Apple rolls out Fitness+, One Premier, and Pay in new regions

Apple announced during its iPhone 13 launch event that it would be bringing its Fitness+ service to 15 new regions. The wait is almost over! Apple has started rolling out its One Premier bundle in 17 new regions, with Fitness+ to follow tomorrow. This expansion comes along with that of Apple Pay, which just became available in three new regions.

Apple Fitness+

Apple initially launched Fitness+ in 6 countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Tomorrow, November 3, it will be available in Austria, Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, and UAE. First-time users will get a free one-month trial, and Apple is offering a three-month trial with every Apple Watch purchase. Fitness+ is also included in the Apple One Premier bundle.

 Apple One Premier

Apple One Premier was supposed to be available tomorrow as well, but it seems like it’s rolling out a day early, according to 9to5Mac. This bundle includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud+. However, News+ isn’t supported in these new regions, so subscribers will only get access to the other bundled services.

One Premier costs $29 per month in the US and all included services can be shared across six family members. It’s unclear how much it’ll cost in each of the new regions, considering Apple takes local currencies into consideration. In Brazil, for example, it costs R$69.50, which is about $12.

The new countries where One Premier is supported are Austria, Brazil, Colombia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, and UAE. Ireland and New Zealand have already had Fitness+ support, so they can access it through One Premier starting today. Subscribers in the 15 other regions will have to wait till tomorrow to burn their calories fancily.

Apple Pay

In addition to Fitness+ and One Premier, Apple is continuing to expand its services across the world. According to 9to5Mac, users in Costa Rica, Colombia, and Azerbaijan can take advantage of Apple’s payment system. While Kapital Bank in Azerbaijan is already promoting the feature’s availability, Apple and other banks in the two other countries aren’t — yet. It could be because Apple is adding some final touches before opening the floodgates and making it official.

Apple Pay artıq Azərbaycandadır!
Əgər siz də Apple markalı ağıllı telefona, saata və Kapital Bank kartına sahibsinizsə alış-verişlərinizi çox rahat və təmassız şəkildə həyata keçirə bilərsiniz.#ApplePay #BirinciBank pic.twitter.com/DdltIuLNAH

— Kapital Bank (@KapitalBankOJSC) November 2, 2021

Do you plan on subscribing to Apple Fitness+ or One Premier if you live in one of the newly supported regions? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Samsung rolls out new One UI 4 beta with tons of fixes

Samsung kicked off its Android 12 campaign with the launch of the One UI 4 beta program last month, allowing Galaxy S21 series owners to try out an early version of Android 12. Since then, the South Korean giant has released a couple of beta updates, adding new features and fixing annoying bugs. The third One UI 4 beta was released two weeks ago, and it fixed bugs related to virtual RAM, Samsung Keyboard, and more. Now Samsung has just released a new One UI 4 beta for the Galaxy S21 series, which further refines the overall software experience.

As per user reports on our forums, Samsung has started rolling out the fourth One UI 4 beta to the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra. The update weighs 807.27MB and carries the firmware version G998BXXU3ZUK1 / G998BOXM3ZUK1 / G99xBXXU3ZUK1. While the latest beta doesn’t introduce any massive changes, it fixes many bugs and issues reported by beta testers.

One UI 4 Beta Overview: Hands-on with every feature in Samsung’s Android 12 update!

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The fourth One UI 4 beta brings the following changes:

• Removed the stretch effect when “overscroll” was operated
• Removed a pop-up window that appeared after the first start of the application
• After setting the screen resolution to WQHD, performance of the device slightly decreased
• Frame drop issue when the alarm went off
• WIFI and hotspot were not turned on in certain situations
• Screen blurring issue when unlocking the device
• Issue that two call logs were generated when making a call
• Fingerprint recognition issue after rebooting the phone
• Issue that WIFLAP search didn’t work in certain situations
• Phone restart during a voice call
• Issue that keypad was forcely closed
• When closing all the Recent apps, the One UI
• Home was terminated and rebooted
• Fixed other minor issues

The new update has started hitting the Galaxy S21 units in South Korea and other markets. If you’re on the third One UI 4 beta, you should receive the new update soon. One UI 4 packs many new features and visual changes, including a redesigned Quick Settings panel, improved dark mode, new home screen widgets, new charging effects, improved multitasking experience, and more. To learn more about Samsung’s latest software, be sure to check out our review of One UI 4.

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Firefox 94 starts rolling out with new homepage on iOS and Android

Mozilla Firefox has been one of the best web browsers available for nearly two decades now, and the mobile versions carry over most of the features found in the desktop browser (with some caveats for extensions). Firefox 94 starts rolling out today on desktop and mobile platforms, and even though new APIs for web developers to use are always fun, the most exciting changes this time around might be on iOS and Android.

Before this new update, the homepage on Firefox’s mobile browsers only had links to your commonly-visited websites (similar to the top of Chrome’s New Tab Page) and a space for Collections, where you could save tabs for later organization. Mozilla is reorganizing the homepage in Firefox 94, with new sections for recent tabs and recent bookmarks, in addition to the same frequently-visited sites. There are also options for each section in the Firefox app settings, in case you don’t want some (or all) of them.

