We are in the world where smartphones gain so much popularity. We can't really deny it, starting from taking selfies and shooting videos to mobile gaming and even when we go to our favorite social networking sites we usually do used of our mobile devices.
According toStatista.com, "The number of mobile phone users in the world is expected to pass the five billion mark by 2019. In 2016, an estimated 62.9 percent of the population worldwide already owned a mobile phone. The mobile phone penetration is forecasted to continue to grow, rounding up to 67 percent by 2019."
But that is not what we were talking in this blog, we will be tackling how we can build an app without coding. Read and learn the steps below, so let's start!
1. Since you are new to the website, Click Sign-up. I hardly recommend you to use your Google or Facebook account in signing-up.
2. a. This will be your dashboard will look-like. To start making an app, Click on Create New App.
b. Name your app, provide it in the field "Enter Business Name". Then click, Next.
c. Select your App Category, by clicking on one of the following. Click, Next.
Note: You can change it later, so don't need to worry if you click the wrong category.
3. a. We can now start making our App. Choose your desired App design/layout then click, Next .
b. Add your App Features. You can add as many features as you can.
c. Now we have added the App features, we can now also customized the Design. Ahead on Design Customization. You can change the background picture, app logo, layout settings, font settings and even the app properties. Click Save and Continue and your Done!
Note: Do your own app customization.
4. a. Now we have customized and saved our app, we will now do a beta testing. Click on Test App and follow the on-screen instructions. You will be receiving an email from Appy Pie that your app is ready to use and install.
5. Congratulations! You've made your first ever app without hassle! :)
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Google is announcing a big rebranding and redesign for its suite of office apps today, rebranding G Suite with a new name: Google Workspace. Along with the new branding for the product that encompasses Gmail, Docs, Meet, Sheets, and Calendar are new features designed to make all those products feel like they’re more integrated with one another. Google is also changing up its pricing tiers just a bit, adding a new “Business Plus” level with more device management features.
As an example of the new features, a Chat window can spawn a new document for everybody in the group without needing a new tab. And in Google Docs, instead of chasing each others’ cursors around or opening up a chat window, you can immediately just start a video call right in the same window for everybody who’s active in the document.
The idea of blowing up the idea of separate apps into little pieces that can be embedded in other places isn’t entirely new — Microsoft has been trying the same thing with its Fluid framework in Office. That Google’s launching similar capabilities in Google Workspace is a sign it may try to get serious about challenging Microsoft. If that’s too vague for you, the press release quote from the VP in charge of Google Workspace, Javier Soltero, is much more explicit: “This is the end of the ‘office’ as we know it.”
Google has already taken some steps in this new direction — the integration of Google Meet into Gmail was a big one. Now, though, Google is hoping to draw in more users with the convenience of fully integrated services that don’t send you looking for another tab. It’s not so much that everything is all going to live inside a Gmail tab on the desktop, but that whatever work surface you happen to be using will be able to include elements from other work surfaces.
Some small examples of this kind of integration will be available beginning today. Google Workspace apps will let users bring up small previews of other documents embedded in the thing they’re working on. Google will also expand the use of “smart chips,” which are little contact cards that can pop up when you @-mention somebody in a document.
The more ambitious features, including creating a doc directly from a Chat window or starting a video call from within a presentation, will be rolling out “in the coming weeks” or “coming months.” As for non-business customers, these changes will be available later than for business users — again, “in the coming months.”
It should also be said that all of this is very desktop-centric, focused on Google’s apps inside web browsers like Chrome (and hopefully others). Beyond the aforementioned (and not universally loved) inclusion of Meet into Gmail, Google’s other mobile apps won’t be this tightly integrated to start.
Finally, Google is changing up the iconography for its Google Workspace apps. I suspect that there will be a worldwide revolt at the idea of changing the Gmail icon from its familiar all-red M to the multicolored one you see at the top of this post — with Calendar a close second for the most jarring change.
Soltero tells me that Google has no intention of reducing support for third-party apps in Google Workspace. If your team uses a mix of Google services, Slack, Asana, Zoom, or whatever else, nothing should change there. But the new integrations and promise of less tab-hopping shows that Google is hoping that more of its users will start using more of its products instead of the alternative.
