OMG! Ubuntu

Make GNOME App Grid Scroll Vertically (Like it Used to)

A new GNOME Shell extension rethinks the app grid (aka the app picker, app drawer, launcher screen – what do you call it?) by ...

One UI 8 finally fixed the app drawer, so why do I still hate it?

Now we're on One UI 8, the supposed polish update. The app drawer looks nicer, and the redesigned search bar, but I'm still ...
9to5Mac

visionOS 3 will let you scroll apps using only your eyes, per report

Mark Gurman writes at Bloomberg: Apple Inc. is developing a feature for its Vision Pro headset that lets users scroll through software with their eyes, aiming to enhance the device with a novel ...
9to5Mac

Indie App Spotlight: ‘one sec’ helps you reduce screen time on your iPhone

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. one ...
Android

You'll soon have the vertical scrolling app drawer on Galaxy phones

After a bowl full of requests later, Samsung is finally bringing back one of the most-requested features on Galaxy phones, the vertical scrolling app drawer. As you’d know, the vertical scrolling app ...
Yahoo

Searching dating apps for validation, not dates? You may be 'ego-scrolling'

“It’s just for fun.” “I don’t actually message anyone.” Katie Dissanayake, the CEO and founder of the dating app “After,” defines ego-scrolling as swiping through dating apps looking for easy ...
Yahoo

I love to mindlessly scroll social media. Then I tried an app that made me take steps to get screen time.

Steppin blocks me from my go-to apps unless I get my steps in. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Kerry Justich/Yahoo News) In a digital world where people track everything from calories to ...
Hosted on MSN

These Three Apps Have Helped Me Stop Doomscrolling

During the first Trump presidency, I worked at a major news network and found it impossible to distance myself from the tumult of the daily news, which seemed to bring one major headline after another ...
talkandroid.com

A Vertical Scrolling App Drawer Is Coming To Samsung Phones

Samsung users have been crying out for the option of having a vertical scrolling app drawer and it’s finally being prepped for launch. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some ...
Tech.co

6 Best Anti-Doomscrolling Apps to Save Your Mental Health

POV: You’ve just spent hours scrolling through TikTok, swiping through a tirade of short-form videos, with content ranging from mindless cat videos to heavy-hitting news carousels, after initially ...
CNET

'Scroll and Translate' Is Coming to Google's Circle to Search. Here's How It Works

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...