Technique

Services display contact photos on the mobile home screen

for every Thais Fonseca

05/15/2022 – 21:02 hours Brazil time

05/15/2022 – 21:02 hours Brazil time

foot in iOS A few years ago, the widgets feature now introduces a new category of apps that in recent months are conquering young people and becoming darlings for sharing photos. These are services like Locket and LiveIn, which display contact photos on the mobile home screen.

New sharing apps are becoming the way Gen Z interacts on the Internet. Locket and LiveIn apps are not exclusive to Iphone Also available for Android. However, they have become popular among iOS device users, especially in the United States.

In general, these apps work pretty straightforward. To send a photo, simply open the app, take the photo, and choose who you want to share it with. To view files sent by friends, simply activate the widget on the mobile home screen. In this way, updates from friends can be followed without having to view unwanted posts, such as ads and other posts.

“It’s more or less what you do in it snap chatbut without having to open an app,” explained Jimmy Wales, a LiveIn user who lives in the US, according to a post on the website of Olhar Digital, a tech specialist. These apps only became possible in 2020, when a feature was included The tool is in the Apple operating system.But, the functionality has been around for more than a decade on Android.