Hide Read Receipts in WhatsApp to Keep Your Messaging Habits Private

Like a lot of text messaging clients, WhatsApp shows when a recipient views a text. That's a little intrusive (not to mention annoying), but if you want to disable those last seen messages, it's incredibly easy.

On iOS and Android, things are as simple as heading into the app and tapping Settings > Account > Privacy > Last Seen, then change it to "Nobody." You can also use a third party app plugin like Last Not Seen on Android to hide that timestamp so people don't know when you're reading their messages.

Keep People From Knowing When You Read Their WhatsApp Messages | Wired

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Do One Factor Encourages Good Habits, Step By Step 2014

Do One Factor Encourages Good Habits, Step By Step 2014

iOS: All of us have a few things we know we should always do more often. Possibly it's something small like flossing as soon as a day, or possibly it's one thing larger like operating three times a week. Do One Thing tracks the habits you need to type and allows you to understand how you are doing.

Created by the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Do One Thing is a pretty unassuming app—its interface isn't exactly the prettiest, but its base functionality is simple and effective. Pick the habits you want to grow (remember, fewer is better!) and check them off when you accomplish them.

Do One Thing has a ton of example habits built-in you can add to your list, or you can make something up and tell it how often you want to do it. So, if you want to drink six glasses of water a day, let it know and give it a check for each glass you drink. It's a lot more motivating when you can see your progress.

Do One Factor | iTunes App Retailer via Cult of Mac

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Spy on your friends' app habits in Google Play

Kris Carlon 2014-04-04T18:00:01Z21 hours ago

Kris Carlon

Putting down roots in Berlin after six years of traveling is a major step for Kris Carlon, who has spent more time living out of a tent lately than sitting at a desk. Kris comes to the AndroidPIT Editorial Team via a lengthy period spent writing on art and culture in Australia and other places he has lived. He joined the Android community while resurfacing in civilization back in 2010 and has never looked back, using technology to replace his actual presence in other people's lives ever since.

The Google Play Store has a nice new section called People that is basically a directory of the Shared Activity part of the Play Store we already have in the Android app and that just came to the web-based Play Store. The People section will let you peruse your friend's and those in your G+ circles app habits and recommendations in the Play Store.

Shared Activity and the People section in the Play Store are great ways to get app recommendations. / © AndroidPIT

The new feature is also directly linked to Google+, so if you click the person's profile it will redirect you to Google+, further enhancing Google's tie-in pushing of their social network. Being able to casually observe what your friends and those you follow on G+ are rating in the Play Store is a really cool way to stay up to speed with what apps are worth checking out, without actually asking anyone for their recommendations.

The People section gives you quick and easy app recommendations from your Google+ circles. / © Android Authority

The update is being pushed server-side so you don't need to wait for an OTA update or APK, just sit tight and wait patiently for your turn. And then creep on the app habits of your circles and perhaps discover a hidden gem or two. Of course, the more esoteric your circle's app habits are the better, otherwise you'll just keep seeing things like Google Maps, Flappy Bird and Gmail recommended. The same is true in reverse too, so if you don't tend to rate anything unique get on it now and show your friends just how much of an app expert you are!

How often do you rate or +1 apps in the Play Store? What is the best recommendation for apps in your opinion?

Via: Android Authority

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