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Instagram Is Removing Encrypted DMs in May 2026, and That Says a Lot About Where the Platform Is Headed

Mobile Development | 15 March 2026

Instagram is making a quiet but meaningful change to its messaging experience. After 8 May 2026, the platform will no longer support end-to-end encrypted direct messages, bringing an end to a feature that was introduced as part of Meta's broader push...

Disney+ Is Testing a More Scroll-Friendly Future With Verts

Mobile Development | 15 March 2026

Disney+ is clearly paying attention to how people discover content today, and that means meeting viewers where their habits already are. Instead of expecting users to slowly browse rows of thumbnails or dig through categories, the platform is now exp...

Google Maps Is Getting Smarter With Gemini, and It Could Make Driving Feel Much Less Stressful

Mobile Development | 14 March 2026

Google Maps is about to become a lot more conversational and a lot more visually helpful, thanks to a fresh wave of Gemini-powered upgrades. Google has introduced two major AI-driven additions for Maps called Ask Maps and Immersive Navigation, both d...

RHB Bank Is Dropping Support for Older Phones, and Some Users Will Need to Act Soon

Mobile Development | 14 March 2026

RHB Bank customers using older smartphones may want to check their device software version sooner rather than later. The bank has confirmed that its mobile banking app will stop working on older operating systems starting 1 June, which means some use...

WhatsApp Is Adding Parent-Managed Accounts to Give Pre-Teens a Safer Way to Stay in Touch

Mobile Development | 13 March 2026

WhatsApp is introducing a new feature aimed at younger users, and it is clearly designed with one goal in mind: giving pre-teens a more controlled way to communicate while allowing parents to stay involved in how the account is used. The new system,...

GrabCoins Flash Sale Gives Grab Users a Smarter Way to Stretch Their Rewards

Mobile Development | 13 March 2026

Grab users in Malaysia have had quite a few changes to get used to since the platform rebranded its loyalty programme from GrabRewards to GrabCoins. On the surface, it may have looked like a simple name change, but in reality, it signaled a broader s...

iOS 26.4 Looks Like a Fun Update, Especially for Music and Podcast Fans

Mobile Development | 11 March 2026

Apple is getting ready to roll out iOS 26.4 later this month, and it looks like one of those updates that mixes practical improvements with a few features that are simply fun to use. The update has been highlighted in recent beta coverage, with Apple...

Maybank’s Recent Account Lockout Issue Shows How Security Can Quickly Turn Into Frustration

Mobile Development | 09 March 2026

Maybank has finally shed some light on the account lockout issue that caught many MAE users off guard earlier this week, and the explanation points back to one thing: fraud monitoring. According to the bank, the Challenge Questions that suddenly appe...

WhatsApp May Be Preparing Its Own Premium Tier, and That Says a Lot About Where Apps Are Headed

Mobile Development | 06 March 2026

It was probably only a matter of time. Over the past few years, subscription fatigue has become part of modern digital life. Services that used to be completely free now routinely lock extra storage, customization, convenience features, or power-user...

Apple’s iOS 26.3.1 Update Is Small, But Still Worth Attention

Mobile Development | 06 March 2026

Apple has rolled out iOS 26.3.1, and while this is not the bigger iOS 26.4 release many people are waiting for, it is still an important update for iPhone users. Apple's own release pages show iOS 26.3.1 as the current version, released on March 4, 2...

Oppo Is Bringing AirDrop-Style Sharing to Find X9 Phones

Mobile Development | 05 March 2026

Cross-platform sharing is one of those "why is this still annoying in 2026?" problems. Sending a bunch of photos from an Android phone to an iPhone (or a Mac) often turns into a small project involving apps, links, and patience.

Grab’s Group Ride Feature Has Landed In Malaysia

Mobile Development | 04 March 2026

If you've ever tried to coordinate a "same car, different pick-up points" situation with friends, you'll know it usually turns into a group chat negotiation that never ends. Grab is trying to clean that up with its Group Ride feature, which has now r...

Samsung Galaxy S26 Series: Galaxy AI Gets More “Do It For Me” Than “Help Me Find It”

Mobile Development | 27 February 2026

Samsung's Galaxy S-series has been leaning into AI for a while now, but the Galaxy S26 era feels like a clear shift in attitude: less "here's a clever tool you can open," and more "the phone should notice what you're trying to do, then shorten the pa...

iOS 26.4 Is Shaping Up to Be a Proper “Feature” Update

Mobile Development | 26 February 2026

Apple's iOS 26.4 isn't one of those tiny maintenance releases you install and immediately forget. Based on what's already showing up in the beta, it's aiming to bring meaningful changes across Apple Music, Podcasts, CarPlay, and a handful of everyday...

Auditor-General Raises Red Flags Over Early MyDigital ID Spending

Mobile Development | 24 February 2026

MyDigital ID is meant to be the government's "trusted login" for the digital world, a way for people to prove who they are online for public services and (eventually) private-sector transactions too. So when the Auditor-General's Report 1/2026 points...

Google and Apple Are Bringing AI Music Tools Into Everyday Apps

Mobile Development | 22 February 2026

Generative AI has spent the last couple of years as something you mostly "go try" on a special website or in a separate tool. That's changing fast. Now the big shift is happening where people actually live day-to-day: the default apps on their phones...

WhatsApp Is Adding “Group Message History” So New Members Don’t Join Completely Lost

Mobile Development | 22 February 2026

If you've ever been added into a WhatsApp group mid-conversation, you probably know the feeling: you open the chat and it's already chaos. People are debating something, sharing links, referencing "that thing from earlier"… and you're sitting there l...

WhatsApp Might Finally Let You Schedule Messages (And It’s About Time)

Mobile Development | 22 February 2026

If you've ever typed "Happy birthday" in WhatsApp… then stared at it for 6 hours trying not to accidentally hit Send, you're not alone. Message scheduling has been on a lot of people's wish list for years, and it looks like WhatsApp is now seriously...

Apple’s Big Siri Makeover is Reportedly Hitting a Speed Bump in Testing

Mobile Development | 20 February 2026

For a while now, Apple has been teasing a future where Siri finally feels less like a voice-controlled shortcut button and more like a genuinely helpful assistant. The kind that understands what you mean, remembers what matters (in a privacy-friendly...

Cyberpunk 2077 on a phone used to be a joke… and now it’s actually happening

Mobile Development | 19 February 2026

Back in 2020, the idea of running the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 on a smartphone would've sounded like pure chaos. Not "maybe one day" chaos. More like "that's a meme" chaos. Fast forward about six years, and we're officially living in the "wait… w...