The Starbucks for Android app has been updated today, bringing substantially improved eGift redemption within the app. The update, version 3.1.1 for those keeping score at home, promises “seamless” eGfit redemption for users. This will be a welcome change to many as the previous builds of the app struggled to get the eGift applied properly to accounts. That, hopefully, is a thing of the past with this update.
The Instagram for Android app has been updated once again this morning, bringing with it three new filters for your photo sharing pleasure. The new update, version 6.21.2 for those keeping score at home, brings the new Lark, Reyes and Juno filters to the app. There is nothing you need to do as a user to get these new filters other than install this new update.
With this update the total number of filters in the app moves up to 22 so you have plenty of choices to add to your photos to convey your story better.
The RSS reader/curation app Feedly for Android has been updated today, bringing several new features to the app. The latest update, version 27.0.4 for those keeping score at home, has several new features including integration to Google Now if you are using the Google Now Launcher or have a Google device. If you are not familiar with Feedly, it is a service that allows you to curate all of your RSS feeds into one place for easy reading. For Windows Phone, the best Feedly reader is NextGen Reader while the Feedly for Android app serves that platform very well.
The Netflix for Android app has received a minor update this morning, bringing with it some UI tweaks and various bug fixes. The update will vary in version number based on your device, but on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 running KitKat, it is build 3.12.0 build 4529 for those keeping score at home. The updates are not going to be overly obvious but is still a worthwhile update to get if you use the app frequently. In my case, I had issues with it crashing when I had multiple apps open. That appears to have been resolved in this update.
The Swarm for Android app has received a huge update this week, bringing a whole new line up of stickers to the app and a new sticker book. The update will vary in version number depending on your device. In my case, my KitKat running BLU VIVO IV is on version 2015.05.04.19 for those keeping score at home. The update brings back many of the elements of Foursquare before the company decided to split up the apps last year. Swarm is the dedicated check-in app while Foursquare is the local content app (which is pretty good BTW). When they did this split, things like Mayorships and stickers went away from a collecting point-of-view. While Mayorship still hasn’t returned, you can now at least see in one place all of the stickers you have earned (use to be called badges) in one place, the Sticker Page.
Microsoft has released another update to Outlook for Android today, bringing improved navigation and several bug fixes to the app. The update, version 1.2.5 for those keeping score at home, is available now and is highly recommended for those who are using the email app. While the improve navigation elements actually were release last week in version 1.2, they have been smoothed out a good bit in this update. You shouldn’t see the hesitation many users were experiencing when moving between accounts or from mail to calendar or people for example.
Today Microsoft has released a new update to their suite of Office for Android apps. The update applies to the tablet versions of these apps (remember, you have to use Office Mobile for your sub-7″ devices) and impacts Word, Excel and PowerPoint. There are a lot of things that have been improved but the biggest news is support for Android Lollipop 5.x, the latest flavor of Android. The updates are version 16.0.3930.1010 for those keeping score at home and that version number applies to all three apps.
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The Facebook for Android app has been updated today, bringing with it several new features including the ability to Like posts, photos and Pages even when you are offline. The update, version 32.0.0.23.15 for those keeping score at home, is available now in the Google Play store and of course is free. There are several new features in this release so it is certainly one to go get.