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Spotify now has a Lite app for Android users in 36 countries

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by on July 9, 2019 at 6:05 am
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Spotify has just launched a Lite version of its Android app that’s designed to work well on low-end devices and spotty connections. The app comes in at under 10MB, and is set to stream tunes at ‘Basic’ quality by default, which the company says should work out to roughly 0.5MB per song on average. You can set this to Spotify’s highest quality streams if you like, too. The interface is pretty much the same as the standard Android app, but includes features to track your mobile data usage for streaming music, and to set a limit on how much data…

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Instagram will now ask you to think twice before posting profanities

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by on July 9, 2019 at 5:16 am
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Instagram today released two new features with a view to curb bullying on the platform: a warning when you try to post an abusive comment, and a ‘Restrict’ function to limit another person’s interaction with you. Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram, said the AI-powered warning feature has stopped some people from posting foulmouthed comments during the early testing period: In the last few days, we started rolling out a new feature powered by AI that notifies people when their comment may be considered offensive before it’s posted. This intervention gives people a chance to reflect and undo their comment and prevents the recipient from…

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