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pay young people for dating apps

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To desperate problems, desperate solutions. In full demographic debaclethe authorities of Kōchi (a prefecture in southern Japan) have decided to help their young people find a partner a peculiar shape: paying for their subscription to dating apps. The aid is only aimed at residents under 40 years old, cannot exceed 20,000 yen (110 euros) and is limited to a list of certified social networks, but it gives an idea of ​​the extent to which the Administration is determined to reverse the birth crisis that is clouding the future of the country. That it has focused the focus on apps is not a coincidence either. Help to flirt. Japan is not willing to sit idly by while its birth rate declines at a rate record speed and the country is moving deeper and deeper into a demographic catastrophe of unpredictable consequences. Over the last few years, the Japanese authorities have launched millionaire programs to activate their birth rate, which includes from numerous ‘baby checks’ to job improvements that facilitate conciliation. In few places, however, have they been as imaginative as in Kōchi Prefecture. There the Government has decided help your young to pay dating apps. “Helping singles”. Kōchi’s idea is as simple as it is shocking. a few days ago the prefecture announced a “subsidy program to cover app usage fees.” Said like this, it may not seem too interesting, but things change when you go down to detail. Its objective is very specific: to lend a hand to young people in the region who want to register on dating platforms and, ultimately, “to help singles who want to meet someone or get married.” With small print. The measure, of course, has fine print. Only Kōchi residents between 20 and 39 years old can apply and must prove that the app began to be used on April 1. In fact, the aid is designed to pay for subscriptions between April 2026 and March 2027. Its amount is also limited: in no case can it exceed 20,000 yen, about 110 euros. The curious thing is that Kōchi is not the first to use this trick. In the region of Miyazaki They also launched a similar program in 2025, although with an aid of only 10,000 yen per year, and in Tokyo they have even promoted a dating app focused on a very specific user profile: people looking for a stable partner. Is any application worth it? No. That is another of the peculiarities of the Kōchi initiative. The prefecture subsidizes only subscriptions to certain apps preselected, although among them is Tapple, a platform very popular among singles in Japan. Curiously, just a year ago it incorporated a function that allows its users to verify officially their marital status, which allows the rest of the people in the network to know if they are married or not. In the list from Kōchi also includes Pairs, D3 or Omiai, among others. A well-calibrated bet. That the Kōchi authorities have decided to bet on dating apps is no coincidence. A few years ago the Government carried out a survey in which, among other questions, he asked the Japanese how they had met their partners. A quarter (25%) of those who had gotten married acknowledged that they contacted their better half through dating apps, which makes them the great matchmaker in the country. 21% said they had met their spouse at work and 10% at a school. How much does it cost to flirt? It is also no coincidence that Kōchi has set its subsidy at 110 euros per year. “The current price of annual membership fees is just over 20,000 yen, so we set the amount to cover most of it,” explains an official to The Sankei Shimbun. Those who benefit from the measure will only have to cover the rest of the costs. In its efforts to make it as easy as possible for singles, the prefecture even has a specific program which helps those who move to Kōchi to look for a boyfriend or girlfriend. Again it may seem like a strange initiative, but in Japanese society only a tiny percentage of babies are born out of wedlock. If Kōchi (or any other region) wants more children, it first needs more couples. Goal: more babies. Although Japan is not the only country suffering the effects of demographic winter, the situation there is particularly worrying. Their multiple efforts to reactivate their birth rate do not seem to be giving results (unlike what seems to happen in South Korea) and in 2025 the country recorded its tenth consecutive year of decline, reaching a new historic floor. The outlook is so discouraging that Japan is moving at a minimum demographics I didn’t expect to see until the 2040s. Kōchi is no exception. Macrotrends shows that takes years losing inhabitants. Images | Kochi Prefecture Victoriano Izquierdo (Unsplash) In Xataka | Japan wanted to know what bothers its citizens most about tourism. The answer is extremely Japanese

