Apple’s iPhone is full of hidden features and tricks we’re constantly discovering. For instance, did you know the Notes app has a hidden document scanner? Yeah, pretty cool. The latest hidden feature …
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More in-store ‘Today at Apple’ classes will run in Apple Sanlitun in Beijing
Apple is continuing to run its in-store Today at Apple events in China, with a new series of courses at its Apple Store in Sanlitun, Beijing celebrating the art of the city in collaboration with …
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Apple is reportedly refusing to testify at an upcoming congressional antitrust hearing as its App Store remains at the center of scrutiny
Load Error The hearing will discuss Apple and Google’s app store policies and allegations of anticompetitive behavior. Both companies take a 30% cut from in-app purchases, according to their policies.
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This Week in Apps: Facebook’s other Clubhouse rival, Apple details ATT, App Store trial nears
Sign up here: techcrunch.com/newsletters This week we’re looking into the upcoming Apple lawsuit with Epic Games over App Store fees, the soon-to-launch game changer that is App Tracking Transpa …
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Two-thirds of iPhone users plan to block apps from tracking them
But ATT forces apps to ask for permission and to explain the purpose of that data collection. A new survey indicates that more than two-thirds of iPhone users will block ad tracking once apps …
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Samsung thinks its new app will make you want to ditch your iPhone
The latest attempt from Samsung is admittedly one of the more clever stabs we’ve ever seen, as the Galaxy maker released a web app this week that allows iPhone owners to emulate Android as it …
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Use the new Find My app to hunt down your friends and your iPhone
A new feature sets up the possibility of finding much more than just your iPhone. We’ll walk you through everything Find My can do.
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Apple’s Find My app is going to get a lot more powerful when locating your iPhone and more
The next time you open the Find My app on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, you’re going to notice a new Items tab along the bottom of the screen. Apple recently announced a new feature that allows other …
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Samsung tries turning iPhone users into Android adopters with Galaxy test drive web app
Samsung’s Galaxy S21 smartphones are said to be selling three times better than the previous lineup, primarily thanks to offering the same features at a lower …
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Apple plans to skip app store hearing, drawing ire from senators
Apple later countersued, alleging that Epic breached its App Store developer contract. Epic also sued Google over the same issue. The letter pointed to an interview Cook did for a New York Times …
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Apple refuses request to testify for Senate app store hearing
say the company “abruptly” decided not to provide a witness for an April hearing on digital markets focused on Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store. “Apple abruptly declared that it would not …
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Senators criticize Apple’s refusal to testify in hearing on app store rules
Apple appears unwilling to take part in an upcoming hearing the Senate plans to hold on anti-competitive app store practices. In a letter spotted by Bloomberg that’s addressed to Apple CEO Tim Cook, …
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U.S. Senators Urge Apple to Reconsider Decision Not to Testify in Upcoming App Store Hearing
Apple has decided not to testify in a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on antitrust issues related to mobile App Stores, and U.S. senators …
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Senior Apple anti-fraud engineer suggests App Store checks are grossly inadequate
Internal documents released as part of the Epic Games lawsuit reveal an Apple anti-fraud engineer suggesting that App Store checks were grossly inadequate. Epic cited two particularly damning …
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Apple Brings ‘Plastic Butter Knife To A Gunfight’ When It Comes To App Store Security — Company Engineer’s Comment Surfaces In Epic Trial
Legal documents released by “Fortnite” video game developer Epic Games Inc. revealed that a senior Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) engineer compared App Store’s defenses against malicious actors to …
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Apple engineer likened App Store security to ‘butter knife in gunfight’
A senior Apple engineer compared the defences of its App Store against malicious actors to “bringing a plastic butter knife to a gunfight”, according to legal documents released on Thursday. In the …
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Apple extends in-app Apple Developer Program enrollment to 7 additional countries
… on Thursday made it easier for developers in seven countries to join the Apple Developer Program, with app makers in those regions now eligible to take advantage of in-app enrollment through …
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