Apps
All articles about apps, what they do, when they’re launched, or updated or reviewed are found here.
- News
BOOX firmware 4.3 adds Dual Notes for compatible e-paper notebooks
BOOX firmware 4.3 adds Dual Notes, gesture undo and Memo tools, with model requirements and regional limits for Talk Insights.
- News
Google Pay tap-to-pay isn’t available in Kenya, despite a DTB pilot post
Google Pay already works online in Kenya, but tapping your phone to pay in shops doesn't yet.
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Spotify Audiobooks go global: what Kenyan listeners get and what we don’t know yet
Spotify audiobooks are coming to Kenya before 2027, mainly through Audiobooks+, a paid add-on. There's no Kenyan price set yet.
- Business
Equity’s Finserve is piloting EMMA a new mobile money wallet
Finserve's Emma wallet is on Google Play as a pilot. Terms allow changes anytime, and no fees are published yet.
- News
Kenya is fifth in the world for daily Bible App use, and use is up 36% this year
Kenya ranks fifth worldwide for daily YouVersion Bible App use, up 36% this year, ahead of November's Global Bible Month.
- Interesting Reads
Three in four Kenyans say social media is good for democracy, a 37-country survey finds
In a 37-country Pew survey, 75% of Kenyans call social media good for democracy, fourth highest and steady since 2023.
- Business
WhatsApp Business Platform charges start today, but the first 1,000 replies are free
Meta's WhatsApp Business Platform starts charging Kenyan firms for replies on 1st October 2026, after 1,000 free messages per number.
- News
TikTok pays Alabama at least USD 100 million to settle teen safety lawsuit
TikTok pays Alabama at least USD 100 million, about KES 13 billion, and must lock teens in Alabama out overnight.
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Microsoft pauses update after Office 2016 and 2019 lose activation or disappear
Microsoft paused KB5002907 after Office installations lost activation or disappeared. Affected users should reactivate or reinstall their purchased Office copies.
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TikTok is now asking Kenyan creators for their tax information
TikTok is asking Kenyan creators for tax details. The residency answer on its new form decides whether it withholds 5%.
- News
Google Password Manager, 1Password, Bitwarden and Dashlane can now hand your logins to each other
Android can now move passwords and passkeys between password managers on the same phone, with no unencrypted export file needed.
- News
Google Translate adds iPhone earpiece listening and Android background mode
Google Translate now supports background live translation on Android and earpiece listening on iPhones, with Swahili among its supported languages.
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Uber is accepting Visa cards in Kenya again
Uber has started asking Kenyan riders to add Visa cards again, eight months after dropping Visa over payment processing costs.
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Airtel is giving 376 million subscribers in India a free year of Super Duolingo
Bharti Airtel and Duolingo announced a 12 month free Super Duolingo offer for 376 million Indian subscribers on 3 September.
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Glovo Kenya launches ‘She Delivers’ to train 16 women as electric bicycle couriers
Glovo Kenya and eBee trained 16 women as electric bicycle couriers, aiming to lift female riders from 1% to 5%.