More and more women track and monitor it through mobile apps

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Applications to record daily steps, glasses of water we have drunk, books read, movies watched, progress in the language we are learning… Measuring and quantifying different aspects of our lives has gone beyond the workplace – where tasks, calls or overtime are recorded – to extend to the field of sport, culture or leisure. Technology today allows us to record activities, habits and daily changes that not so long ago were outside of any measurement. This logic has also been extended to the field of health, and especially women’s health. Applications to follow the menstrual cycle They are already common tools: some of the best known, such as Flo or Clue, exceed 100 and 50 million downloads, respectively. And that trend is not limited to women of reproductive age. In recent years, applications designed specifically for perimenopause and menopause have also begun to proliferate, a stage traditionally much less visible. Kala Health, My Menopause either Balance are some examples of this new niche – although many apps focused on the menstrual cycle also incorporate functions to detect hormonal changes or accompany the transition to menopause. From taboo topic to public conversation The menopause –biological event characterized by the permanent cessation of menstruation and the end of the reproductive period as a result of the loss of ovarian follicular activity– and perimenopause –transition stage before menopause– have historically been described by professionals as invisible periods in a woman’s life. There are research that delve into how “the stigma and taboos” surrounding these stages “foster a culture of silence and a marked lack of support.” However, professionals such as Juan José Escribano Tórtola, head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Service of the Severo Ochoa University Hospitalcelebrate the move from “absolute ostracism” – even among health professionals – a few years ago to “greater information about these periods of women’s lives.” He comments: “More and more women come to our consultations to find out about possible treatments and/or measures related to their health at this stage, and more and more professionals are concerned about finding complete solutions (…) to improve the quality of life of our patients.” (Pexels) Although media coverage continues to be scarce, according to Irene Mira, a journalist specialized in women’s health, social networks, specialized associations – such as Spanish Association for the Study of Menopause (AEEM)— and other dissemination channels – such as books, podcasts, websites or blogs – are facilitating the dissemination of information about menopause and perimenopause. And it is precisely in this increase in visibility (and greater predisposition of women to inform yourself) where the rise of applications that allow tracking these stages is framed. In fact, Dr. Pilar Valenzuela Mazo, a gynecologist specializing in menopause at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and creator and host of the podcast Menopause for everyonesees a clear trend in her patients: “More and more women come to the consultation using applications, either to record symptoms or to learn about menopause.” This is how menopause apps work Although each platform has its own focus, most apps focused on menopause and perimenopause share the same promise: helping users understand what is happening to them in this new stage of their lives. These tools usually combine several layers. The first is the symptom log: hot flashes, insomnia, menstrual irregularities, mood changes, vaginal dryness, changes in libido, pain, energy or sleep problems are some of the parameters that allow writing down to detect patterns. Added to this is a second, also common function: explanatory health content. Many include articles, guides or “encyclopedias” on menopause and perimenopause, with information on symptoms, treatments, healthy habits or sexual health. In addition to this offer, some applications include digital accompaniment. It is the case of Kala Healthone of the few tools available completely in Spanish. Talia Leibovitz, CEO of Kala Health, highlights the “community of support among women” and “the possibility of accessing professionals from different areas, such as gynecology, nutrition or mental health.” Explain to Xataka that the intention is to “offer reliable information, monitoring tools and professional support in one place” for a phase that can last years and affect both physical and mental health. Although these are applications with a very specific audience, some of these applications are beginning to show that there is real interest. In the English-speaking market, tools like Balance already have more than 100,000 downloads, while in Spanish the development is much more incipient: applications like Mi Menopause or Kala Health currently have around 10,000 and 3,000 downloads respectively. They can be useful (but not a substitute) For medical professionals and those in the technology sector, the main value of these applications is found in their ability to organize an experience that is often experienced as chaotic. In perimenopause, for example, symptoms can appear intermittently and be confused with stress, insomnia, anxiety or specific changes in the cycle. Recording them can help detect patterns and better understand what is happening in the face of a medical consultation. That’s where doctors and developers agree: digital tracking can be useful if it works as a support tool. The gynecologist specializing in menopause Valenzuela Mazo explains that keeping a record of symptoms helps women come to the consultation with the information “more organized” and, when the data is consistent, it can help the professional better understand the evolution of the condition. (Unsplash) Along the same lines, the head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Service Escribano Tórtola maintains that this type of monitoring can be “very useful” for doctors and that, in fact, it is already being implemented in many specialized units. The usefulness, furthermore, is not only clinical. In a field marked by the historical deficit of research in women’s health, the data collected by these applications is also beginning to have scientific value. Some are already being used as a basis for studies on quality of life during menopauseas occurs with research supported by the information collected by My Menopause, the app developed by the AEEM. And furthermore, beyond clinical … Read more

