Hey there, fantastic folks!

We've got a colossal changelog for you today, and it's no surprise that AI is stealing the show! ChatGPT, GrammarlyGO, Bing, Notion, Paragraph, and countless others are revolutionizing the way we work and live with their AI-driven superpowers.

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What's new?

1. Paragraph.xyz released its GPT4-powered AI assistant to help you with newsletter editing along with an option to collect posts. This solution was specifically designed to help you with your newsletter editing tasks. This groundbreaking feature is now available to everyone, providing an unparalleled editing experience for writers of all levels. On the other hand, post collection feature is similar to what you can find on Mirror but for newsletters.

   Paragraph.xyz released its GPT4-powered AI assistant to help you with newsletter editing

   Paragraph has released its AI Assistant, powered by GPT-4 technology, specifically designed to help you with your newsletter editing tasks. This groundbreaking feature is now available to everyone, providing an unparalleled editing experience for writers of all levels. Here's how Paragraph's AI Assistant can be useful for writers: 1. Say

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2. Grammarly, the popular writing enhancement tool, has recently integrated AI into its newest feature, GrammarlyGO. This groundbreaking addition, currently in Beta, aims to transform the way writers enhance and modify their text. As a Beta release, the feature is available only on the web and not yet accessible to all users.

   Grammarly is rolling out its AI-powered GrammarlyGO Beta to more users

   Grammarly, the popular writing enhancement tool, has recently integrated AI into its newest feature, GrammarlyGO. This groundbreaking addition, currently in Beta, aims to transform the way writers enhance and modify their text. As a Beta release, the feature is available only on the web and not yet accessible to all

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3. OpenAI has introduced a series of new features and improvements to its ChatGPT platform that focuses on user privacy, data control, and enhanced user experience for writers and content creators. The AI-powered language model is now more secure, user-friendly, and better equipped to cater to the needs of professionals and enterprises.

   Now you can prevent ChatGPT from using your chat history for training purposes

   OpenAI has introduced a series of new features and improvements to its ChatGPT platform that focuses on user privacy, data control, and enhanced user experience for writers and content creators. The AI-powered language model is now more secure, user-friendly, and better equipped to cater to the needs of professionals and

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   ChatGPT is still Alpha and probably the best tool you can test & try these days. If you want to learn more about it, check this guide as well 👇

   ChatGPT Alpha

   This article can guide you on how to get access to the new alpha and experimental ChatGPT features Welcome to the definitive guide on ChatGPT Alpha, your comprehensive source for understanding ChatGPT's alpha features, accessing them, and making the most out of this cutting-edge AI technology.

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Tier One Changelog

This is a list of apps which I am testing myself and using on a daily basis and will be able to cover their new features even when I am short on capacity. It will be useful to writers, bloggers, content creators, DAO builders and others.

ChatGPT

• 🔥 ChatGPT got an updated UI with a history breakdown and an option to clear your conversations

• 🔥 A Comprehensive Guide to Reporting Bugs for ChatGPT Alpha Users

Discord

• Discord increased the upload file size limit to 25MB

• Discord has new appearance settings where users can change the theme

• Discord Update: April 14, 2023, Changelog

• Welcome Your New Members Easily with Community Onboarding

• Introducing Discord Voice Messages

• ICYMI: just dropped 5 new themes

• Discord promotes its beta AutoMod feature of blocking certain words in member usernames

Ghost

• Add signup terms to Portal

Grammarly

• ICYMI: Grammarly keyboard now supports custom themes, gifs, stickers, and more

• Enterprise-Grade Generative AI Is Now Available for Grammarly Business Customers

Medium

• We’re adding more to the Medium membership

• A simpler page for stories on Medium

• Now, you can embed Mastodon posts in Medium stories

• New: Group memberships for Medium subscriptions

Notion

• 🔥 Notion introduced wiki pages with granular ownership and expirable verification badges

• You can now @-mention Groups on pages and hover to reveal group membership

• 🔥 Notion Unveils New Slack Integration and Sub-items Feature

• 2-step verification, 2FA, MFA - whatever you call it, it’s now available in Notion

• Now any page can open in the side peek. Just hold opt () or alt (⊞) and click!

