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Apple has re‑announced its subscription retention message API, now allowing developers to receive real‑time alerts when a user lands on a cancellation page, even before the Cancel button is tapped. The alert includes the user’s location and the original transaction ID, enabling developers to push a tailored retention offer in the appropriate language and currency. The feature, first launched in July 2025, originally only triggered after a Cancel tap; the new capability expands the timing of the prompt. [...]

Microsoft has enhanced Outlook Classic’s search by adding a relevance‑ranked set that can display up to seven top results, replacing the previous limit of three. The update also enables Outlook Classic to fall back to Windows Search when cloud search is slow or offline, improving reliability for locally stored emails and attachments. These changes are rolling out immediately, while similar features for New Outlook remain in development. The update aims to make email retrieval faster and more [...]

Snapchat announced it has surpassed 30 million paid subscribers, a milestone highlighted in its earnings release. The company’s shares dropped 12% after reporting quarterly ad revenue and user growth that missed analyst expectations. Daily active users rose to 495 million, slightly below the projected 499 million. CEO Evan Spiegel emphasized a long‑term focus on community value over daily engagement metrics and outlined plans to enhance advertiser performance and broaden business outreach. The company remains committed to strengthening [...]

Google Messages has introduced a new home‑screen layout that places pinned conversations in a dedicated, larger area above the regular message list, resembling iMessage’s design. The change, currently in beta, expands pinned chat visibility but pushes recent messages further down, requiring more scrolling. Early testers report mixed reactions: some praise the clearer pin placement, while others find the interface cluttered and note issues such as an empty placeholder when few chats are pinned. Google is also testing [...]

RevenueCat’s 2026 Shipaton competition received 3,985 submissions, awarding first‑place honors in 20 categories. The Grand Prize went to Mio, a habit‑tracker that pairs self‑care tasks with a pixelated companion, praised for its revenue growth in a crowded market. Boop, a pet‑photo‑to‑sticker app, won the #BuildInPublic award after a real‑world “100 Boops” challenge. Nitelore captured the Best Game award for its neon‑styled arcade racer with robust art, effects and haptics. See as Me: Colorblind earned the Peace Prize [...]

MacPaw, known for CleanMyMac and Setapp, launched Eney, an AI assistant tailored for Apple ecosystems. Available on macOS and iOS, Eney integrates with native services such as Mail, Calendar, and Reminders, as well as Google Drive and Docs. It offers proactive tasks like document summarization, email drafting, file organization, and daily planning. Privacy measures include local encrypted memory and no data used for model training. Users can try Eney free with 10,000 credits for 14 days, no [...]

Google is rolling out a visual refresh for its communication apps—Contacts, Messages and Phone—by replacing the existing icons with new gradient‑styled versions. The redesign follows earlier updates to Workspace and Pixel apps and aims to make the icons appear sharper and clearer on Android home screens, according to the company. The new graphics use a subtle crisp gradient and refined edges, removing the intersecting lines and layered look of the previous set while preserving the familiar shapes. [...]

Hinge is piloting a lower‑cost subscription tier after Match Group’s Q3 2026 earnings call revealed the move aims to attract price‑sensitive users, especially women, and boost payer penetration. The new plan will add features such as extra filters and custom location boundaries while its price remains undisclosed. Hinge currently generates roughly $30 revenue per payer, almost twice Tinder’s average, but its payer penetration is only slightly above half of Tinder’s counterpart base, which has seen a modest [...]