What is the difference between Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and HLG in streaming apps?

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It’s time to renew the television and you go to a store to consider different models, but once you get to work comparing the specifications you find yourself in an alphabet soup: HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision or simply HDR. We already made it clear to you that all these technologies are aimed at offering better image quality, but they do not work the same nor do they achieve the same result. Therefore, today we are going to review what the differences are so that you can make the right choice for the next television. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links What is HDR The High Dynamic Range (HDR) is an imaging technology that aims to increase the difference between dark and light areas. Keep in mind that 4K resolution adds a higher number of pixels, while HDR makes those pixels better by offering much more vivid colors and deeper blacks. HDR10, the standard format HDR10 is essentially “normal” HDR, since it is the standard that all televisions and all platforms usually use. The reason is that it is open language; Brands do not have to pay for it and usually include it in their televisions. How does it work? Movies, for example, usually have predefined brightness and color levels, so once we play it they will be applied throughout it. The settings will be the same throughout the movie, whether all scenes are darker or lighter, and that is where the problem is. The biggest drawback of the HDR10 format is that does not apply scene to scenebut throughout the entire film equally. This means that sometimes the lightest or darkest scenes do not look quite good, so in the end some detail will be lost in these types of scenes. Dolby Vision, scene-by-scene configuration Dolby Vision is a technology from Dolby Laboratories, so in order to include it in their televisions, brands have to pay for it. This makes many brands decide not to use them and We have the best example in Samsungwhich prefers to include other open HDR formats. The great usefulness of Dolby Vision is that, unlike HDR10, it is capable of adjusting the brightness and colors scene by scene, adapting to certain situations in which there is high contrast so that the entire movie looks good. Perhaps you have seen the name of this technology on platforms like Netflix, and it is because it is the one that is usually found in high-quality content. But here’s something you should keep in mind: it doesn’t matter if your television is compatible with this format, if the platform decides that it will only include it in the most expensive subscription levels, and you have the cheapest one, you won’t be able to take advantage of it. Keep this in mind when choosing a television, Are you going to take advantage of this technology?. HDR10+, almost free Dolby Vision TV showing content without HDR10+ (left) and with HDR10+ (right). Why doesn’t Samsung include Dolby Vision in its televisions? The fact that, along with brands like Amazon and Panasonic, it decided to launch its own format has a lot to do with it. HDR10+ is the free technology that directly competes with the Dolby Vision that we have now, and is currently available on many televisions, especially mid-range and high-end. However, despite the fact that HDR10+ is currently found in a good assortment of televisions, the truth is that supported content is very limited; even more than Dolby Vision. Keep in mind that if you buy a Samsung, Prime Video will be your best ally because it is one of the few that uses HDR10+. Although HDR10+ tries to compete head-to-head with Dolby Vision, the latter plays in another league. The reality is that there are still no home televisions capable of squeezing out their full potential; While current screens reach brightnesses of 2,000 nits, Dolby Vision is designed to reach levels of up to 10,000 nits and much higher color richness. It is basically a future-proof technology. On the other hand, with HDR10+ we are faced with a format that, despite having a similar name, is different from HDR10 because allows you to optimize lighting scene by scene throughout the entire moviethus offering a much better result. HLG, the format for live broadcasting We have Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) on practically all televisions, and this is because it is the format that is used in live content (also delayed) instead of streaming. In other words: it is the one used when you watch the news or a football match. HLG is intended for use on both HDR-compatible televisions and SDR models (older TVs), since it is a format that is broadcast in content en masse. The quality does not come close to what we find in Dolby Vision technology, but it is efficient for live broadcasting. The good and the bad of both options, face to face HDR10 Dolby Vision HDR10+ HLG THE GOOD 🟢 It is present in practically all televisions. It offers the best quality by having a lighting configuration that varies scene by scene. It is present on many televisions and offers an experience close to Dolby Vision. It offers better quality in live or delayed broadcasts. THE BAD 🔴 It maintains the same lighting settings throughout the movie, offering poorer quality in scenes with high contrast. It is not present on all TVs and sometimes the platforms reserve it for the most expensive subscriptions. There is not much supported content. It is not compatible with streaming content. Ideal for: People looking for a very economical television. Enjoy the best experience watching a movie or series and playing video games. Watch movies in better quality than HDR10 offers. Watch live or delayed broadcasts with better quality. What TV should I buy then? At this point, you may be thinking which one is worth it. If you choose a TV, you should pay attention to the HDR or Dolby format, especially depending … Read more

the best websites and apps to know what weather you are going to have on your vacation

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We are going to give you a list of services and applications to see the weather in the next Holy Week. Thus, now that the dates of the long weekend are approaching and you are surely preparing the trip, you will be able to know if you are going to need an umbrella or if it would be better to put the sunscreen in your suitcase. In each of the applications we are going to give you key information, such as the number of days for which they have a forecast, and even where they get the data from in some cases. Weather apps for Easter Let’s now go to our list of services to watch the weather. As most of them work with both a website and mobile apps, we are not going to make two lists, but rather we will make one with links to the mobile application stores and their browser version. AEMET: The official application of the State Meteorological Agency, where you will have official information and reliable forecasts. It has 7-day forecasts and hour-by-hour information for 8,000 Spanish municipalities, and also has information on rain, adverse atmospheric phenomena and beaches. Links: aemet.es, Google Play and App Store. 1Weather: A veteran mobile application that offers you ten-day forecasts. It has real-time information, detailed forecasts, elegant animations and widgets for your phone. Of course, some mobile models are not compatible. Links: Google Play and App Store. Accuweather: One of the most important weather apps there is, so much so that many applications from mobile manufacturers use its data. It offers two-week forecasts, rainfall amounts, and even radar to know when storms are approaching. Links: accuweather.com, Google Play and App Store. The Time: Beyond the official or international ones, this is one of the most reliable apps to know the weather in Spain. It will offer you detailed forecasts for the next 48 hours and other general ones for 14 days, and there is also information by location on temperature, thermal sensation, clouds, atmospheric pressure, air quality or pollen levels. Link: eltiempo.es, Google Play and App Store. Meteored: One of the leading apps in Spain to give you weather information, which allows you to see how much rain it is getting and gives you forecasts 14 days in advance. Links: meteored.com, Google Play and App Store. Rain Alarm: One of those magical apps that have been essential for more than 10 years. It does not offer weather forecasts, but is simply a radar that warns you when it is about to rain, and in which you can see the evolution of the clouds. You can set alerts so that they reach you when the rains approach a certain distance, and you will be able to see the evolution of the clouds in the sky to see how they are approaching or leaving. Links: rain-alarm.com, Google Play and App Store. The Weather Channel: Another of those apps whose data is used by many other manufacturers, such as Apple in its weather app. It offers 15-day forecasts, maximum and minimum temperatures, humidity, wind gusts, pressure, condensation and everything you need. Links: weather.com, Google Play and App Store. Time and Radar: Another weather application, with rain radar and 14-day predictions. It has data such as air quality index, pollen quantities and news related to weather changes. Links: tiempoyradar.es, Google Play and App Store. WeatherBug: One of the oldest weather forecast applications for mobile phones, and one of the most aesthetic. You have current information and forecasts by hours or days. Depending on the weather, the interface varies, and you also have information about the weather, air quality, fires or lightning strikes. Links: weatherbug.com, Google Play and App Store. Weather Underground: A good app with very accurate and hyperlocal forecasts, since it has a system for users themselves to provide weather information from the weather stations in their homes. Links: wunderground.com, Google Play and App Store. Windy: An application specialized in showing the wind that is going to be anywhere in the world, although it also shows temperature, rain, nine or pressure. All this on an interactive map and in real time. Links: windy.com, Google Play and App Store. yr: The official meteorological service of Norway. Despite being Scandinavian, it has coverage for everyone, with especially surprising precision. Links: yr.no, Google Play and App Store. In Xataka Basics | How to know where any Renfe train is in Spain in real time, and know if it has any delays