As for Microsoft, these changes are unlikely to knock Office off its perch anytime soon. Think of these updates as a statement of intent more than a frontal assault. G Suite (now Google Workspace) has seen faster and more substantial updates in Soltero’s first year in charge than it had in several years prior. It sure looks like Google is putting in resources and is gearing up to have that fight with Office.
Facebook promised that it would make messaging easier across all of its apps (Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp) last year, and we've already seen evidence that the company was working on integrating Facebook Messenger with Instagram. Today, the company has made that move official, introducing what it's calling a new Messenger experience on Instagram.
We already reported on the integration when it was part of a limited test, and not too much has changed: Once the new chat experience has rolled out to you, you'll notice that the flyer icon in the top right corner of the Instagram app has been switched out for the Facebook Messenger symbol. Tap it, and you'll be greeted by a prompt asking you if you'd like to upgrade your messaging experience. It's possible to postpone the switch in the beginning, but at some point, you'll be forced to use the new Instagram messenger with its redesigned chats and new features. Specifically, the new UI will introduce ephemeral messages, Watch Together for IGTV, selfie stickers, and more:
Communicate Across Apps: Seamlessly connect with friends and family across Instagram and Messenger by using either app to send messages and join video calls.
Watch Together: Enjoy watching videos on Facebook Watch, IGTV, Reels (coming soon!), TV shows, movies, and more with friends and family during a video call.
Vanish Mode: Choose a mode where seen messages disappear after they’re seen or when you close the chat.
Selfie Stickers: Create a series of boomerang stickers with your selfie to use in conversation.
Chat Colors: Personalize your chats with fun color gradients.
Custom Emoji Reactions: Create a shortcut of your favorite emojis to react quickly to messages from friends.
Forwarding: Easily share great content with up to five friends or groups.
Replies: Respond directly to a specific message in your chat and keep the conversation flowing.
Animated Message Effects: Add visual flair to your message with animated send effects.
Message Controls: Decide who can message you directly, and who can’t message you at all.
Enhanced Reporting and Blocking Updates: Now you can report full conversations in addition to single messages on Instagram, and receive proactive blocking suggestions across Instagram and Messenger when you add your accounts in the new Accounts Center.
To be clear, the update won't force you to download the Messenger, and it also doesn't put a 1:1 Messenger clone into Instagram. Instagram DMs are still separate, but they've inherited a lot of features and looks from Messenger. Facebook writes: "The main change is that people using the Messenger app can now reach you on Instagram without you needing to download a new app, and vice versa."
Facebook has also revamped the privacy controls in Instagram and Messenger to accommodate the new cross-platform compatibility. You'll be able to choose who can contact you on which platform, and ask Facebook to block certain requests automatically, such as from strangers or friends of friends. Facebook has additionally specified that you don't need a Facebook account to talk to Messenger users on Instagram and vice versa.
The new messaging experience in Instagram is currently rolling out as part of a server-side switch, so it might take some time until the integration hits your account. It still makes sense to stay up to date with Instagram and Facebook Messenger as that might help you get the update faster — check the Play Store for updates, or get the latest release from APK Mirror (Instagram, Facebook Messenger).
Google Meet free plan users will be limited to 60-minute sessions starting September 30
After a successful launch which lets Google users conduct virtual meetings without any limit via Google Meet, the company behind the service—Google—is giving its users until September 30, 2020, to enjoy the premium service.
Past that point, every Google Meet user under the free subscription program will be limited to just 60-minute sessions.
In the meantime, under the extension of the promo, anyone can engage in using Google Meet for up to 100 other individuals without any imposed restrictions.
An AirDrop-like data transfer feature coincide the change due with the Google Meet service, the tech company also announces a significant change with the Google Suite, including the version targeted for Education consumers, which will see its advanced features removed from the system.
In addition, the Google Suite will also see the removal of substantial communication features such as live streaming with up to 100,000 viewers in a single domain, meetings with up to 250 people, and the option to save meeting recordings to Google Drive—paid for features that were exclusive to “Enterprise” users who pay $25/month for access.
Selected commercial banks will begin charging a transaction fee when doing fund transfers into GCash using the InstaPay network.
