ShareX is an open source image capture and manipulation app that is both lightweight and feature rich. The app has an easy to operate user interface and has lots of features. ShareX lets you capture screens/app windows in a number of different shapes with short-cut keys. The app internally uses Greenshot image editor to annotate the images y...
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Seeing ads in mobile apps and games is very common. In-app ads are among one of the most effective forms of advertising these days and many companies are flocking towards making effective use of these ads. However, even in-app ads need to be appropriate and applications cannot start showing ads outside the app. Google has now started banning Android apps which show lock screen ads.
Many apps are making use of ads which begin to appear on your lock screen. This is not limited to random, shady apps, but also to some major names such as Hotspot Shield VPN, ES File Explorer among others.
Image: Android Police
Google Play Store has updated their policy section include this new rule:
Lockscreen Monetization: Unless the exclusive purpose of the app is that of a lockscreen, apps may not introduce ads or features that monetize the locked display of a device.
Technically, this means that an application which calls itself a VPN, a File Explorer or a game – or basically anything but an app specifically built to customize or redesign the lock-screen cannot show lock screen ads. However, this does leave one exception – apps which are specifically built for lock screen modifications can display lock screen ads.
However, this is a welcome change – as unsuspecting users won’t be bombarded by ads on their lockscreen by apps which are not supposed to do that in the first place. This was a long overdue feature but it is finally here – effectively putting an end to a majority of lock screen ads.
The timing too, is appreciated because it felt like the lock screen ads were an epidemic suddenly expanding over the last few months. Many users who aren’t as tech savvy had a hard time even figuring out which apps were displaying these ads. With Google starting to ban these apps from the Google Play Store – time’s up for these lock screen ads.
Source: Android Police
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Google has been working towards giving YouTube a more social network like feel for some time now. Last year, Google introduced us to YouTube communities, which had a strong social network feel – allowing users to post text/images etc. Today, YouTube took things one step forward with YouTube Reels: which is quite similar to the stories feature we’ve seen on Snapchat and Facebook.
Stories have been coming to almost all apps of late – Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp – you name it. YouTube Reels too, are quite similar to stories on these platforms.
YouTube Reels are basically short videos that can be quickly uploaded and shared with the community. This is how YouTube officially describes YouTube Reels:
Reels are YouTube’s spin on the popular “stories” format, but designed specifically for YouTube creators. We learned that you want the flexibility to create multiple Reels and have them not expire, so we’ll give you those options. We’re also bringing creator-focused features like linking to YouTube videos and YouTube-y stickers.
In addition to introducing YouTube Reels, YouTube has also opened their community feature to many more users as anyone who has over 10,000 subscribers can now become a community and begin posting text, GIFs, pictures, polls etc.
The biggest difference between YouTube Reels and stories on Snapchat, Facebook, etc. is the fact that these reels will not disappear after 24 hours like stories. These reels will continue to exist permanently in a separate section unless specifically deleted by the community owner.
These YouTube Reels can be of up to 30 seconds and filters and music can be added to them before uploading them. Users viewing Reels can engage with them the way they do with regular videos – giving them thumbs-up or thumbs-down, as well as comment on them. As of now this feature is in a Beta phase and will not be accessible to all community owners. No word on when it will release for a larger group of users. Stay tuned!
Source: YouTube Creator Blog
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