Apple is apparently in some hot water in China over some changes the company is making to a popular mobile app feature. Apple has for nearly a decade shared revenue on all purchases with app developers. In most cases, the split is 70-30, with app …
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Apple tells Chinese app makers to cut tips or pay up
Apple has risked upsetting customers in China by revealing plans to take a percentage of donations that are sent to content creators on social media, via the “tip” function of local apps like WeChat. Apple previously told developers to disable the …
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Apple Plans Major iCloud Data and App Security Change
Apple will soon change the way users access iCloud data through third-party apps. Apple’s iCloud is an Internet-based data repository that syncs information across user devices. App-specific passwords are designed to provide a layer of protection to the …
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With new mini-apps, WeChat seeks even more China clicks
Around 1,500 developers, mainly twentysomething males, have been tasked with increasing user engagement through new ‘mini-programs’ on WeChat that look and operate much like apps on Apple Inc’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems – but are …
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Apple’s latest App Store policy change may see it face intense backlash in China
Apple is already not performing exceptionally well in China and now it seems to have landed itself in hot waters once again. This time, however, Cupertino’s troubles do not pertain to slumping iPhone sales but the change in an App Store policy that has …
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Apple orders Chinese social networks to stop 'tip' functions that break App Store rules
Apple is reportedly cracking down on social networks in China providing payment services between users, ordering the creators of popular messaging apps to disable ‘tip’ functions in order to comply with App Store rules, in what may be a move by Apple to …
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Apple iPhone 6s Plus Email Problems: Cannot send or receive emails, getting email or Mail app errors [Troubleshooting Guide]
Besides calling and texting, email processing is yet another key transaction many people do with their respective mobile devices. With smartphones, you can check emails at anytime and anywhere you want for as long as network connectivity is available.
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iPhone users can now install the voice-enabled Google Assistant for iOS
The rumors came true: iPhone users will soon be able to tap into the increasingly powerful Google Assistant. Google announced during its I/O developer conference that its voice-enabled Assistant is coming iOS. The Google Assistant app is able to surface …
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Siri rumored to get new competition — right on your iPhone
Move over, Siri: your iPhone might soon welcome another AI assistant into the iOS fold. Google could throw the smartphone world for a loop at this week’s I/O developers conference and unveil new Google Assistant functionality for the iPhone, according to …
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Hidden tricks you didn’t know your iPhone could do
In addition to letting you set alarms so you’ll wake up on time, the latest version of iOS helps you keep to a given bedtime. Open up the Clock app on your iPhone and then tap on the Bedtime link at the bottom to get started. First, your phone will ask you …
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Hell froze over: Google Assistant is on the iPhone
It’s official, you can now use Google Assistant on the iPhone. And it looks and works pretty much just as it does on Android. At Google I/O, the company’s annual developer conference, it was announced that there is now an iOS version of Google Assistant …
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iOS 11 Feature Wishlist: Let Me Set My Default Apps
One of my favorite apps in the original iPhone was the Maps app powered by Google Maps … calendar, browser etc. in iOS 11. With every new impending iOS announcement, I am pretty sure most power users hope for this functionality.
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13 Hidden iPhone Gestures You Should Know About (in GIFs)
iOS is almost 10 years old. That’s a decade of updates and new features. Though, when you simply look at the Home screen of an iPhone running iOS 10, you might question yourself if anything has really changed much over the years. It has, just not in the …
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Apple Shows How iOS Accessibility Can Change the Lives of Differently-Abled People
The iOS VoiceOver function enables an iPhone or iPad to speak the various items onscreen out loud when they’re tapped, enabling someone like Carlos, who’s partially-sighted, to know what he’s pressing without actually having to see it. “Carlos is …
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Google Assistant on an iPhone does a better job than Apple’s Siri; with a few shortcomings
This year’s Google I/O sure got Apple fans excited for one big reason. Google finally brought its smart digital virtual Assistant to iOS and the iPhone. The move is a big one, and shows how much Google actually cares about its customers who are locked …
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Exclusive: The world’s first look at Apple’s final iPhone 8 design in real life
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus featured the bigger displays users had been clamoring for, and they also sported a sleek new design that Apple fans loved. But now, three years later, Apple’s flagship iPhones still feature a design that is practically …
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Apple iPhone 6 Plus 16GB 4G LTE Unlocked Cell Phone, Grade D2 5.5″ 1GB RAM Space Gray
iPhone 6 Plus isn’t simply bigger. It’s better in every way – larger yet dramatically thinner, more powerful, and remarkably efficient. It comes with a smooth metal surface that seamlessly meets the new Retina HD display. It’s one continuous form where …
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