“With this new Firefox homepage,” Mozilla said in its announcement, “we wanted to lift that heavy mental burden of remembering to finish those halfway read articles or vacation research until you are ready to jump back and finish those tasks. We’ve simplified and organized your on-the-go mobile experiences into one central location, complete with new features to help you ignore the online noise and focus on what matters to you.”

Besides the updated homepage, Firefox 94 on mobile has a new feature for tab management. Tabs that haven’t been looked at in 14 days now get moved to an inactive section, so they don’t clutter up the tabs you’re actually using. Firefox (at least on Android) already had an option to automatically close tabs after a day, week, or month, but this way you don’t actually lose anything. The new functionality is coming to Android now and later to iOS, and you can turn it off if you prefer to hoard tabs.

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Popular iOS app Notability paywalls features that users already paid for, prompting raised pitchforks

Notability — one of the most popular note-taking apps on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — has switched to the freemium business model. While we’ve seen this move happen with other apps before, this app is taking away features users had already paid for. So if you’ve purchased the app and any in-app purchases (IAPs) to unlock extra features in the past, you’re going to be treated like any other free user in a year.

Owned by Ginger Labs, Notability announced in a Medium blog post that it will be going free on the App Store. Users who had already bought the app will get a free subscription for a year. Afterward, they will be losing all premium features to a paywall, including ones bought separately as IAPs, such as handwriting recognition. This got users raging on online platforms such as Twitter and Reddit, according to MacRumors.

Hi, just to get this straight:
– I’ve purchased Notability
– I’ve purchased Hamdwriting recognition (IAP)
– I’ve purchased stickers & Notebooks (IAP)
Now, in one year you’ll force me into a subscription scheme to use functions I’ve already purchased (also Cloudsync) ???!!!

— Frank (@the_alsatian) November 1, 2021

Astonished that @NotabilityApp is moving to a subscription model. I happily paid for the Mac and iOS versions of Notability separately all the way back in 2015, and it’s accompanied me through 3 degrees now. Very disappointed there is no grandfathering in; will be switching.

— Colin Whaley, MSc (@colin_whaley) November 1, 2021

This move doesn’t seem fair to users who had to buy the app for $8.99, in addition to other IAPs. Usually, apps that are switching to freemium grandfather original users and give them extra perks. In this case, initial buyers are only getting a single year of premium. And that is clearly not enough, based on their online complaints.

It also arguably violates the Apple App Store guidelines. Taken from section 3.1.2:

If you are changing your existing app to a subscription-based business model, you should not take away the primary functionality existing users have already paid for. For example, let customers who have already purchased a “full game unlock” continue to access the full game after you introduce a subscription model for new customers.

“How to go from a great business to just a plain scam.” – Lessons taught by @NotabilityApp

— Anderson Santos (@andersonsantos) November 2, 2021

Except you all aren’t “free”, are you @NotabilityApp? And you’re taking away features that people, like myself, fairly paid for already and now you’re trying to make us subscribe with that yearly fee to get said features again? Madness. https://t.co/XY3fKy20Kt

— Yaad (@Yaad10694143) November 2, 2021

Annoyed that my paid for @NotabilityApp app is “upgrading” me to a subscription service. Doesn’t the App Store usually do a new v2 app for subscription, and keep the old legacy paid for app? First time I’ve seen paid change to subscription…

— Iain Hannah (@sciigh) November 2, 2021

Notability is currently in the top charts of productivity apps on the App Store, and it has the Editors’ Choice badge. It has grown throughout the years — thanks to paid users’ support — and become one of the most recommended apps for note-taking. As a result, users feel betrayed and disappointed by the way they’re getting treated, despite their loyalty in the past years.

Do you use Notability? If so, how do you feel about their new business model? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Firefox 94 starts rolling out with new homepage on iOS and Android

Mozilla Firefox has been one of the best web browsers available for nearly two decades now, and the mobile versions carry over most of the features found in the desktop browser (with some caveats for extensions). Firefox 94 starts rolling out today on desktop and mobile platforms, and even though new APIs for web developers to use are always fun, the most exciting changes this time around might be on iOS and Android.

Before this new update, the homepage on Firefox’s mobile browsers only had links to your commonly-visited websites (similar to the top of Chrome’s New Tab Page) and a space for Collections, where you could save tabs for later organization. Mozilla is reorganizing the homepage in Firefox 94, with new sections for recent tabs and recent bookmarks, in addition to the same frequently-visited sites. There are also options for each section in the Firefox app settings, in case you don’t want some (or all) of them.

“With this new Firefox homepage,” Mozilla said in its announcement, “we wanted to lift that heavy mental burden of remembering to finish those halfway read articles or vacation research until you are ready to jump back and finish those tasks. We’ve simplified and organized your on-the-go mobile experiences into one central location, complete with new features to help you ignore the online noise and focus on what matters to you.”

