You’ve had the option to reply to message notifications on Android for years, so why can’t you do that on your shiny new Chromebook? You can soon. Google has started implementing support for in-line replies to messages from notifications. Much as on Android, you can respond to a message from a supporting app (Hangouts is […]
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Leanplum data shows push notifications increase purchases by 9.6X
EXCLUSIVE: In a mobile marketing world full of shiny new objects, sometimes it is the tried and trusted tactics that produce results. Push notifications, for example, still drive outstanding returns. In fact, the data tells us that push notifications alone increase user purchases by 9.6X. That’s according to a new report by Leanplum that was released […]
Stop pissing off your users with push notifications (VB Live)
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Apple is giving the iPhone a new feature that shuts off notifications while driving (AAPL)
Apple Apple’s iPhones will soon be getting a much-desired new safety feature intended to cut down on distracted driving. When the company releases its new iOS 11 operating system for its smartphones later this year, the software will come with a “Do Not Disturb While Driving” mode. The new feature will detect when you’re driving and turn off all notifications. […]
Facebook’s next feature could be Instagram notifications
Facebook and Instagram might exist as individual services, but under the surface their ties run deep. Instagram users often test major new features before they’re eventually ported across to the News Feed and it only takes a push of a button to share photos and videos with a wider selection of friends and family. Just […]
Novel braille smartwatch enables the blind to read notifications
A smartwatch with a unique interface is able to translate basic notifications for blind users by dynamically reproducing braille on its specialized surface. The Dot has been in development for the past couple of years, but mass production has finally begun, with the first orders set to ship out in April. Although braille has been […]
Facebook is testing Beach Mode in Workplace to reduce notifications
Mobile push notifications about emails and chat messages after you leave work is a reality of modern life, one that most people can uniformly agree sucks. France hates it so much that it passed a law requiring employers to set hours during which employees can ignore work emails. Part of Workplace by Facebook’s solution may be something […]