As lawmakers debate how to regulate teen smartphone use, Apple is pushing back on efforts for it to enforce age restrictions.
Apple struggling to curtail so-called ‘dual use apps’
A new report has highlighted how Apple faces a steep challenge in preventing ‘Face Swap’ apps in the App Store that can otherwise be used to create deepfake images – including pornography.The company regulates its App Store via a “walled garden” policy where apps are required to comply with Apple’s guidelines,
The Play Store learns a trick even the Android Market should’ve known in this week’s news
Separately, Google rolled out a robust set of personal data controls for its app store in another better-late-than-never move. Among other things, these let you control what previously-installed apps are used to surface recommendations — something we all …
X still banned in Brazil, but Apple doesn’t need to take it off of the App Store
Following social network X (formerly Twitter) being banned in Brazil, the country’s Supreme Court requested Apple and Google remove the app from their respective App Stores. While the court has changed its stance on removing it from the App Store (thanks, 9to5Mac ), the app, and the social network in general, remains banned in the country.
Apple’s New Vitals App in watchOS 11 in Action (Video)
Apple’s upcoming watchOS 11, currently in beta, introduces an innovative feature for health enthusiasts: the Vitals app. This innovative application serves as a centralized hub for monitoring and analyzing crucial health metrics during sleep, empowering …
Google’s Play Store can finally install or update multiple Android apps at once
Now, as we’ve tested, it can do up to three. As reported by Android Police, Google has tested concurrent app updates for Play Store before, starting as far back as 2019 and as recently as last March.
Apple Sports app will give real-time NFL and CFB updates on your iPhone and Apple Watch
Apple wants to be the hub for all your football updates. With Twitter’s slow degradation as X and an overwhelming number of competing sports apps, it doesn’t seem like the worst idea. The tech giant announced new features in its free Apple Sports app to …
Mac App Store Apps Can Be Installed on External Drives in macOS Sequoia
Apple’s latest macOS Sequoia developer beta includes a new option that allows users to install Mac App Store downloads on an external drive and run the app from there.
Spotify users are furious about a big change in the iPhone app
Spotify users are about to suffer from major drawback on iPhone, as the company announced Spotify Connect will lose a major feature.
Apple stands by decision to terminate account belonging to WWDC student winner
Apple moved to terminate the Appstun developer account after multiple rejections of its app that Apple says violates its App Store guidelines.
Labor Day Deals at Amazon: Apple Must Be Cringing at This MacBook Air M3 Price
Don’t miss your chance to grab the Apple 2024 MacBook Air 15-inch laptop with M3 chip for just $1049 during Amazon’s Labor Day Sale.
Are you ready for some football? The Apple Sports app is
The Sports app will now have play-by-play, handy for when you aren’t able to watch a video stream of the game (stupid blackout rules). It also has a “dynamic drive tracker” so you know where the ball …
The Apple Sports app still doesn’t make any sense
When one of the world’s most valuable companies makes a thing, it should have a good reason. So what’s the reason behind this bare-bones launch?
Apple Books, Mac App Store outages have been resolved
Apple has resolved its outages affecting the Mac App Store and Apple Books, with all of its online stores and services working normally.
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Mac App Store apps can now be installed on external drives
A new option in the latest macOS Sequoia developer beta allows users to install Mac App Store downloads on external drives, and run the apps from there.
Play Store now allows you to update multiple apps at once
This year, Google has been working on streamlining the process of downloading apps and updates from the Play Store. Previously, users could download only one app update at a time, which could be a bit of a pain. However, now the Play Store allows you to …