Paragraph

• Collectables on Paragraph

Substack

• Today we’re launching Notes to everyone

• Product news for writers: Boost, Subscriber report, Chat on the web, and more

Telegram

• 🔥 Now you can prevent being added to spam groups on Telegram beta in addition to more features

• Shareable Chat Folders, Custom Wallpapers and More

• Telegram's TON Wallet now supports BTC tokens

Twitter

• Twitter's navigation bar now automatically hides when scrolling through the home tab

• Twitter GIFs Launched a new option called "Auto-play GIFs" on Android

• Twitter is working on the ability to report a Space for NetzDG violation

• Profile photos on your Twitter timeline are now smaller in size

• Twitter is bringing back various options on user notifications settings including Spaces Notifs

• Twitter will now let you enable creator monetization if you have more than 500 followers

• Bold, and Italic are finally here on Twitter. I still don't have them on Twitter Alpha for Android

• Encrypted Messages coming soon

• Twitter is working on the ability to search Lists

• Twitter to soon allow keyword targeting for the promotion of Tweets/Accounts

• Verified Organizations are now available globally

• Encrypted DMs are almost here!

• Twitter Ads Keywords in Beta

• Twitter is working on the "Start an encrypted message" button for the DMs

• Twitter is working to show the advertisers the “Cost per following”

• The new Twitter Safety label is out now

• Twitter added DM replies to the beta version of their app

• Twitter working on showing a “Subscription Tweets” tab for non-subscribers

• Twitter is working on the "Highlights" profile tab

• Twitter is adding a page that tells people with the complimentary Twitter Blue that they can cancel their subscription

• Twitter is adding “Subscribe to Twitter Blue or Verified Organizations” as a requirement

• Twitter just shipped some UI elements for the upcoming encrypted chats feature

• Twitter restricts its search to registered users while Musk suggests Fleets are coming back

• Twitter icons bar now has a transparent effect

• Twitter will soon let you pick any “emoji reaction” in Messages

• Twitter will now provide more nuanced Tweet notifications

• Twitter Subscriptions are now available worldwide, creators can monetize their content

Zapier

• Introducing Buffer's Revamped Zapier Integration

Early Access

I often sign up for waitlists and this section is just about it. If you are interested to get early access to new upcoming products and features, check it out.

• 🔥 DMAIL a web3 email service launches its 3.0.0 beta and drops a free claim of 8-11 digit emails

  DMAIL a web3 email service launches its 3.0.0 beta and drops a free claim of 8-11 digit emails

  You would need to be holding a domain from ENS, .bnb or Space ID in order to be eligible. This email service would work with both web2 and web3 emails. You can also use PFP NFTs as a profile picture. 📲Claim it over here I got my earlyaccess@dmail.ai

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• Join the Solana Beta Waitlist | Floor

• Opera One | Browsing Reinvented | Opera

• Multion, an AI-powered web copilot is opening its early access program

• Matcha | DEX by 0x | Join our waitlist to access the new app

• Join and mint your free Mastercard Music Pass NFT to access exclusive music content and experiences

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Web3

Web3 remains to be one of the emerging fields where loads of new products are being built. Here you can find info about NFTs, marketplaces, wallet apps and many more.

Alien Frens NFT

• 🔥 Testing Alien Frens' Mutations: Partnerships with Atari, Vayner Sports, and More

  Testing Alien Frens' Mutations: Partnerships with Atari, Vayner Sports, and More

  Alien Frens, a popular NFT project, recently launched a new round for its incubator utility. This allows Alien Frens' community members to "burn" their AFE Alien Frens' NFTs using an incubator and mutate them into one of five different options. There are four unique partnerships to choose from, each with

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Rarible

• The new Multiple Collections feature by Rarible

Magic Eden

• 🔥 Magic Eden adds more gamification features by introducing daily quests

Floor

• ICYMI - a little thread about our latest announcements

• Floor NFT app for Android now can track floor prices across multiple marketplaces

Collab.Land

• ICYMI: for now, you can install apps from the Collab.Land marketplace beta for free

Metamask

• Buying Crypto in Portfolio Dapp For An Easy Experience, the MetaMask Way

• And now you can also access MetaMask Bridge via the “Bridge” button on the browser extension

• 🔥 Metamask extension now supports NFTs on version v10.28

• ICYMI: Metamask offers more ways to buy tokens inside the app

Phantom

• Our multichain beta now supports views and transfers for compressed NFTs

Rainbow

• Say hello to the fastest Rainbow yet

Web2

Web3 remains to be one of the emerging fields where loads of new products are being built. Here you can find info about NFTs, marketplaces, wallet apps and many more.