Android’s controversial new requirements for installing apps from unverified developers

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Android has always boasted something that set it apart from the rest: the freedom to install applications from practically anywhere. That possibility still exists, but what we have seen now points to an important shift in how it is exercised. Google does not eliminate it, although it does surround it with more friction so that it stops being an impulsive gesture. And that change, although it does not close the door, does clearly transform the experience of those who were used to traveling that path without too many obstacles. The change. This is a novelty that does not equally affect everything outside of Google Play, and here we should stop so as not to mix concepts. What Google proposes is not to tighten any external installation, but to add new barriers when the application comes from a developer who is not verified within the new system that the company wants to implement. In that specific scenario, the process stops being immediate and begins to require more time, more steps and a much more conscious decision. What steps will we have to follow. When Google activates this flow, scheduled for August according to the company, installing an app from an unverified developer will no longer be a quick process and will involve a very specific sequence. These are the steps we will have to complete: Manually activate developer mode in settings, without shortcuts Confirm that no one is guiding us to disable system protections Restart the phone, something that cuts off calls or active remote access Wait 24 hours before continuing, in what Google calls “protective waiting period” Reauthenticate us with biometrics or PIN to confirm that it is us Finally install the app, with visible warnings and the option to allow this type of installation for seven days or indefinitely The argument. Google says that Android is no longer a platform associated primarily with enthusiasts, but rather a digital foundation used by billions of people. In this context, the company maintains that previous warnings and barriers were not enough to stop certain frauds supported by social engineering. As he explains, many attacks are based on generating urgency, keeping the victim under pressure and pushing him to deactivate protections without thinking, and this new system seeks precisely to break that dynamic. Openness vs. control. Google insists that this move does not break with the essence of Android, but rather tries to balance openness and security. On your blogthe company emphasizes that advanced users will still be able to install apps from unverified developers, and that this “advanced flow” is intended for them as a one-time process. How it affects us. In practice, the impact will depend a lot on how we use Android. If we move within Google Play, we will not see relevant changes on a day-to-day basis. However, if we are used to installing applications from outside or following independent developers, the experience does transform. Installing from an unverified source will involve more steps, and more time. Images | Xataka | Google In Xataka | The foldable that comes closest to the perfect screen avoids all problems except one: the OPPO Find N6 points the way forward

