YouTube Premium’s cheapest tier just got better — with background play and downloads

YouTube is adding downloads and background play to the Premium Lite tier, but ad-free music videos are still paywalled.

Forget the wooden ruler — I measured the Blizzard of 2026 with my iPhone

Your iPhone has a hidden feature for measuring almost anything, including the snow totals from this once-in-a-lifetime blizzard.

My Moleskine wasn’t enough to save my mental health but this app was

Homescreen Heroes: Life Note is a journaling app that puts history’s greatest minds in your pocket.

WhatsApp could get a Reddit-style spoiler-hiding feature – so you won’t have to hide from group chats if you’re behind on the big shows

Spoiler tags look like they’re on their way to WhatsApp, to keep you from finding out plot twists before you’re ready.

This WhatsApp setting will upgrade your photos and videos — here’s how to use it

WhatsApp won’t send your photos and videos at their best by default, but there’s a way to change that.

WhatsApp is lifting a frustrating group-chat limitation I’ve hated for years — giving it the upper hand over iMessage and Telegram

WhatsApp is rolling out Group Message History, which lets new chat members easily catch up on messages posted before they joined.

5 of the best news apps for Android, whether you want original reporting or powerful aggregators

From Reuters to Readly, these are five of the best news apps on Android, with ideal options no matter what kind of news you’re looking for.

The calmest way to lose your mind – My week with Shapez

Homescreen Heroes: Shapez is a minimalist game where you build a factory to process geometric shapes

7 hidden WhatsApp settings you never knew existed – and why you need to use them

You can power up WhatsApp by adjusting a few hidden settings – here are 7 of the best changes to make.