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Facebook iOS iPhoneJan 7, 2021Jan 7, 2021

Facebook expresses “no choice” but to accept upcoming ATT privacy update in iOS 14

In an email sent to businesses, Facebook expresses disapproval of Apple’s upcoming ATT privacy update on iOS 14 and mentions that it has “no choice’ but to comply. iMore reports over the fear of being removed from the App Store,…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchJan 7, 2021

Apple’s App Store sees record $540 million spending on New Year’s Day

by Imran Hussain

Apple has shared an update on its newsroom website that customers spent $1.8 billion on digital goods and services in the App Store, during the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. A majority of this spending was on…

iOS iPhoneJan 6, 2021Jan 6, 2021

Picture This app lets you identify plants using your iPhone’s camera and AI

by Rida Imran

Picture This by Glority Global Group is a plant identifier app on iOS. The app is a useful tool for botanic activities like collecting and maintaining indoor and outdoor plants in different seasons, to educate children and others. In addition…

Facebook iOS iPad iPhoneJan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021

iMessage privacy labels show how little data it collects compared to WhatsApp

by Asma Hussain

WhatsApp, arguably the most popular messenger worldwide with 2 billion users, helped spread the concept of secure messaging with end-to-end encryption. Though the messaging app puts a huge emphasis on privacy, iPhone users may be shocked at how much of…

Apple Watch iOS iPhoneJan 5, 2021

Apple Fitness+ launches new weekly series and ‘Studio Series Playlists’ on Apple Music

by Asma Hussain

Apple Fitness+ has added new “goal-setting workouts” to the service as part of a weekly series that is meant to keep subscribers motivated in order to complete their fitness goals. Additionally, Apple has also created a dedicated Fitness+ section in…

iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchJan 3, 2021

Installer 5.1 beta package manager for iOS gets an App Store inspired redesign

by Imran Hussain

Installer 5.1 beta is a major new update to the popular package manager for jailbroken iOS devices. The new update features an App Store inspired redesign, with a layout, details pages, and more. The new update also features a complete…

Apple TV iOS iPad iPhone iPod TouchJan 2, 2021Feb 18, 2021

checkra1n 0.12.2 beta is now available with fixes for iOS 14.3 crashes

by Imran Hussain

checkra1n 0.12.2 beta update is now available with fixes for iOS 14.3 crashes on A10 and A10X devices. The update also enables USB on Apple TV 4K. Unlike previously announced, this update still does not make checkra1n open-source, a 2020…

iOS iPhoneJan 2, 2021Jan 2, 2021

Metrics app, activity and health tracker for iPhone, offers widgets, oxygen saturation reading and more

by Rida Imran

Metrics app is a useful activity and health tracker for iPhone. The app has been updated to version 2021.1.2. on iOS that offers oxygen saturation reading, widgets, sleep tracking and other new features, and performance improvements. Built by Marius Caciulescu,…

iOS iPhoneJan 2, 2021

New York MTA adds support for Apple Pay to all subway stations, bus routes

by Asma Hussain

Apple Pay is now accepted by MTA at all subway stations, and on all buses, across New York’s five boroughs. This means that users with Apple Pay will now be able to tap their iPhone or Apple Watch over a…

How tos iOS iPhoneJan 2, 2021May 14, 2021

How to access Google Drive and Dropbox in Files app on iPhone

by Usman Hussain

The built-in Files app was introduced with iOS 11 and since then it has gotten better with small improvements over the course of time. Users can manage files in their iCloud drive as well as their internal storage. But one…