Besides the updated homepage, Firefox 94 on mobile has a new feature for tab management. Tabs that haven’t been looked at in 14 days now get moved to an inactive section, so they don’t clutter up the tabs you’re actually using. Firefox (at least on Android) already had an option to automatically close tabs after a day, week, or month, but this way you don’t actually lose anything. The new functionality is coming to Android now and later to iOS, and you can turn it off if you prefer to hoard tabs.

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Popular iOS app Notability paywalls features that users already paid for, prompting raised pitchforks

Notability — one of the most popular note-taking apps on iPhone, iPad, and Mac — has switched to the freemium business model. While we’ve seen this move happen with other apps before, this app is taking away features users had already paid for. So if you’ve purchased the app and any in-app purchases (IAPs) to unlock extra features in the past, you’re going to be treated like any other free user in a year.

Owned by Ginger Labs, Notability announced in a Medium blog post that it will be going free on the App Store. Users who had already bought the app will get a free subscription for a year. Afterward, they will be losing all premium features to a paywall, including ones bought separately as IAPs, such as handwriting recognition. This got users raging on online platforms such as Twitter and Reddit, according to MacRumors.

Hi, just to get this straight:
– I’ve purchased Notability
– I’ve purchased Hamdwriting recognition (IAP)
– I’ve purchased stickers & Notebooks (IAP)
Now, in one year you’ll force me into a subscription scheme to use functions I’ve already purchased (also Cloudsync) ???!!!

— Frank (@the_alsatian) November 1, 2021

Astonished that @NotabilityApp is moving to a subscription model. I happily paid for the Mac and iOS versions of Notability separately all the way back in 2015, and it’s accompanied me through 3 degrees now. Very disappointed there is no grandfathering in; will be switching.

— Colin Whaley, MSc (@colin_whaley) November 1, 2021

This move doesn’t seem fair to users who had to buy the app for $8.99, in addition to other IAPs. Usually, apps that are switching to freemium grandfather original users and give them extra perks. In this case, initial buyers are only getting a single year of premium. And that is clearly not enough, based on their online complaints.

It also arguably violates the Apple App Store guidelines. Taken from section 3.1.2:

If you are changing your existing app to a subscription-based business model, you should not take away the primary functionality existing users have already paid for. For example, let customers who have already purchased a “full game unlock” continue to access the full game after you introduce a subscription model for new customers.

“How to go from a great business to just a plain scam.” – Lessons taught by @NotabilityApp

— Anderson Santos (@andersonsantos) November 2, 2021

Except you all aren’t “free”, are you @NotabilityApp? And you’re taking away features that people, like myself, fairly paid for already and now you’re trying to make us subscribe with that yearly fee to get said features again? Madness. https://t.co/XY3fKy20Kt

— Yaad (@Yaad10694143) November 2, 2021

Annoyed that my paid for @NotabilityApp app is “upgrading” me to a subscription service. Doesn’t the App Store usually do a new v2 app for subscription, and keep the old legacy paid for app? First time I’ve seen paid change to subscription…

— Iain Hannah (@sciigh) November 2, 2021

Notability is currently in the top charts of productivity apps on the App Store, and it has the Editors’ Choice badge. It has grown throughout the years — thanks to paid users’ support — and become one of the most recommended apps for note-taking. As a result, users feel betrayed and disappointed by the way they’re getting treated, despite their loyalty in the past years.

Do you use Notability? If so, how do you feel about their new business model? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Android 12’s broken casting volume issue will be fixed in Android 12L

Android 12 is now officially out, and it brings along a plethora of new features and improvements. From the biggest UI overhaul in years and improved privacy to a wallpaper-based theming system and redesigned widgets, the latest version of Android is one of the most exciting releases in recent years. But besides all these upgrades and improvements, Android 12 also drops one important feature: the ability to control the volume of cast devices using your phone’s volume keys. While it wasn’t initially known why Google decided to quietly remove the feature without any public documentation, the company has now shed some more light on the matter.

Google says it temporally disabled the volume key event for remote (cast) playbacks in Android 12 and will re-enable it in Android 12L. As for why the company disabled the functionality in the first place, Google said it was due to “a legal issue.”

Android 12 quietly disabled the ability to change the volume of a cast session by pressing the volume key on any screen. This will be re-enabled in Android 12L, but what’s interesting is *why* it was disabled. A Googler said it was due to “a legal issue.”https://t.co/LaM4CvIBBi pic.twitter.com/ARs6JjOTU2

— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) November 2, 2021

“There was a legal issue that I cannot share in [a] public place. I don’t think there is a workaround in Android 12, and still working on it,” said a Googler in a comment on the Google IssueTracker.

As things stand, Android 12 doesn’t allow you to control the volume of a cast session using your phone’s volume keys on any screen. For example, if you open up Spotify and start casting a song to your Google Nest Audio speaker, pressing your phone’s volume keys won’t change the speaker volume — instead, it now just changes your phone’s media volume. You will have to open the Spotify app every time you want to adjust the volume.

Unfortunately, there’s no workaround to override or bypass this behavior. We’ll have to wait for Android 12L for Google to revert the change.

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