New iOS 13.4.5 beta lets you share Apple Music songs on Instagram, Facebook Stories

Apple Music looks to be getting a feature similar to what you can do to Spotify. The first beta of iOS and iPadOS 13.4.5 suggests that Apple's streaming music service will let you share songs on Instagram and Facebook Story. When you tap on the Share button and select the social media apps, you'll be able to generate a Story post with the song title, artist, and album art. And if other people with Apple Music apps and subscriptions tap on the song, it would allow them to listen to the song on their devices. Spotify has implemented this feature for a while already, and we expect the Apple Music version to behave the same. The feature appeared in beta, though, so don't expect it to be widely available just yet.

Source: MacRumors

Zoom on iOS will no longer send data to Facebook

Video conferencing app Zoom was sending data to Facebook without disclosing this information to its customers. According to Motherboard, the app was sharing information through the Login with Facebook feature. But now, the company has updated its iOS app to stop sending data. Before this update, the app was sharing information like when a user opened the app, their timezone, city, and device details. Zoom claims they were unaware that the Facebook SDK was collecting unnecessary device data. You need to update your app to the latest version of Zoom to make sure it no longer sends your information.

Twitter introduces threaded replies to iOS app

After giving trying its new conversation features on its "twttr" experiments app, Twitter is ready to bring the first change to its main app. The iOS Twitter app will be featuring the new replies design. The app will now have threaded replies to make it easier to follow a conversation around a tweet. The update is made on Twitter's end, so you don't have to do anything from your end. The Android and web versions should come soon. Both are expected to get new "twttr" features in the first quarter of this year.

Report: Disney+ app garners 22 million downloads on Android and iOS

Does Disney+ have The Mandalorian's 'Baby Yoda' to thank for these figures?

App analytics firm Apptopia reports that the Disney+ app has been downloaded 22 million times on Android and iOS in the markets the streaming service is currently available in since the launch on November 12. These markets include Canada, the US, the Netherlands, and then followed by Australia and New Zealand. But what we don't know is how many people are paying subscribers or how many people use Disney+ through other platforms such as desktop browsers, gaming consoles, or devices like the Amazon Fire TV.

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