CapCut

• CapCut new 2k/4k Resolution

Facebook

• Facebook testing new A/B tests

• Facebook now displays “insights and ads” for each post type - reel, photo, text or link

• Facebook Reels Achievement Update

• Facebook added earn achievements for creating reels

• Facebook now has a NEW 'Advanced Stories' mode

• Meta Plans to Expand its Reels Monetization Program to More Creators

• You can control this setting before going live

• Facebook reels WhatsApp Share button

• Facebook now offers engagements tips in the professional dashboard

• ICYMI. You can actually send stars on a photo on Facebook!

• Facebook now allows users to preview a community chat conversations before they decide to join or not to

• Facebook has auto-enabled a new feature on groups, “potential spam”

• Facebook now allows content creators to manually enable/disable the “Stars” feature per normal video

• Facebook is rolling out the “Notes” to more users worldwide

• Facebook pages, especially those that represent restaurants, pubs, bistros etc., might be getting a new helpful feature

• We’re adding new Meta Avatar body shapes, and hair and clothing textures, so you can represent yourself in even more detail

• It seems like Facebook is approaching professional profiles

• Facebook has new group content filters on iOS

WhatsApp

• WhatsApp is releasing the companion mode for all beta testers on Android

• WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.8.11: what's new?

• WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.8.19: what's new?

• WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.8.20: what's new?

• WhatsApp has added a note in Community Description

• WhatsApp announced 3 new security features to be rolled out to everyone in the coming weeks

• WhatsApp is testing a new feature that lets you add your own description while forwarding files

• WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.8.22: what's new?

• WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.8.24: what's new?

• WhatsApp going to show two lines about status in the chat list

• WhatsApp Showing About Within Forward to

• Just noticed that WhatsApp started to show the "View name cards" menu on the contact info page

• WhatsApp testing the ability to search in settings

• WhatsApp Boost message update

• WhatsApp adds an option to use the same account on multiple phones

• WhatsApp is testing a new "Privacy checkup"

• WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.9.14: what's new?

• WhatsApp testing the ability to directly reply to a call with a text from the notification banner

• WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.9.15: what's new?

• WhatsApp is testing the ability to directly reply to a call with a text from the Notification Center

• WhatsApp is testing a new "Help Center" shortcut in search which will open the help center in WebView

• WhatsApp New Privacy Checkup Update

• WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.9.16: what's new?

• WhatsApp new Business Help Center

• WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.9.17: what's new?

• WhatsApp for iOS 23.8.75: what's new?

• WhatsApp testing a drop-down list for communities on the Chats page

• Whatsapp is rolling out the ability to transfer chat old phone to a new phone on the latest beta version

• WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.9.19: what's new?

Instagram

• On Instagram Reels, the option to "Add Comment" and "Use Hashtag" appears on the bottom page

• Instagram redesign Note Bubble on Android

• Instagram Now in the Accounts Center

• Instagram is working on the ability to post comments on Stories

• Instagram added more audience control when going live

• The “Not interested” option has been renamed to “Show fewer” now

• Instagram removed Digital Collectibles from the app

• Instagram is testing a new privacy feature to hide the account followers list

• Instagram is testing the ability to reply to stories with a voice message

• Now you can add more people when you send a message on an Instagram story

• Instagram has added a new option to manage suggestions on reels

• Instagram added the possibility to show if someone reshares Reels publicly

• Instagram made it easy to find trending audio and hashtags for users

• Instagram is working to show the Stories tray also in the following feed

• Zuckerberg announced a new Instagram tool for creators to make it easier to find trending audio/hashtags

• Instagram getting a bunch of new features focused on reels

• Instagram Reels adds a series of creator-focused updates, including a dedicated ‘trends’ section

• If you tap on “Show more,” Instagram will recommend similar posts for the next 30 days

• Instagram is testing the ability to create albums with friends in the chat

• Now you can organize your Instagram chats with “Labels”

• Instagram has the option to protect a user from offensive requests and has added scam protection to hidden words

• Instagram is testing the ability to send Reels and ask for your friends' reaction

• Instagram keeps working "Barcelona" their new text-based social network

• In the menu it has been renamed to "Barcelona" so apparently it is not the codename but the actual name of the new app

• Instagram now has a “video-scrubbing” feature for Reels on iOS

• You can now chat directly on Instagram for support if you have Meta Verified

• Instagram added a new option for whether you want your reels to be downloaded or simply turn if off

• Instagram is testing the ability to Allow people to download your reels

• Now you can use your hand to start/stop reel recording on Instagram

• Instagram messages menu got new “Appointments” feature

• Introducing [Barcelona] — Instagram for your thoughts

• Instagram is working on the ability to choose who can share or interact with your avatar

• Instagram rolling out a new look for settings! I’ve seen a few people have it!

