Rawr is one of those messaging apps for youngsters that I don’t get

In the world of unusual messaging apps, Rawr Messenger is one of the more unconventional ones. It combines messaging and what looks like the Xbox avatars. But the unusual bit is you can chat with friends and random people with your avatar and input things like #kick to kick your friend or the person your chatting with in the crotch. It’s not all that brutal, though, you can prompt it to do things like #hug and strangely enough you can #twerk, too. There are other things like being able to pull out props and even make out with them. Both you and the person you’re having the conversation with can see your avatars executing the actions.

The apps version of Chatroulette isn’t as scary or possibly open to abuse as picture sharing can only be done with your friends. It’s currently out on iOS but we can’t say yet if it’s coming out on Android.

Source: The Verge

Privates app lets you take back a text before your recipient opens it, prevent screenshots

Ever given into a drunken text or sent one off in a fit of rage that you’ll later regret? Well, a new app hopes to help you out with that unfortunate message. Privates can help you recall a text or picture message before your recipient opens it. You just need to tap on the Recall button to get the message back. This’ll delete the message from Privates server. If your recipient is glued to their phone, you’ll have to act fast.

The app boasts of having screenshot prevention, meaning your recipient can’t take screenshots and send it to others. Of course, physically passing around the phone is a different story. Privates has three levels of security: Mild, Wild, and Insane—which will delete unread messages after either 24, 12, or three hours, respectively. There’s also a Reactions feature that will show you the facial expression of your recipient when they see the message. It’s initially available for iOS but will be coming to Android and Windows soon.

Source: The Telegraph

Slack update brings call capability to mobile beta apps

Android and iOS beta users of Slack are getting access to calls using their devices. Calls, the Slack term for this feature, has been available for desktop users who activated the feature since last month. Now, to use it on your mobile app, you just need to open an individual or group direct message and then tap on the small arrow icon to show the menu. Near the end of the menu there’s a feature that says “Call (user).” The feature has been made available since late last week.

Source: The Next Web

WhatsApp beta introduces Quick Reply

Using beta builds of apps can sometimes not be as rewarding an experience as you'd hope but sometimes it might be worth its bugs. The latest update for WhatsApp beta brings with it a similar Quick Reply option to what Google Plans to do with Android N. Although, it is a bit more like what Line and Facebook Messenger does with a small window showing up. If you want to answer a message. You hit the Reply button and a pop-up window will let you either type in your answer or use the speech input to dictate your response. If you click on the View button, though, that will take you to the thread within the app.

Aside from introducing Quick Reply, WhatsApp has fixed its chat and contact selection to make it similar with how you do selections within Gmail. When you tap on a profile icon or chat group, you can tap more and that will start the multiple item selection process, which lets you select both single and group chats together. The options that will appear after this will vary depending on the type of content you selected. The app also brings with its solid color backgrounds for those who prefer a cleaner background over the somewhat busy WhatsApp wallpapers.

Source: Cult of Android