I used to make Word documents. Now I make apps even for the silliest things

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In Xataka, our colleagues were organizing some procedures. Some that, until now, we were doing in the cheesiest way possible: through bullets in Slack. Until my colleague, Javier Pastor, decided to create an application with Claude Code and glm-47. It reminded me a lot of my case. For a couple of months now, with Claude fever, I have gone from creating Word documents, Excel lists or even notes, to creating applications for everything. The era of vibe coding. We are facing a completely different era. one in which we don’t need to know about programming to create simple solutions that make our lives easier. This type of apps, Claude’s artifacts or websites have nothing to do with what a developer could do manually, but they are a fantastic solution for executing tasks that, until just a few months ago, were quite tedious. You don’t even need a complex prompt: just tell us what you want in natural language, and the apps will take care of it. Claude and Antigravity. In my particular case, I have been obsessed with what Claude calls artifacts for a few weeks now. It is editable and executable content locally (although it can also be uploaded to the web), super simple interfaces that are created in just over five minutes. Recently, I was asked to correct a 21-item clinical test with reverse scores where it was especially relevant to know the score on each item, and to scale according to the score in which state the interviewee was. It seemed completely anachronistic to me to do this process by hand, so I got to work. Be clear about where there is failure and where there is not.. I still don’t trust AI because of its ability to hallucinationbut there are aspects where it is practically impossible for it to fail. One of them is simple mathematical calculations: test corrections, random numerical generation apps, automated records… The possibilities for creating tools in which it is practically impossible for AI to fail are countless. This is just a simple example of a questionnaire with automated correction and interpretation (there are dozens of websites trying to achieve the same thing with much less elaborate interfaces). But I have used it to create my own social media analysis systems, automated calendar management with Google Drive and Sheets, etc. There is no turning back. The results of apps made using vibe coding are fascinating. From Open Source platforms to set up a homemade Google Photos to obsessions such as being informed about the harshest news through interactive websites vibecodeadas. They are relatively easy to create (they usually take no more than 20 minutes), open the door to a world of possibilities and, for the most nerd (and denied in programming, as a server), they are the new toy in the age of AI. In Xataka | Vibe coding wants to help Open Source. But developers don’t want AI botches

the seven best apps for chat communities

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Let’s tell you what they are the main alternatives to Discordso that if you want to change this platform you know which are the best destinations. In the middle of the debate about anonymity on the internet, Discord will begin to request the DNI to verify the age of users. Therefore, let’s look for alternatives focusing on those that are most privateoffering you open source and decentralized. Even so, there will also be some other private alternative for you to consider. Matrix Let’s start with a decentralized and open source alternative. That decentralized means believing that each group of people or community can create their own Discord on their own servers, something similar to what happens with MastodonPixelfed and other elements of the fediversebut with a Matrix protocol. Here, there is no central server that accumulates all the data, and identity verification methods depend on each server. Within each server there are different rooms, just like Discord, with emojis, reactions, search options, and even video conferences. Rocket.Chat This is an alternative more like Slack than Discord, although it is similar. It is open source and you can use it in two ways: hosting it on your own server or paying to use it on the servers of the company that develops it. Before it was fully compatible with Matrix to federate, but now it is looking for its own federation scheme. Otherwise, this tool supports end-to-end encryption, and since it is focused on the business world, administrators can review messages, something that may not be convenient if you are looking for privacy. As for options, you can make calls, share files, write private messages, everything you can do in Slack. Sloat Formerly known as Revolt, it is an open source alternative to Discord. You have all the options, plus others such as community votes to ban or expel members. It is very customizable and both secure and private. It has applications for computers and several in beta for mobile devices. The negative part is that it’s still a little greenso it may not be the best option for large teams. Pumble Not everything will be open source to promise maximum privacy and transparency. There are also good alternatives from private companies like Pumble. It will allow you to have group or personal chats, channels, discussion threads, and share files. There’s also voice and video calling, screen sharing, pretty much everything you could ask for. Of course, advanced functions such as those dedicated to meetings and videoconferences are paid only, and the amount is paid per user. elements An alternative to Discord created in Germany and compatible with Matrixthe communication protocol of the Matrix app. This application can be free to host on your own server or paid to pay for each user. Companies also have a self-hosted paid version. Zulip A mix of forum and chat platform, a duality that allows you to use it in real time when you want to chat or in a more relaxed way when you don’t. You can host it on your own serveralthough whether you opt for this or a Zulip-hosted option, if you want all the features you will have to pay. It is much more expensive than other alternativesso it is not available to many, although in exchange you have a large repertoire of functions. Another negative point is that it does not have native end-to-end encryption. signal And we’re going to finish with Signal. Is the best alternative to WhatsApp and Telegramand therefore also a good alternative for communities where you simply want to create a group where everyone can talk. Signal is built on privacyand although it does not have as many functions or the possibility of having a channel scheme to chat thematically, in the event that this is not necessary it is the best option you have. In Xataka Basics | Alternatives to WhatsApp: the best messaging applications if you want to change Meta for another

