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iOS iPhoneSep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021

Apple investor presses for stronger measures against spread of CSAM in videos

Apple’s shareholder, Jeff McCory, a successful money manager at Christian Brother Investment Services is pressuring the company to do more to stop the spread of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in videos as well. He is also pressing AT&T Inc…

Apple Watch iOS iPhoneSep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021

An Apple Pay exploit allows attackers to “wirelessly pickpocket money” from a locked iPhone

Rida Imran

A group of UK-based security researchers has discovered an Apple Pay vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass Apple’s lock screen authentication barriers to make wireless payments. For safety and security, Apple Pay uses a device-specific number and unique transaction code…

iOS iPhoneSep 30, 2021Dec 18, 2021

iPhone 13 Pro’s new macro camera enables doctor to check post-op healing – A push in telemedicine

Rida Imran

An ophthalmologist used iPhone 13 Pro Max’s new macro camera to take close-up pictures of a patient’s eye to check post-operation healing. Apple has introduced a new macro photography feature on the latest iPhone 13 Pro models which takes very…

iOS iPad iPhoneSep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021

iOS 15 bug is deleting photos saved from iMessage chats after an iCloud backup

Rida Imran

iOS 15 bug is discovered which is deleting photos saved from iMessage threads after users delete the chats. Affected users highlighted the issue on Twitter and other social media platforms that when they back up the iCloud photos library, the…

iOS iPad iPhoneSep 30, 2021

New Siri changes remove voice commands, especially useful for low visibility and blind people

Rida Imran

iPhone users with low visibility and blindness are complaining that the new Siri changes have removed voice commands useful for them to access their voicemail, calls history, emails, and more. This is not an iOS 15 related issue because users…

Android iOS iPhoneSep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021

An AirTag exploit enables attackers to hijack Apple ID credentials

Rida Imran

Security research Bobby Raunch has discovered an AirTag exploit that allows zero-day hijacking and other forms of attack simply by injecting stored XSS code to steal unsuspected victims’ Apple ID and password. Raunch found the vulnerability in June this year…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchSep 30, 2021

Tweetbot for iOS 15 updates with notification avatars, quick notes, and Safari extension

Imran Hussain

Tweetbot 6.4 is now available with a bunch of new updates that add support for new iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 features such as avatars in notifications, quick notes support, a new larger widget for iPad, ability to disable drag…

iOS iPhoneSep 29, 2021Sep 30, 2021

Several iPhone owners report an intermittent touch issue on iOS 15

Rida Imran

Multiple users are reporting an intermittent touch issue on iPhones running on the latest iOS 15 update. Presumably, a bug is affecting the screen’s touch sensitivity which does not respond even after several taps. This is a new iOS 15…

iOS iPad iPhoneSep 29, 2021Sep 29, 2021

Apple asked to turn in South Korea compliance plans by mid-October

Rida Imran

Reuters reports that Apple has to submit its South Korean compliance plan by mid-October. The company is asked for a plan in reference to an upcoming law in the country that will reduce U.S tech companies’ commission dominance by allowing…

iOS iPad iPhone MacSep 29, 2021Sep 29, 2021

Apple introduces new ‘pivot tables’ in Numbers app update

Rida Imran

Numbers app, an iWork suite productivity tool, is updated with new intuitive ‘pivot tables’ to easily and quickly summarize, rearrange, and group data for analysis. The new powerful data analytics tool can also be visualized with insightful charts, shared with…