• Now you’ll know the total numbers blocked on Instagram!

• Instagram moved gender selection under edit profile on the main page

• Instagram is working on the ability to add a caption to Stories

• Instagram keeps working on the ability to post comments on Stories

• New on Instagram, you can now see who liked your story after 48 hours

• Instagram got a new dark mode toggle along with an icon on the settings page

• Instagram has added a new option to find similar tracks on the audio page

• New IG add & View story button

• The settings page has just gotten a major redesign, including an updated “Account Centre” option

• Instagram is working on "See shared activity"

• Instagram testing the ability to share a song in a Note and the ability to add a song to photo carousels

Snapchat

• Snapchat Introducing Tone Feature

• Snapchat+ new Generative Profile Backgrounds

• Snapchat keeps working on the dark mode for Android

• Snapchat “Promotional Tokens” will be taken down on April 28

• Snapchat New Bottom Design on Android

• Changes to video snaps will now apply to the whole video

• Snapchat may soon get dark mode on Android but for paid subscribers

• Snapchat redesigned the bottom navigation bar under the shape

• Snapchat new UGG KidSuper Limited drop is here

• Snapchat pushing out its new AI “experimental chatbot” directly to chats, for free

TikTok

• TikTok added a minor feature “Open TikTok on Mute”

• It appears TikTok has removed 10 minutes video-long option on create

• TikTok Create sticker

• TikTok considers ditching its ‘Friends’ tab for a new ‘Explore’ experience focused on the discovery

• TikTok added Picture-in-Picture allowing to watch videos when leaving the app

• TikTok added Effect Community Forum

• TikTok added a minor feature called “Faster scroll speed” under settings & privacy

• Adding “Link in Bio” is now only available for registered TikTok business accounts

• TikTok is testing a feature called Sound Remix. I believe it’s for selected tracks only

• TikTok Is Rolling Out A STEM Feed With Fact-Checked Content

• Some musical artists are now starting to obtain “Artist” label on TikTok

• TikTok is testing an in-app tool that creates generative AI avatars

• TikTok added a “Reply with video” button in the comment section

YouTube

• YouTube Premium adding iOS SharePlay support, mobile Queue, 1080p enhanced bitrate, and more

• 5 Premium Features to up your YouTube Game

• YouTube added an improvement on mobile for memberships, which you can upload members-only content

• YouTube's Official Artist Channels will now feature an extra tab called "Releases," which will showcase content distributed through music distributors

• YouTube launched “Ephemeral Posts” on iOS with a max time limit of 24h

• YouTube added new Shorts effects in the latest iOS update

• YouTube Music profiles will let you make your listening stats public

• YouTube has made it easy to mention timestamps in comments

• Real-time lyrics on YouTube Music are finally here, but they're not syncing with the music

• YouTube Music officially launching podcasts in the US on Android, iOS, and web

• YouTube Music sleep timer rolling out for songs

• YouTube added a "Timestamp" button in Android to quickly add timestamps in YouTube comments

• YouTube Music sleep timer not limited to podcasts, rolling out

LinkedIn

• Linkedin post creation new UI is rolling out for more users

• Linkedin now lets you highlight your Top Skills in the 'About' section of your profile

• LinkedIn is testing a NEW ‘Custom Button’ feature for Premium subscriber profiles

Slack

• Slack launches Canvas, a docs app that lives inside your chat app

Microsoft Edge

• 🔥 ICYMI: Microsoft released Bing Create, an AI image generator integrated into Bing search and Edge browser

  ICYMI: Microsoft released Bing Create, an AI image generator integrated into Bing search and Edge browser

  Microsoft has recently released Bing Create, a state-of-the-art AI image generator integrated into Bing search and Edge browser. This innovative feature brings a new level of convenience to users and allows them to generate images with just a few clicks. Here's everything you need to know. Bing Create Preview, a