The best apps to download free music on your mobile

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Let’s tell you the best free applications to download music on your mobile phone, so you can listen to it whenever you want and wherever you want. These are apps at no cost, which use their own sources for music or download it from videos uploaded to the Internet. It is something similar to our list of apps and websites to listen to free music on any device, although many apps work like programs for listen to music from YouTube as if it were Spotifybut downloading the audio files of the videos. Here we will not include the websites to download free music which we have already told you about. NewPipe It is a YouTube client for Android, an open source application which allows you to view content without giving access to questionable permissions or enduring excessive advertising. This makes the experience faster and uses much less battery. The app also allows download the videos or audios of videos, such as music, on your device. In addition to YouTube, it also supports PeerTube, SoundCloud or Bandcamp. Of course, you have to download its APK from the web, since it is not on Google Play. Audiomack This is an application designed to listen to music of various musical styles, focusing on independent artists or less known. It is a free application, but you need to pay to have access to all the functions. The free version allows you to download songs individual, but if you want to download everything including albums you will have to pay. It is available for Android and iPhone. YMusic Another Android application that follows in the footsteps of NewPipe. It is a browser that allows you to access YouTube by reducing data consumption, unlocking functions such as background listening. Its peculiarity is that focuses on the musical section above the rest of the content on the platform. Basically what you do is unlock YouTube Music, being able to create playlists and with a mode to discover music. Then, you can download the videos in full or only in audio with different sound qualities. Fildo Fildo is a music and podcast player. It does not host its own content, but rather allows you choose from several fonts to find it there. It is not based on YouTube, but on other lesser-known third-party services, and can also add other search engines. You also have the option to download the music to your mobile to listen whenever you want. My Mixtapez This is an application for Android and iOS that is specialized in mixtapes or rap and hip-hop mixes. It is a very elaborate application, with information on all the artists in it and social functions. In addition, it will also allow you download music to your device to listen to it whenever you want. It’s a premium feature, but can be activated for an individual song by viewing an ad. Jamendo This is a platform focused on independent and royalty-free musicwith which you can download thousands of free songs. You won’t find the latest from your favorite international artists, but you might find a semi-unknown artist that will blow your mind. The app allows you to explore communities for all musical genres, from pop or rock to classical, electronic or simply ambient or emotional music. There are also playlists and many other options. It has applications for Android and iOS. AR Download Music An application with which to search, listen and download music, with an advanced player with equalizer. The music is for non-commercial use, with a wide variety of tracks at your disposal. It is exclusive for Androidand you can even choose the folder where to download it. TREBEL A free application that allows you to download songs to listen to them offline on your device, even with its free plan. It has a pretty decent catalog, although you can find applications and sometimes waiting times. Additionally, the availability of many songs may depend on where you live. evermusic And we end with a different application, which is used to download music that you have in sources such as cloud storage. Come on, you connect to the sites where you have uploaded the music and you can download it directly to your iPhone. Because yes, it is exclusive for iPhone. In Xataka Basics | 14 apps and services to discover new music on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services

The number of new apps coming to the App Store has skyrocketed. We have a culprit: “vibe coding”

