The week is over and that means that a fresh app overview is waiting for you. As far as we are concerned, you should not miss these new apps, games and updates to existing apps. You can find the best iOS apps from week 7 here.
The best iOS apps from week 7 at a glance
The App Store works overtime every week to handle the never-ending stream of new apps and updates. You don’t notice that much, however, because only a fraction of it is worth installing. If your iPhone can use some new apps, you’ve come to the right place.
Pokémon GO finally got the update players were waiting for this week: 80 new monsters to catch. The update is available now and also introduces some other useful new features. More clothing for your character, for example, but also menus that work a little more conveniently. In a tip article we have listed five tips with which you can supplement your Pokédex at breakneck speed.
Our favorite game of the week is without a doubt Hidden People. This charming game from Dutch soil brings the classic ‘Where is Wally’ search pictures to the iPhone and iPad. All sound effects are recorded with a voice, and the drawings are all made by hand. Very entertaining and also remarkably soothing to play after a long day at work. The game is available now and will get some free add-ons later.
You already used Google Maps to find your way, but from today you can also make a handy list of places you still want to go. You can then easily share this with your friends. Google’s map service is introducing a To-do option today. Here you can create various task lists that you can then share with friends. Ideal if you want to go on holiday together, but you don’t know exactly where to go. If you are looking for a location from now on, the save button will look different from what you are used to. For example, you can make a list of potential holiday destinations, or a checklist with only your favorite eateries and cafes.
Facebook has been testing out some of the features for watching videos in the app for a while now. Now some of these new video features are rolling out widely to all users. Facebook is rolling out some updates to the way you watch videos on Facebook through the app. You may already know some of these functions because Facebook has tested them extensively. Now all users can use it. However, it will not make everyone happy.
Twitter has come up with another way to combat bullying on the platform. Annoying accounts are virtually put in the corner for a while to cool off. People who are annoying on Twitter are temporarily punished by the social network. Twitter does that with a kind of time-out. This limits the reach of the bully’s tweets to followers only. If the recipient does not follow that person, he or she will not see the tweet. Even if followers of the bully retweet the message, the recipient will not see it.
Because you don’t have a mouse at your disposal with YouTube on the iPhone and iPad, it can be difficult to accurately rewind or fast forward a few seconds. To solve this inconvenience, YouTube has added a smart feature where you use the left and right halves of the screen to rewind or fast forward exactly 10 seconds. It works very simple, but because there is no new button on your screen, chances are you did not know about it. From now on, once you’ve started a YouTube video, you only have to tap the left or right half of the video twice in quick succession.