Apps
All articles about apps, what they do, when they’re launched, or updated or reviewed are found here.
- News
Safaricom My OneApp now requires at least Android 7.0 or iOS 13, locking out older phones
Safaricomβs new My OneApp is still dominating the conversation, and this time, the spotlight is on device compatibility. After the…
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Safaricom is asking users to share feedback on the new My OneApp after a troubled launch: How to submit
Safaricomβs new My OneApp has had a rough start, and that is putting it mildly. Since launch, many users have…
- Quick Reviews
Safaricom My OneApp won’t let me pay for my Home Internet due to “an unexpected error”
If youβve been following the latest tech news in Kenya, you know Safaricom recently launched the unified My OneApp. The…
- News
WhatsApp usernames rolling out to a limited number of users
WhatsApp has started rolling out usernames to a limited number of users on Android and iOS, marking a major shift…
- Opinion
‘My OneApp’ is the worst possible name for a brand built on Safaricom & M-PESA
Safaricomβs new My OneApp is, in many ways, the app the company probably needed to build. It brings together services…
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Safaricom admits My OneApp is broken and not working as users report login failures, lag, & mini-app errors
Safaricomβs new My OneApp was supposed to simplify life. Instead of juggling the M-PESA app and MySafaricom, users were promised…
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How paying rent on M-PESA could unlock your next loan
As Safaricom pushes toward its new My OneApp future, one of the more interesting things Iβve seen tucked inside the…
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Safaricomβs My OneApp is officially here: Inside the M-PESA and MySafaricom merger
Weβve been tracking Safaricomβs ambition to build a true super app since last year, and following a quiet rollout of…
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How Kenyan Apps Can Increase User Engagement
Do you open an app, finish one small task quickly, and feel like using it again later? That simple feeling…
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Telegramβs April 2026 update adds AI text editor, improved polls, Live and Motion Photos, iOS document scanning, & more
Telegram has started rolling out its latest April update on Android and iOS, and this one is a fairly packed…
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X just added a dislike button for comments, and Iβm here for the spam cleanup
Iβve been tracking Xβs wild ride since Elon Musk took the wheel in 2022, watching everything from blue-check drama to…
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Android will allow sideloading apps, but you’re forced to wait 24 hours to install them
We saw the writing on the wall. Last year, we warned you about Google’s push to verify Android app developers,…
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Hurupay promises Kenyans the ultimate U.S. bank account. But is it a scam? I signed up to find out
As someone who has spent over a decade tracking the highs and lows of the Kenyan tech scene, from the…
- News
M-Pesa Just Turned Android Phones into Global Visa Cards. Here is Why Tanzania Got it First.
Vodacom Tanzania and M-Pesa launched Africa's first Tap to Pay feature, allowing Android users global contactless payments despite hardware limits.
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Safaricom invites users to test the new unified MySafaricom and M-PESA app
Last September, we reported that Safaricom planned to merge the MySafaricom app and the M-PESA Super app into a single,…
