Lifestyle & social networking
TELEGRAM
From telegram.org Available on Mac, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS Telegram promises to be the fastest message system on Earth, with end-toend encryption. It syncs across all your devices and offers unlimited file-sharing and storage, and if you start typing on one device you can continue instantly on another.
From twitter.com Available on Mac, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS The Mac app isn’t great – stick with the website – but the iOS and iPadOS versions of the Twitter app are easy to use and do everything you’d expect; hashtags, trends, image and link-sharing, following, and, of course, muting and blocking too.
From instagram.com Available on iOS The “cooler” Facebook that it’s okay to like doesn’t seem to suffer from the same problems as the main Facebook app or website. That’s possibly because the user demographic skews a lot younger. Just beware the influencers pretending they’re not being paid to promote stuff.
From whatsapp.com Available on Mac, iOS Chances are plenty of people you know are using WhatsApp. It’s simple, reliable, and private, offering encrypted communications, video, stickers, and all the other things you would expect from a chat app. It’s not exactly pretty but it’s pretty good.
FACETIME
From apple.com Available on Mac, iOS, iPadOS FaceTime is great and with SharePlay even better. Watch video or listen to music at the same time as friends or family, with the smart volume control enabling you to hear each other over the audio. Works with Spatial Audio when using AirPods 3/Pro/Max.
From reddit.com Available on iOS, iPadOS, iMessage Reddit is an odd one. Its sheer size means no two people will have the same experience, and its relative lack of moderation means there’s some pretty nasty subreddits. But it’s also a place for brilliant communities of people sharing their passions.