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With mask restrictions changing, you might have to pull out proof of vaccination. But the official vaccine card doesn’t fit easily in a wallet. Here’s how to keep it handy on your phone.

A new business attribute and rainbow map pins make it easy to support LGBTQ and Open to All shops, restaurants, and nightclubs.

The free rides are part of a White House effort to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to more US adults. Expect the free rides feature to launch in the next two weeks.

Find apps more quickly by tapping words rather than touch-screen typing.

Eligible users can request a ride to medical appointments via the Lyft app.

The rideshare firm partnered with PayPal and Walgreens for the Vaccine Access Fund.

Within a few weeks, iOS and Android will ‘no longer support’ Google’s Shopping app.

Apple’s iMessage is the only non-cross-platform messaging service. It makes business sense for Apple, but it’s a disservice to mobile users everywhere. It might even push me to switch to Android.

Yelp responds to a 130% increase in searches for Asian-owned businesses and starts proactively monitoring business pages for hate speech.

Test the international waters while you wait for a vaccine passport.

The virtual assistant lasted six years on mobile devices, but failed to gain the popularity of Assistant or Siri.

Expect indoor Live View, a weather layer, air health monitoring, eco-friendly travel routes, and enhanced curbside grocery pickups.

Google Messages also becomes the default SMS app for T-Mobile customers.

Excelsior Pass is a free, voluntary platform offering secure verification of test results and vaccination records.

People used finance, social media, and lifestyle apps more than ever over the course of a year in quarantine. Most of that increase was fueled by Gen Z.

Creators are invited to tap into YouTube’s huge library to create short, catchy videos.

The video-sharing platform may add a new social element this year.

Users in the region can try a VPN, but China has also been working to ban them, too.

The ridesharing firms are inviting other US organizations to join the Sharing Safety Program.

Users can join a nationwide challenge, post photo updates, and make road changes.