Google Stops Tenor Service for Other Apps

Google 停止向其他應用程式提供 Tenor 服務


Introduction

Google stopped the Tenor API. Now, many social media apps must find new ways to show moving pictures.

Google 停止了 Tenor API。現在許多社交媒體應用程式必須尋找新方法來顯示動態圖片。

Main Body

Google stopped the Tenor API on June 30. Google wants to use its time and money on other products. You can still use Tenor on the website and in Google apps. But other apps cannot use it now.

Google 於 6 月 30 日停止了 Tenor API。Google 希望將時間與資金投入到其他產品中。您仍然可以在網站和 Google 應用程式中使用 Tenor。但其他應用程式現在已無法使用。

Apps like X, Discord, and WhatsApp now use different services. They use Giphy and Klipy. Frank Nawabi started Tenor and Klipy. Google gave money to Klipy.

像是 X、Discord 和 WhatsApp 等應用程式現在使用不同的服務。它們使用 Giphy 和 Klipy。Frank Nawabi 創立了 Tenor 和 Klipy。Google 向 Klipy 提供了資金。

Users lost their saved pictures on these apps. Many people are unhappy. They are angry at the apps, not at Google.

用戶在這些應用程式中失去了他們儲存的圖片。許多人感到不快。他們是對這些應用程式感到憤怒,而非對 Google。

Conclusion

Other apps now use different GIF services because Tenor stopped working for them.

由於 Tenor 停止對其提供服務,其他應用程式現在使用不同的 GIF 服務。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡ THE 'ACTION' SWITCH

In this story, we see how to talk about things that happened in the past versus things that are happening now.

Past (Finished)

  • Google stopped the API.
  • Frank started Tenor.
  • Users lost their pictures.

Present (Now)

  • Apps use different services.
  • People are unhappy.

Simple Pattern for A2:

  • Past: Word + -ed (stopped, started) \rightarrow Use this for yesterday or last month.
  • Present: The basic word (use, are) \rightarrow Use this for things that are true right now.

Quick Word Bank:

  • API \rightarrow a way for two apps to talk.
  • Unhappy \rightarrow sad or angry.

Vocabulary Learning

service (n.)
A system that provides a helpful task for people
Example:The bus service is very fast in this city.
products (n.)
Things that a company makes to sell
Example:Apple makes many electronic products.
different (adj.)
Not the same
Example:I want to try a different color for my room.
unhappy (adj.)
Not happy; sad
Example:She was unhappy because she lost her keys.
Practice A2 words in a crossword