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• Edge features to help you stay organized and power your productivity

• Now, the feature is rolling out to all Edge desktop users, allowing users to generate images in fewer clicks

Google Play Store

• Play Store's new category Limited-time events

• Play Store ‘auto-archive’ frees space by cutting down on unused Android apps

• Google Play has announced an opt-in "auto-archive" feature that automatically frees up to 60% of the storage space

• Google Play Store will soon prompt users to update an app if it crashes and a more stable version is available

Brave

• Brave on Android now blocks irritating "Switch to App" notifications with the v1.50 update

• Brave partners with Bonfida to offer Solana Name Service domain resolution in the Brave browser and Wallet

• Brave now has an easy-to-use screenshot tool

Microsoft Outlook

• We’ve been hard at work improving the New Outlook for Windows preview experience

• Microsoft Outlook mobile users will soon get a bunch of new features

Spotify

• Spotify now shows a number of cards on the full-screen playback interface representing a podcast episode's Q&A and polls

• Spotify for Artists. Added Merch in the app

Gmail

• Gmail reminds users how it protects user privacy

• Communicate better with a modernized Google Chat

Google Messages

• Google Messages adding 'Send photos faster' resolution option

• Google Messages showing read receipts in the conversation list

Chrome

• Google Chrome is experimenting with Android 14's new ChooserActions API to display custom actions at the top of Android's share sheet

• Google Chrome will soon let you "Delete last 15 minutes" search activity

• Google Chrome web app installs get a new Play Store-like design

• Google Chrome may soon integrate with Android's AppSearch feature

Microsoft Teams

• Microsoft Rolls out Snapchat Lenses to Teams – Microsoft News

Firefox

• Mozilla Firefox 112 Web Browser Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New

• Firefox on Android finally supports this age-old gesture from Chrome

• Firefox 112.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes

• Firefox 112 for Android deals with an annoyance and gets a long-requested feature

Lawnchair Launcher

• We just dropped Lawnicons 2.0

Proton Drive

• Since we added the app lock support on Proton Drive iOS, our Android app users have also requested it

DuckDuckGo

• We've implemented Cookie Pop-up Management on our iOS app

• We introduced an updated Major League Baseball Instant Answer

• We’ve made it easier to eliminate search results from a specific website

Google Drive

• Google Drive is getting a new look when you move files and folders or add shortcuts to items

SwiftKey

• Welcome to SwiftKey with Bing integration, a new way to experience AI

Microsoft Bing

• Bing's mobile translator now offers both masculine and feminine translations from English to Spanish, French, and Italian

Google Maps

• Google Maps now works faster and offline

Todoist

• Todoist for Mac gains AI assistant to level up your GTD powers

• Totally already exists for iOS, but now with a snazzier, more useful interface - location reminders

Google Sheets

• Google Sheets gets autofill by dragging or double-clicking a selection using a mouse

• Google added "tool finder" (fancy name for search) at the top of Docs, Sheets, and Slides

• Google gives Sheets, Docs, and Slides their biggest usability upgrade yet

• New smart chips make it easier to work with YouTube videos in Google Sheets

Google Authenticator

• Google Authenticator finally, mercifully adds account syncing for two-factor codes

Snapseed

• It's been over 3 years since the last Snapseed update, but version 2.20 is finally starting to roll out to users today

Google Contacts

• Google Contacts will soon show the time and weather at a contact's home address

Google Photos

• Google Photos Magic Eraser is rolling out to more users

TestingCatalog Update

And last but not least, some updates regarding TestingCatalog itself.

1. I am still mostly polishing the Discord server, experimenting with it as a content curation platform. So far, it helps a lot with categorising news from different sources under a specific changelog per app.

2. Next newsletter very likely won't be comprehensive and this curated content will rather stay in the Discord itself. On the other hand, there will be more content which is appealing to an audience to whom I belong - content creators who produce text-based content. Should I just say "bloggers"?

3. At the same time, I am also working on building an automated content publishing pipeline which can rely on AI support. This will allow TestingCatalog to scale its curation capabilities (now I am mostly curating what I see and there are loads of things which I don't).

4. SEO, will be another item on which I am willing to focus a bit more now. Cuz it is better sooner than later 🫠

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Hope you enjoyed it! Stay tuned and let me know what you think 🙌