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The arrival of tools based on generative artificial intelligence has caused a real explosion in mobile application stores, especially since we have development environments with AI that allow us to create and deploy applications without needing to know programming. According to data from venture capital fund Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), new apps launched in the iOS App Store in the United States increased 60% year-on-year in December, after remaining practically stagnant for the previous three years. The accumulated year-on-year growth in the last twelve months reaches 24%. The person responsible has a name: the “vibe coding“, that way of programming in which AI does much of the work. What is happening. 2025 has been the year in which “sensation programming” has exploded. And it is that in environments of ‘agentic programming‘ or vibe coding, just explain to an AI tool what application you need and the machine takes care of writing the code. Platforms like CursorBolt, Google AI StudioClaude Code or V0 have democratized app creation to the point that anyone with an idea can turn it into a working prototype without writing a single line of code. This opens many doors, as thousands of new developers without technical training are publishing applications in stores. That’s also a problem. Going back to 2008. As points out a16z, the situation evokes the early days of the iPhonewhen Apple launched its SDK and in a matter of months went from 500 applications to downloads that exceeded 1,000 million. That ecosystem ended up generating hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue. Here the phenomenon is even more overwhelming, since the creation of applications is no longer ‘limited’ to experienced developers, which means that in an afternoon we can create any simple app, as long as we know what to ask of the AI. Image: a16z The problem. Things are clear: you will not be able to create a complex application in one sentence. And now he told us Miguel Ángel Durán, a software engineer known as midudev, in March of last year: “don’t think that just saying something without knowing anything about programming is going to give you the next Airbnb.” As my colleague Javier Pastor mentioned some time ago, the case of Leoa user who created an entire SaaS platform with vibe coding and even got paying customers, perfectly illustrates the risks, since two days after bragging about his achievement, he had to ask for help because his app displayed public API keys, had an easy-to-jump paywall, and crashed his database due to basic programming errors. Quality matters. “You can do very basic things. We have tried Cursor, Bolt, etc., and you reach a level that one may think is advanced, but in reality what usually happens is that they are cloning a Github repository and changing its colors,” we say. counted Some time ago Daniel Ávila, co-founder of CodeGPT. There is a flood of low-quality apps, much more than before, since now many more inexperienced people can easily publish them in any app store. And the problem is that many of these applications do not even reach the prototype level, being unfinished products that work superficially and then end up accumulating all kinds of technical errors. Even worse if the app has a paywall. Between optimism and caution. “Vibe coding is super interesting to extend the prototyping of ideas and empower people,” we say. explained last year Nerea Luis, doctor in computer science. But he also recognizes that “it has risks” because completing these projects requires knowledge that neither the user nor the AI ​​possess. On the other hand, Omar Pera, Chief Product Officer of Freepik, was more optimistic: “vibe coding turns top engineers into 2x or 3x engineers.” Does it democratize access to application development? Yes, of course. The problem comes when the AI-generated application of someone without experience goes from a project to learn, as a hobby, or as an app development for one’s own use, to a project that encompasses more ambition and seeks to attract many clients. Cover image | James Yarema In Xataka | We believed that the AI ​​talent war is about engineers and developers. Actually, it’s about plumbers and electricians.

How to share Spotify Wrapped 2025 on Instagram, WhatsApp or other apps

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Let’s tell you how to share your Spotify Wrapped data on social networks or any application. He Spotify Wrapped 2025 has already been released, and the best thing about this annual round of statistics is always sharing it and comparing it with your contacts and friends. That’s why we are going to tell you several ways you can do it. We will tell you how to share any slide, something quite simple but which option you may not have noticed. We will also tell you how to share the statistics page that appears at the end, and even the playlist. Remember that in addition to apps, you can also share all the statistics internally with Spotify contacts through its private messaging system. Share any slide from the Wrapped The Wrapped is made up of several slides. To share them, you have to wait for them to finish playing. These slides usually have animations, and nothing happens while they are running. But when they finish a button appears Share this story down at all. This button displays the sharing options of your mobile operating system. you should have shortcut to share it on Instagram Storiesbut also to send it on WhatsApp or share it in any other app. Besides, you will also see your Spotify contacts to send it as an internal message. You will also see an option Dischargewhich what it does is download the slide to your mobile memory so that you can share it manually through the medium or application you want. Share your Wrapped summary When you finish viewing all the stories in your Wrapped, you will see a final slide in the form of a summary. In it, you will be able to move it laterally to choose different color combinations, and when you have chosen one press the button Share. This will allow you to share it on social networks, messaging apps or download the slide to share it by hand wherever you want. In the section Wrapped from the Spotify app A category will also appear especially for you. In case you have not saved it while viewing the slides, here you will have the Wrapped playlistwith your most listened to songs of 2025. When you enter the playlist, you will only have to press the button Share that appears as with any other playlist. With it you can share the playlist with whoever you want in apps or internal messages, or even copy the link to paste it in other applications. In Xataka Basics | 53 third-party tools and apps to get the most out of Spotify with statistics, playlists and new features

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