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Tweet Google announced today that its Advanced Protection Program now alerts customers when they’re about to download risky files from the internet or even block those that contain malware. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Google is adding a new feature to the YouTube app that aims to pre-empt the user’s needs by downloading videos automatically to be watched offline. Users can set what should be downloaded. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Apple is rolling out a patch for a bug with its App Store that prevented some users from downloading apps and updates. Instead, they were stuck on an endless loop of the store’s terms and conditions. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Netflix’s Smart Downloads feature is now on iOS. It was introduced to its Android app in July 2018 to automatically download the next episode and delete the previous ones after you’ve watched them. Read more… Neowin

Tweet VLC expects to surpass three billion downloads on Friday, with the majority of those downloads coming from mobile devices. VideoLAN also revealed that the media player will add support for AirPlay. Read more… Neowin