Apple won’t have to allow App Store developers to direct users to alternative payment systems for the time being. At the last minute, an appeals court judge granted Apple’s motion to delay App Store …
Apple’s app tracking transparency feature isn’t an instant privacy button
A report from the Financial Times acts as a reminder of what Apple’s App Tracking Transparency settings do and do not do to protect your privacy (via Ars Technica). While asking apps to not track you …
You can monitor any flight directly from the Messages app on your iPhone
Keep track of flight delays, departure gate numbers and other flight information directly from your text messages.
Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram: What you need to know about the major security and privacy differences
Looking for a more secure messaging app? We’ve detailed the key privacy and security differences between three of the biggest players — including the one Elon Musk recommends.
Coalition for App Fairness profile reveals organizational efforts against Apple
The Coalition for App Fairness is keen not to be viewed as a litigation vehicle for Epic Games, a profile reveals, one that details some of the key figures behind the group’s creation and workings.
This Week in Apps: 2021 review, App Store changes paused, Instagram goes to Congress
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a …
Can’t schedule WhatsApp messages? Wrong, here is how to do it
To use the Schedule message feature, you will need to use another way to solve the problem, which obviously means downloading a third party app linked to WhatsApp. Using other third party apps, you …
Best apps for audio and video editing on the iPhone and iPad
You’re probably not going to edit a feature film on your iPhone — but you could if you wanted to. These iPhone and iPad video and audio editors rival those on the Mac.
What’s new from Apple in 2022, and the best iPhone apps, on the AppleInsider podcast
On the AppleInsider podcast this week, your hosts highlight our favorite iPhone apps, and discuss Apple’s 2022 device roadmap, while Apple’s design team reveals images from inside Apple Park.
Microsoft pushed Apple for compromise to get Game Pass on the App Store
Apple trial (and unearthed by The Verge) show how seriously Microsoft was considering working within these guidelines. The emails show that Microsoft engaged Apple in detailed negotiations about how …
Microsoft offered to bring top Xbox games like ‘Halo’ to iPhone if Apple would loosen its App Store rules, court docs reveal
Even though Microsoft’s Xbox group was willing to bend to Apple’s demands, it appears as though Apple wouldn’t budge.
Microsoft tried and failed to bring Xbox games to the iOS App Store
The Epic Games vs. Apple trials brought to light how Microsoft tried to conjure up solutions on how to make Xbox games available from the App Store. Apple revised its guidelines last year so that …
Apple wins stay in Epic case, possibly delaying changes to App Store for years
Apple has won a stay on an injunction that would have required the company to make significant changes to its App Store guidelines.
10 of the Best Apps of 2021 for Apple Devices, According to Apple
While Apple didn’t name Procreate the iPad App the Year, we still think it’s probably the best iPad app out there. It’s a digital drawing app, and this year, their Animation Assist feature made some …
Best apps for managing To Do lists on your iPhone and iPad
The iPhone is the single best place for a To Do list, because you are nearly always close to it. Here are the best task management apps for it, or your iPad.
Macworld’s must-have iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch apps
After Apple unveiled its own list of the top apps of 2021, we thought we’d share some of our all-time favorite apps on this episode of the Macworld Podcast.
Apple store temporarily closes after COVID-19 outbreak, report says
A Southlake, Texas, Apple store is temporarily closed following a COVID-19 outbreak among staff, NBC News reported Thursday. There were four positive cases just after Black Friday, according to an …