App updates you should know about: WhatsApp for Android, Opera Mini 8, iOS 7.1 and more!

From OS updates to apps, we saw several major updates being rolled out this week. Here’s a quick recap of all the updates rolled out over the past week that you should really start downloading.   iOS 7.1  Apple today introduced the  **iOS 7.1 update for iPhone and iPad** . The latest update brings a lot of tweaks to the user interface and some general bug fixes. It also brings Apple’s CarPlay to iOS 7. Apple also says that TouchID fingerprint recognition has been improved and that a home screen crash bug has been fixed. iPhone 4 has also seen an improvement in responsiveness and performance, **as we learnt** .   WhatsApp for Android With the latest WhatsApp update, Android users can now turn off the ‘Last seen at’ feature, change who sees their profile picture and status updates. Users can also switch between visible and invisible statuses freely, without having to wait like on iOS. It also brings a homescreen widget, Hindi support and more. **Click here** to know all the improvements introduced by the update. Download WhatsApp for Android from the Google Play Store. [caption id=“attachment_219771” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”]  Massive update for WhatsApp on Android[/caption]   VLC for Windows 8 VLC for Windows 8 is **finally here** . The Modern UI version of VLC is available for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows-powered PCs, laptops and tablets. The app is capable of playing a range of video and audio formats such as MKV, MOV, FLAC and MPC. It features all the codecs supported in the regular desktop app, including MPEG-1, H.265, WMV3 and VC-1. Users can download VLC for Windows 8 from the Windows Store. [caption id=“attachment_219867” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”]  VLC for Windows rolled out in the beta form[/caption]   Tweetbot for iPhone One of the most popular third-party Twitter apps, Tweetbot, has been updated for the iPhone and Mac. It now brings new font, image thumbnail and mute filter options for iOS devices. Tweetbot allows users to manually select their typeface. Its default choice Helvetica Neue is now joined by Avenir, yet another sans-serif typeface. Download Tweetbot for iOS from the  Apple App store.   Opera Mini 8 A new version of the  Opera Mini browser, designed for the Java platform on basic phones and also BlackBerry devices, was launched earlier this week. The flat, minimalistic design is aimed at bringing it closers to other mobile browsers. One will also find an improved Speed Dial start page. Then there’s a private mode that ensures tabs don’t save information and night mode dims the effects of a bright screen by using darker colors.   Users can download the Opera Mini 8  here.   Instagram for Android Earlier this week, Instagram rolled out an update for Android users that brings a new clean and flat design, alongside several changes under the hood. The cosmetic changes include flattened design, while maintaining the same layout and virtual buttons placement. The changes include a pure white Instagram logo, gradient-less banner, tweaked refresh and Instagram Direct icons, among others. All icons have been changed and the Instagram logo is redesigned to a square and circle combo. Apart from the major facelift, Instagram for Android now also gets faster. It is said to load profile pages two times faster than earlier.   Download Instagram from Android from the Google Play Store.   Skype for Windows 8 Skype has also rolled out an updated app for Windows 8, which brings Modern UI elements, along with improvements to synchronisation. The Skype 2.6 for modern Windows changelog includes synced calls and synced chats. Skype calls will now sync up wherever you choose to take the call from, including your phone, tablet, desktop, or on Outlook.com.  Users’ chat history and read messages also sync automatically across devices, allowing users to continue the conversation from anywhere. Users can send an IM while someone is offline and they will receive it the next time they sign in.   Download the new update for the Modern UI from Windows Store.