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Apple released iOS 27 to all compatible iPhones on September 14, 2026, closing out a beta cycle that started at WWDC on June 8.
WhatsApp Plus is Meta's optional paid tier for personal WhatsApp Messenger. Kenyan users have seen pricing around KSh 119 a month, with extra chat pins, themes, icons, ringtones and stickers while core messaging remains free.
Many Android changes now arrive through Play services rather than a full Android release, making updates faster but less visible.
Nearly every "free" app you use pays for itself with your attention or your data. VLC is the great exception, and understanding why it stayed clean explains what happened to everything else on your phone.
Uber's agreement to buy Delivery Hero would bring Glovo into the same group as Uber Eats, a major shift for Kenya's food and grocery delivery market.
Glovo's AI Shopping Assistant lets users discover products through natural-language chat before moving into purchase. It is not magic, but it points to the next interface for quick commerce.
Google storage is shared across Drive, Gmail, Photos and some backups. Start with the largest files, protect important data and empty every trash folder.
Apple cancelled its car, but CarPlay and Wallet car keys keep moving deeper into the dashboard. That may be the better business.
Apple's reported Trust Insights framework in iOS 27 is designed to spot live social engineering risk and help apps add warnings before users move money.
Samsung is directing supported US Galaxy phones to Google Messages. The move simplifies Android texting, but it also gives Google more control over a basic phone function.
Android 17 lets Pixel users turn almost any app into a movable floating window. It is a small interface change with large implications for phones, tablets and foldables.
Google Play's first Indie Games Fund for Africa offers equity-free grants of 50,000 to 200,000 dollars to independent studios, with Kenya among eligible countries.
WhatsApp username reservations are open before the full launch later in 2026, letting you claim a handle that can help people reach you without showing your phone number.
