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We've got a colossal changelog for you today, and it's no surprise that AI is stealing the show! ChatGPT, GrammarlyGO, Bing, Notion, Paragraph, and countless others are revolutionizing the way we work and live with their AI-driven superpowers.
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What's new?
Paragraph.xyz released its GPT4-powered AI assistant to help you with newsletter editing along with an option to collect posts. This solution was specifically designed to help you with your newsletter editing tasks. This groundbreaking feature is now available to everyone, providing an unparalleled editing experience for writers of all levels. On the other hand, post collection feature is similar to what you can find on Mirror but for newsletters.
Grammarly, the popular writing enhancement tool, has recently integrated AI into its newest feature, GrammarlyGO. This groundbreaking addition, currently in Beta, aims to transform the way writers enhance and modify their text. As a Beta release, the feature is available only on the web and not yet accessible to all users.
OpenAI has introduced a series of new features and improvements to its ChatGPT platform that focuses on user privacy, data control, and enhanced user experience for writers and content creators. The AI-powered language model is now more secure, user-friendly, and better equipped to cater to the needs of professionals and enterprises.
ChatGPT is still Alpha and probably the best tool you can test & try these days. If you want to learn more about it, check this guide as well đ
Tier One Changelog
This is a list of apps which I am testing myself and using on a daily basis and will be able to cover their new features even when I am short on capacity. It will be useful to writers, bloggers, content creators, DAO builders and others.
ChatGPT
đ„ ChatGPT got an updated UI with a history breakdown and an option to clear your conversations
đ„ A Comprehensive Guide to Reporting Bugs for ChatGPT Alpha Users
Discord
Discord has new appearance settings where users can change the theme
Discord promotes its beta AutoMod feature of blocking certain words in member usernames
Ghost
Grammarly
ICYMI: Grammarly keyboard now supports custom themes, gifs, stickers, and more
Enterprise-Grade Generative AI Is Now Available for Grammarly Business Customers
Medium
Notion
đ„ Notion introduced wiki pages with granular ownership and expirable verification badges
You can now @-mention Groups on pages and hover to reveal group membership
đ„ Notion Unveils New Slack Integration and Sub-items Feature
2-step verification, 2FA, MFA - whatever you call it, itâs now available in Notion
Now any page can open in the side peek. Just hold opt (ïŁż) or alt (â) and click!
Paragraph
Substack
Telegram
Twitter's navigation bar now automatically hides when scrolling through the home tab
Twitter GIFs Launched a new option called "Auto-play GIFs" on Android
Twitter is working on the ability to report a Space for NetzDG violation
Profile photos on your Twitter timeline are now smaller in size
Twitter is bringing back various options on user notifications settings including Spaces Notifs
Twitter will now let you enable creator monetization if you have more than 500 followers
Bold, and Italic are finally here on Twitter. I still don't have them on Twitter Alpha for Android
Twitter to soon allow keyword targeting for the promotion of Tweets/Accounts
Twitter is working on the "Start an encrypted message" button for the DMs
Twitter is working to show the advertisers the âCost per followingâ
Twitter working on showing a âSubscription Tweetsâ tab for non-subscribers
Twitter is adding âSubscribe to Twitter Blue or Verified Organizationsâ as a requirement
Twitter just shipped some UI elements for the upcoming encrypted chats feature
Twitter restricts its search to registered users while Musk suggests Fleets are coming back
Twitter will soon let you pick any âemoji reactionâ in Messages
Twitter Subscriptions are now available worldwide, creators can monetize their content
Zapier
Early Access
I often sign up for waitlists and this section is just about it. If you are interested to get early access to new upcoming products and features, check it out.
đ„ DMAIL a web3 email service launches its 3.0.0 beta and drops a free claim of 8-11 digit emails
Multion, an AI-powered web copilot is opening its early access program
Matcha | DEX by 0x | Join our waitlist to access the new app
Join and mint your free Mastercard Music Pass NFT to access exclusive music content and experiences
Web3
Web3 remains to be one of the emerging fields where loads of new products are being built. Here you can find info about NFTs, marketplaces, wallet apps and many more.
Alien Frens NFT
Rarible
Magic Eden
Floor
Collab.Land
Metamask
Buying Crypto in Portfolio Dapp For An Easy Experience, the MetaMask Way
And now you can also access MetaMask Bridge via the âBridgeâ button on the browser extension
ICYMI: Metamask offers more ways to buy tokens inside the app
Phantom
Rainbow
Web2
Web3 remains to be one of the emerging fields where loads of new products are being built. Here you can find info about NFTs, marketplaces, wallet apps and many more.
