YC-backed Tablevibe’s customer surveys help restaurants reduce their reliance on delivery apps – TechCrunch

YC-backed Tablevibe’s customer surveys help restaurants reduce their reliance on delivery apps – TechCrunch

Grocery delivery apps provide convenience for customers, but a lot of headaches for restaurants, like commissions of up to 40% and very few tools to build customer loyalty. Singapore-based Tablevibe aims to help restaurants reduce their reliance on third-party delivery apps, helping them get more direct orders and returning customers. The startup is part of … Read more

Same-day delivery apps need more than speed to survive post-pandemic – TechCrunch

Same-day delivery apps need more than speed to survive post-pandemic – TechCrunch

Cary Breese is the CEO and co-founder of NowRx, a digital retail pharmacy. We have entered a whole new era of e-commerce that is all about speed and convenience. Business leaders are forced to prioritize delivery capabilities and push for faster delivery services. “Fast / reliable delivery” was the top online shopping attribute among the … Read more

Android apps on Windows 11, App Store Search Ads hit China, Apple argues against sideloading – TechCrunch

Google Play slashes commissions, Apple sued over scammy apps, YouTube launches a TikTok clone in the US – TechCrunch

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices … Read more

Google Play slashes commissions, Apple sued over scammy apps, YouTube launches a TikTok clone in the US – TechCrunch

Google Play slashes commissions, Apple sued over scammy apps, YouTube launches a TikTok clone in the US – TechCrunch

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices … Read more

Google’s predictive ‘Smart Compose’ is coming to chat apps in Pixel phones

Google Pixel Recorder Update Spring 2021 animation shows the phone in a wider screen in a browser with extended layout changes

Google started a cycle of updates that began around the time the first Android 12 developer preview was released last week. Since then, a number of new features have been announced for Android devices, and today some more improvements for Pixel phones are being released. These features seem to be available now and include improvements … Read more