InstaPay allows users to send money at a maximum of P50,000 per transaction, which will be credited to a recipient’s bank account almost immediately.
In a statement, GCash said the policy will take effect on October 1.
"Effective October 1, 2020, selected commercial banks and Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs) using the InstaPay network will start charging a transaction fee when doing a fund transfer (cash in transaction) into GCash," read the statement.Utilizing InstaPay, GCash allows its users to deposit and transfer money to over 40 banks and financial institutions.
In a list released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in August, several banks will be waiving PESONet and InstaPay fees until September 30, 2020 only. These are:
BDO Unibank, Inc.
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
Bank of the Philippine Islands
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
China Banking Corporation
Bank of Commerce
Robinsons Bank Corporation
Philippine Savings Bank
PayMaya Philippines, Inc.
G-Xchange, Inc. (GXI)
China Bank Savings, Inc.
Philippine Bank of Communications (extending its P1.00 fee due to system constraints)
Equicom Savings Bank, Inc.
Meanwhile, the following banks will be waiving e-money transfer fees until December 31, 2020:
Union Bank of the Philippines
Asia United Bank Corporation
Land Bank of the Philippines
Development Bank of the Philippines
Security Bank Corporation
Sterling Bank of Asia, Inc.
Standard Chartered Bank
East West Banking Corporation
United Coconut Planters Bank
Maybank Philippines, Inc.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (waived for retail; for corporate – reduced from P150.00 to P50.00 from July 1, 2020)
Until further notice:
Philippine National bank
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corporation
Bank of China Limited – Manila Branch
Fees will vary depending on the bank or EMI but could be up to P50 each, GCash said.
To avoid paying a transaction fee, GCash users are advised to link their BPI or UnionBank accounts to their GCash App. These fund transfers will remain free of charge.
GCash will charge a P15.00 fee per fund transfer (cash out transaction) to a bank or EMI using the InstaPay network. This will also take effect on October 1.
Meanwhile, all GCash-to-GCash Send Money transactions, bills payments or loading will remain free of charge.
Kotlin is now Google’s preferred language for Android app development
Google today announced that the Kotlinprogramming language is now its preferred language for Android app developers.
“Android development will become increasingly Kotlin-first,” Google writes in today’s announcement. “Many new Jetpack APIs and features will be offered first in Kotlin. If you’re starting a new project, you should write it in Kotlin; code written in Kotlin often mean much less code for you–less code to type, test, and maintain.”
It was only two years ago, at I/O 2017, that Google announced support for Kotlin in its Android Studio IDE. That came as a bit of a surprise, given that Java had long been the preferred language for Android app development, but few announcements at that year’s I/O got more applause. Over the course of the last two years, Kotlin’s popularity has only increased. More than 50% of professional Android developers now use the language to develop their apps, Google says, and in the latest Stack Overflow developer survey, it ranks as the fourth-most loved programming language.
With that, it makes sense for Google to increase its Kotlin support. “We’re announcing that the next big step that we’re taking is that we’re going Kotlin-first,” Chet Haase, chief advocate for Android, said.
“We understand that not everybody is on Kotlin right now, but we believe that you should get there,” Haase said. “There may be valid reasons for you to still be using the C++ and Java programming languages and that’s totally fine. These are not going away.”
GlobeTelecom has announced that they will launch the 5G first in the Philippines this coming June in 2019. With a promise of 100 Mbps speed, Globe will first roll out the 5G on select areas particularly for home broadband service only while mobile 5G for smartphones to follow.
Although the marketed speed is below the average speed of most 5G networks globally, the latency and reliability will be greatly improved over 3G and 4G LTE.
According to its CEO, Mr. Ernest L. Cu said that enterprises will also benefit on 5G availability as IoT or Internet of Things will be supported. This will make the management of their businesses smarter and safer.
On the other hand, Globe is targetting by the end of this year to launch the 5G Mobile Network for more consumers. SMART-PLDT is also expected to roll out their 5G network by this year but with no definite launch date.
Mislatel Consortium was selected as the 3rd major telco in the Philippines will start their operation by this year also but it focuses on 3G and 4G as well as broadband services for enterprises.
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