Rest of the Day: Google Play Now Warns If There Are Ads in the App
How much does the free app cost? This is not a Zen koan, this is what I ask myself when I know I’m faced with a million annoying ads in an application that is otherwise free. Google is trying to make things easier for us with a new labeling scheme.
- Google now tells you when the app has ads . The new Play Store labeling scheme prominently shows whether the app you are checking has any type of advertising, along with an in-app purchase designation. [VentureBeat]
- Biz Stone relaunched his Jelly app as a search engine . Have no idea what I’m talking about? You’re not alone! A few years ago, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone launched an app called Jelly, a kind of social network where you could ask your friends questions. Any question! But the only person who used it was Biz Stone, left to ask himself why no one accepted him. Jelly 2.0 still asks questions, but now the service intelligently delivers your question to someone who might know the answer. So this is the modern Ask Jeeves. [Secondary via The Verge ]
- Instagram for Windows 10 Mobile is now available . With video support! What century are we living in. [The Verge]
- Apple just launched CareKit to help developers build healthier apps and the first apps to use it. OneDrop , for example, helps diabetic patients track their symptoms so that they can share data with their doctors. You can expect to see new healthy health apps coming to iOS soon. [Gizmodo]
- You can now draw on your Periscope broadcasts . Just tap your phone screen and you can draw on the live video, with the lines disappearing after a few seconds. The function of creating sketches tested a few weeks ago and is now available for all iOS users. [The Next Web]