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โ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ“ฑ iOS 12 Adoption Rate

According to Mixpanel, an analytics company currently monitoring the install base of #iOS 12, #Apple's lates mobile operating system is quite popular.

iOS 12 is already installed on roughly 56.3% of all iOS devices; 37.1% of devices still run iOS 11, and 6.6% of iOS users run an older version.

๐Ÿš€ @PerspectiveIX via Mixpanel.
๐Ÿ“ฑ Top App Categories Worldwide for Q4 2018 by Downloads - App Store

The top #AppStore category worldwide by downloads in Q4 2018 was Games with 2.09 billion installs for the quarter. Despite passing the two billion mark, the category saw downloads decrease 1.3 percent year-over-year from 2.11 billion in 4Q17.
#iOS
Read more on SensorTower.
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๐Ÿ“Š Top Countries for Shopping Apps by Growth in Q4 2018
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The top countries for #iOS shopping apps by growth from 4Q17 to 4Q18 were:
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3. Vietnam๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ
4. Saudi Arabia๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
5. Turkey๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท

China had the largest number of shopping app downloads in 4Q18 at 145.3 million. Vietnam emerged as a top market for shopping apps, ranking among the top 15 countries that quarter. Installs there increased by 4.5 million, a growth rate of 154 percent year-over-year. Shopping app installs in Saudi Arabia increased by 51 percent between 4Q17 and 4Q18. This propelled it to the No. 6 country in 4Q18 after ranking No. 10 in 4Q17.

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๐Ÿ“ฑ Top Grossing Google Play Categories in Q1 2019

There are some stark contrasts here with the top iOS grossing categories in Q1 2019. We're all just humans with #smartphones, and yet, how #iOS users and #Android users spend their money on mobile varies so drastically.

Business apps are getting a lot more spend from Android users. Entertainment is still a power category, but definitely less so in North America and Latin America. The most significant drop-off is spending on Social apps. The category is completely gone from the top 10 Google Play picture. Like Social, the Lifestyle category is gone from the top list altogether.

๐Ÿš€ @PerspectiveIX via Apptopia.
๐Ÿ“ฑ Top Grossing iOS Categories in Q1 2019

Entertainment apps are where consumers are easily convinced to spend their hard earned money. Apps like #Netflix, #Hulu, OZEE, Hotstar provide us entertainment when we're bored or traveling. That this category sits up top is likely not surprising.

#iOS #Android #Smartphone

๐Ÿš€ @PerspectiveIX via Apptopia.
โ—๏ธโ˜ ๏ธโ—๏ธ If you're using WhatsApp, update it right now!

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vulnerability discovered in #WhatsApp is being exploited to inject commercial spyware onto #Android and #iOS phones by simply calling the target - even if you don't pick up.

Once installed, the spyware can turn on a phoneโ€™s camera and mic, scan emails and messages, and collect the userโ€™s location data. WhatsApp is urging its 1.5 billion global users to update the app immediately to close the security hole.

The vulnerability exists in the following versions of WhatsApp:
- WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.19.134
- WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.19.44
- WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.19.51
- WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.19.51
- WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.348
- WhatsApp for Tizen prior to v2.18.15

Read more: https://t.me/iXNews/51645

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๐Ÿ“ฑ For App Makers: Apple's App Store vs Google Play

Despite the fact that the installed base of #Android devices is significantly larger than it is for #iOS devices, app publishers still seem to find larger earnings potential on #Appleโ€™s #AppStore compared to #GooglePlay.

According to Sensor Towerโ€™s estimates, the top 100 iOS app publishers made $84 million on average in Q1 2019, compared to $51 million for the most successful Android app makers. The difference between the two platforms is even more pronounced when excluding games publishers. The highest-grossing non-gaming app publishers for iOS outperformed the top 100 on Googleโ€™s Play Store by 232 percent.

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๐Ÿ“ฑ Top Countries Worldwide for Q2 2019 by App Downloads

The country with the largest number of new app installs in Q2 2019 was India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ with approximately 5.4 billion first-time downloads, reaching a new milestone in the quarter, up 13% from 4.8 billion in Q1 2019.

The second-ranked country in terms of worldwide app downloads in Q2 2019 was the United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ with three billion new installs. The next highest performing country was Brazil ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท, followed by Indonesia ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ and Russia ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ.

#๏ธโƒฃ #mobile #iOS #Android

๐Ÿฆ… @PerspectiveIX via SensorTower.
๐Ÿ“ฑ Weekly Time Spent in Apps Grows 20% Year Over Year

and consumers spent record $23.4 billion on apps in Q1 2020, thanks to being stuck indoors! Thatโ€™s the largest-ever quarter, according to AppAnnie.

#iOS accounted for $15 billion of that figure and #Android was $8.3 billion. Both of these figures were an increase of 5% year-over-year on their respective platforms.

#AppStore #GooglePlay

๐Ÿฆ… @PerspectiveIX via AppAnnie.
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Telegram's blockchain is dead, social networks are launching new features, and PS5 release is...
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ€” Day 11


๐Ÿ‘‰ #Telegram shuts down its cryptocurrency operation โ€” no more TON or Gram (link)


๐Ÿ‘‰ #Twitter makes it easier to see quote retweets on #iOS (link)
๐Ÿ‘‰ #Twitter says staff can continue working from home even after the pandemic passes (link)


๐Ÿ‘‰ #PlayStation 5 still on track for holiday 2020 release (link)


๐Ÿ‘‰ #Instagram adds bulk comment deletion & control for who can mention or tag you on iOS; also testing comment pinning (link)


๐Ÿ‘‰ #Google tests iMessage-like emoji reactions for RCS Messages (link)


๐Ÿ‘‰ #LinkedIn adds polls and live video-based events tools (link)


๐Ÿ‘‰ Programmer hacked the #India's mandatory contact tracing app so that he always appear safe (link)



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๐Ÿ‘€ Telegram Video Calls

"Video calls are available on #Telegram beta v7.0 for #iOS without having to activate them from the debug menu. There is no trace of the feature on #Android, not even in beta."

๐Ÿฆ… @perspectiveix via Alessandro Paluzzi.