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iOS iPad iPhoneApr 13, 2021Apr 13, 2021

iOS App Store economy supports more than 243,000 jobs in Canada – Apple

With an 18% Y-o-Y increase, Apple reports that its App Store economy supports more than 243,000 jobs in Canada. During the economically volatile situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the iOS app economy became “a resilient source of opportunity, innovation,…

iOSApr 13, 2021Apr 13, 2021

Deceptive 5-star ratings and reviews allow scam apps on iOS App Store rake in millions of dollars in revenue from users

Asma Hussain

Scam apps continue to plague the App Store by making millions from unsuspecting users. With the App Store rules under intense scrutiny at the moment, Apple’s main argument to justify its 30% app commission it asks from developers is a…

iOSApr 12, 2021Apr 12, 2021

Apple and Google block NHS COVID-19 app’s update in UK due to privacy concerns

Rida Imran

Apple and Google partnered to provide APIs to health authorities for contact tracing to prevent transmission of COVID-19. However, both companies have blocked an update of the NHS Covid-19 app in the UK due to a breach of privacy rules….

iOSApr 10, 2021Apr 10, 2021

Apple is using its security protocols as a pretext for its commission, says Epic Games

Usman Hussain

Earlier it was reported that Apple submitted a 500-page filing to the court ahead of the impending legal battle against Epic Games, alleging that Epic had planned the antitrust lawsuit months in advance in order to draw attention to Fortnite….

iOSApr 10, 2021Apr 12, 2021

Apple has refused to attend an upcoming Senate hearing on app stores’ anti-competitive practices – Bloomberg

Rida Imran

Bloomberg reports that Apple has declined to send a witness for an upcoming hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on anticompetitive practices of app stores. The panel’s chair and ranking Republican, Democrat Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee said that majority…

iOS iPhoneApr 10, 2021Apr 10, 2021

Up to 68% of iPhone users are expected to deny in-app tracking under the upcoming ATT privacy feature – Report

Rida Imran

The AdWeek reports that up to two-thirds of iPhone users are likely to deny digital advertisers’ permission for in-app tracking under the new ATT privacy update. Apple will soon introduce the new App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature as a new…

iOS iPhoneApr 10, 2021

Rio de Janeiro police use Cellebrite to unlock iPhones and apprehend two murder suspects

Usman Hussain

The Brazilian police confirmed on Thursday that they were able to apprehend two murder suspects of a 4-year-old boy with the help of an advanced and controversial tool that has been utilized by law enforcement officers on multiple occasions called…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchApr 10, 2021

Apple rolling out tags to make search results more contextual and help refine popular search results

Usman Hussain

iOS 14.5 has gradually turned out to be a huge update with various new features like Apple Maps improvements, new emojis, Music and Reminder app updates, and quality of life enhancements like the ability to download security patches without complete…

iOSApr 10, 2021

P&G has been looking into workarounds for App Tracking Transparency update in China

Imran Hussain

A new report by The Wall Street Journal details how Procter & Gamble has been looking into methods to gather customer data, despite Apple’s upcoming new App Tracking Transparency privacy feature. The company has been testing a new technique called…

iOSApr 10, 2021

Senior Apple engineer compares App Store defenses against malicious actors to bringing a ‘butter knife in gunfight’

Asma Hussain

As Apple and Epic Games’ legal battle continues, new documents have been released by both sides and a lot of new information has come to light regarding the effectiveness of Apple’s App Store review process. In the documents, A senior…