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who needs check-ins when apps always track your location I'm Bridget Carey and this is your cnet update foursquare is testing out a new app that would automatically detect your location and give you advice about the place you're at without ever opening up the app or checking in about 2,000 Android users will be the first to try it out and it'll roll out to all 35 million users later this year this passive location feature works in the background to detect when your phone has stopped at a certain place for a bit say for example you're eating at a restaurant and then after a few moments and alert will pop up on your phone about how you should try something on the menu that your friend recommends this feature would make Foursquare more useful for people who don't really care to always pull out their phone to check into every location they visit but it could also freak people out realizing that they're always being tracked not to mention it could be a huge battery drain on Twitter tweets are viewed in reverse chronological order with the most recent sitting on top but to make it easier to follow along with a real-time conversation twitter is changing its design on the web and in apps to group conversations together with a blue line so you can read it in chronological order that way a conversation is clear with just a glance at the timeline the change is rolling out to users now along with another update that makes it easier to report abuse if someone is threatening you on the network got a few updates for you to keep an eye on for those of you that video chat with Google+ Hangouts you'll notice the quality of video will get better google hangouts are upgrading to 720p HD video if you're still waiting for your google chromecast to arrive at your doorstep iphone and ipad owners can now set up the streaming device using a chromecast app for iOS rather than doing the setup from a pc that's just Google showing some love to iOS owners and the flickr app for iOS got a boost the update has new features including custom designed filters and camera tools like grids some pro editing tools like enhanced crop sharpen and adjust color are now free flickr is pushing to become the tool you use to take photos not to a place to share them the animated gift library giphy is on a mission to have animated gifts automatically play in your Facebook feed well we are one step closer to accomplishing this important goal for mankind if you find a gift you like on giphy just click the button to share on Facebook and it appears like an embedded video so others can click Play to watch it loop animated gifts don't work normally on Facebook because the site doesn't want to look like a blinking flashing myspace mess but who knows you may someday live to see that change that's your tech news update for more on these stories head to cnet com / update from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey