rename files by changing only the…
- Opinion
XChat Is Here… But Do We Really Need Elon Musk’s Facebook Messenger Clone?
Insights At a Glance: XChat, launched by Elon Musk on June 1, 2025, is an upgraded version of X’s DMs…
- How To/ Explained
How to Buy Airtel Airtime or Bundles from M-PESA Using the My Airtel App
Insights At a Glance: Open the My Airtel app, choose Buy Airtime or Buy Bundles. Under payment options, enter your…
- Interesting Reads
I Read 700+ Comments on What Features X Users Want in Grok — Here are My Top 10 Requests
Insights At a Glance: Over 700 users responded to Eric Jiang’s viral post about Grok feature requests—ranging from offline mode…
- News
TikTok Empowers Users with ‘Manage Topics’ and Enhanced Keyword Filtering Tools
TikTok introduces new features for personalising the For You feed, including topic management and smart keyword filtering.
- How To/ Explained
How I Used My Chromecast with Google TV to Outsmart the Subscription Craze—and on Course to Save KES 24,000 a Year
Insights At a Glance: Free alternatives are thriving – From SmartTube to OnStream, Kenyan tech-savvy users are sideloading powerful apps…