CapCut
Facebook now displays âinsights and adsâ for each post type - reel, photo, text or link
Meta Plans to Expand its Reels Monetization Program to More Creators
Facebook now offers engagements tips in the professional dashboard
Facebook has auto-enabled a new feature on groups, âpotential spamâ
Facebook is rolling out the âNotesâ to more users worldwide
WhatsApp is releasing the companion mode for all beta testers on Android
WhatsApp announced 3 new security features to be rolled out to everyone in the coming weeks
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that lets you add your own description while forwarding files
WhatsApp going to show two lines about status in the chat list
Just noticed that WhatsApp started to show the "View name cards" menu on the contact info page
WhatsApp adds an option to use the same account on multiple phones
WhatsApp testing the ability to directly reply to a call with a text from the notification banner
WhatsApp is testing the ability to directly reply to a call with a text from the Notification Center
WhatsApp testing a drop-down list for communities on the Chats page
On Instagram Reels, the option to "Add Comment" and "Use Hashtag" appears on the bottom page
Instagram is working on the ability to post comments on Stories
The âNot interestedâ option has been renamed to âShow fewerâ now
Instagram is testing a new privacy feature to hide the account followers list
Instagram is testing the ability to reply to stories with a voice message
Now you can add more people when you send a message on an Instagram story
Instagram has added a new option to manage suggestions on reels
Instagram added the possibility to show if someone reshares Reels publicly
Instagram made it easy to find trending audio and hashtags for users
Instagram is working to show the Stories tray also in the following feed
Instagram Reels adds a series of creator-focused updates, including a dedicated âtrendsâ section
If you tap on âShow more,â Instagram will recommend similar posts for the next 30 days
Instagram is testing the ability to create albums with friends in the chat
Instagram is testing the ability to send Reels and ask for your friends' reaction
Instagram keeps working "Barcelona" their new text-based social network
Instagram now has a âvideo-scrubbingâ feature for Reels on iOS
You can now chat directly on Instagram for support if you have Meta Verified
Instagram added a new option for whether you want your reels to be downloaded or simply turn if off
Instagram is testing the ability to Allow people to download your reels
Now you can use your hand to start/stop reel recording on Instagram
Instagram is working on the ability to choose who can share or interact with your avatar
Instagram rolling out a new look for settings! Iâve seen a few people have it!
Instagram moved gender selection under edit profile on the main page
Instagram is working on the ability to add a caption to Stories
Instagram keeps working on the ability to post comments on Stories
New on Instagram, you can now see who liked your story after 48 hours
Instagram got a new dark mode toggle along with an icon on the settings page
Instagram has added a new option to find similar tracks on the audio page
The settings page has just gotten a major redesign, including an updated âAccount Centreâ option
Snapchat
Snapchat âPromotional Tokensâ will be taken down on April 28
Snapchat may soon get dark mode on Android but for paid subscribers
Snapchat redesigned the bottom navigation bar under the shape
Snapchat pushing out its new AI âexperimental chatbotâ directly to chats, for free
TikTok
It appears TikTok has removed 10 minutes video-long option on create
TikTok added Picture-in-Picture allowing to watch videos when leaving the app
TikTok added a minor feature called âFaster scroll speedâ under settings & privacy
Adding âLink in Bioâ is now only available for registered TikTok business accounts
TikTok is testing a feature called Sound Remix. I believe itâs for selected tracks only
Some musical artists are now starting to obtain âArtistâ label on TikTok
TikTok is testing an in-app tool that creates generative AI avatars
TikTok added a âReply with videoâ button in the comment section
YouTube
YouTube Premium adding iOS SharePlay support, mobile Queue, 1080p enhanced bitrate, and more
YouTube added an improvement on mobile for memberships, which you can upload members-only content
YouTube launched âEphemeral Postsâ on iOS with a max time limit of 24h
YouTube Music profiles will let you make your listening stats public
Real-time lyrics on YouTube Music are finally here, but they're not syncing with the music
YouTube Music officially launching podcasts in the US on Android, iOS, and web
YouTube added a "Timestamp" button in Android to quickly add timestamps in YouTube comments
YouTube Music sleep timer not limited to podcasts, rolling out
Linkedin now lets you highlight your Top Skills in the 'About' section of your profile
LinkedIn is testing a NEW âCustom Buttonâ feature for Premium subscriber profiles
Slack
Microsoft Edge
Google Play Store
Brave
Microsoft Outlook
Weâve been hard at work improving the New Outlook for Windows preview experience
Microsoft Outlook mobile users will soon get a bunch of new features
Spotify
Gmail
Google Messages
Google Messages adding 'Send photos faster' resolution option
Google Messages showing read receipts in the conversation list
Chrome
Google Chrome will soon let you "Delete last 15 minutes" search activity
Google Chrome web app installs get a new Play Store-like design
Google Chrome may soon integrate with Android's AppSearch feature
Microsoft Teams
Firefox
Mozilla Firefox 112 Web Browser Is Now Available for Download, This Is Whatâs New
Firefox on Android finally supports this age-old gesture from Chrome
Firefox 112 for Android deals with an annoyance and gets a long-requested feature
Lawnchair Launcher
Proton Drive
DuckDuckGo
We introduced an updated Major League Baseball Instant Answer
Weâve made it easier to eliminate search results from a specific website
Google Drive
SwiftKey
Microsoft Bing
Google Maps
Todoist
Todoist for Mac gains AI assistant to level up your GTD powers
Totally already exists for iOS, but now with a snazzier, more useful interface - location reminders
Google Sheets
Google Sheets gets autofill by dragging or double-clicking a selection using a mouse
Google added "tool finder" (fancy name for search) at the top of Docs, Sheets, and Slides
Google gives Sheets, Docs, and Slides their biggest usability upgrade yet
New smart chips make it easier to work with YouTube videos in Google Sheets
Google Authenticator
Snapseed
Google Contacts
Google Photos
TestingCatalog Update
And last but not least, some updates regarding TestingCatalog itself.
1. I am still mostly polishing the Discord server, experimenting with it as a content curation platform. So far, it helps a lot with categorising news from different sources under a specific changelog per app.
2. Next newsletter very likely won't be comprehensive and this curated content will rather stay in the Discord itself. On the other hand, there will be more content which is appealing to an audience to whom I belong - content creators who produce text-based content. Should I just say "bloggers"?
3. At the same time, I am also working on building an automated content publishing pipeline which can rely on AI support. This will allow TestingCatalog to scale its curation capabilities (now I am mostly curating what I see and there are loads of things which I don't).
4. SEO, will be another item on which I am willing to focus a bit more now. Cuz it is better sooner than later đ«
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