Welcome to the 491st edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the big headlines from the last week:
- Third-party Reddit apps started shutting down this week as the API changes took effect. That’s bad news, but it’s not all bad. Some Reddit apps switched to a subscription model and intend to continue forward from there. Additionally, there are some Reddit apps that aren’t being shut down thanks to their accessibility. This should be the end of the Reddit controversy for the year, but it doesn’t mean people are happy about it.
- YouTube is testing out a new Premium feature this week. It’s an accidental tap protection feature that keeps your video from acting funky because you accidentally touch the screen. It’s not terribly annoying for typical users, but it’s a nice quality-of-life improvement. Of course, YouTube will need to do more than that. We ran a poll this last week that showed that a lot of folks aren’t happy with YouTube Premium right now.
- Google updated its privacy policy this week. The new privacy policy implies heavily that Google will use its access to your data to train its AI models. While it is nice that Google is upfront about it, it’s also mildly concerning that they’re doing it, to begin with. You should read the article to learn more, but the verbiage in the new privacy policy is a little offputting.
- Twitter did something strange this week. It became the first social media site to limit how many posts a user can see. That’s not a great thing to be first at. Twitter clarified its move later in the week, stating that it was to keep bots off of the site and to help clean things up. We’ll let you decide if you believe that or not, as many have posited that it was a cost-cutting measure.
- Instagram launched Threads by Instagram this week. We’ll talk more about it in the new apps and games section below. However, one of the immediate pain points is that it won’t launch in the EU due to regulatory concerns. We’re sure they’ll fix it and get around it eventually, but 100 other countries get to enjoy a brand-new app this week and Europeans may have to wait a little longer.
Tales of Dragon
Price: Free to play
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