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iOS iPhoneMay 21, 2021May 21, 2021

Apple’s new privacy video ingeniously tells apps to “mind their own business”

Users’ privacy is important to Apple. That’s why at the expense of upsetting digital advertisers, the company launched the new App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature on iOS which prevents unauthorized tracking by apps. And just to express why is that…

iOS iPadMay 21, 2021

Apple updates Apple Store app to version 5.12, introduces revamped user interface for iPad

Usman Hussain

Apple has completely redesigned the user interface for the Apple Store on iPad with its update to version 5.12. The tech giant has made various changes to the app like improving the iPad shopping experience and introducing Today at Apple…

iOS iPhoneMay 21, 2021

iOS 14.7 beta allows users to set multiple timers for HomePod through the native Home app

Asma Hussain

Apple recently rolled out the first beta of iOS 14.7 to developers. The beta update allows users to set multiple timers for HomePod through the Home app, a feature previously limited to voice instructions through the iOS virtual assistant Siri….

iOSMay 20, 2021May 21, 2021

Due to how iPhones are used, Apple can’t apply macOS anti-malware features to iOS – Craig Federighi

Rida Imran

Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi took the stand on Wednesday to defend iOS App Store and its central distribution system. Since Federighi looks over iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, he used knowledge of vulnerabilities of iOS and…

iOSMay 20, 2021May 20, 2021

Apple earned over $100 million from Fortnite in-app purchases over 30 months

Rida Imran

In its ongoing antitrust case, Apple’s Head of App Store business development for games Michael Schmid told the judge that the company made over $100 million from Fortnite over two and a half years span. Financial documents filed by Epic…

Apple TV iOSMay 18, 2021

Beats Studio Buds references found in iOS 14.6 and tvOS 14.6 code

Imran Hussain

References to new Beats Studio Buds have been found in iOS 14.6 and tvOS 14.6 release candidate files, as discovered by developer Steve Moser. The new earbuds have a unique design and do not resemble any previously launched Beats headphones…

iOS iPhoneMay 18, 2021

In his testimony, Apple Fellow Phil Schiller equated Fortnite model to 47,600 ‘freemium’ games on App Store

Rida Imran

Apple Fellow and former senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller took the stand on Monday as the company’s first witness in the Epic Games vs. Apple antitrust lawsuit. In his testimony, Schiller explained that like 47,600 gaming apps…

Apple Watch iOS iPhoneMay 18, 2021

Apple releases two new Apple Watch Pride Bands, and a new Pride watch face

Usman Hussain

Apple has announced new Apple Watch versions in celebration of Pride Month. The Cupertino tech giant recently unveiled two new Apple Watch Pride Edition brands, along with a new Pride watch face for Apple Watch users. The watch face will…

iOSMay 18, 2021

Google faces internal concerns while matching Apple’s new privacy features

Usman Hussain

A source within Google has reported that the internet giant is speeding up work to limit how app developers can track the 2.5 billion people who use Android-powered phones. However, the publication further reveals that Google is facing internal problems…

iOSMay 18, 2021Dec 7, 2021

Evolving its terminology, Roblox now offers ‘experiences’ and not ‘games’

Rida Imran

Caught in the middle of very ‘repetitive’ arguments defining video games in the Epic vs. Apple trial, Roblox has changed its terminology from games to ‘experiences’ to represent what the gaming platform truly offers. In addition, on the gaming app’s…