ACCC won’t rule out regulation of tech giants if people aren’t given more choice when setting up a new device …
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Apple will ban apps offering rewards to users that enable tracking
App developers cannot bribe users into allowing tracking within an app, Apple has warned, with apps prevented from performing a number of actions to try and influence what a user selects in the App …
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Apple will ban apps that offer users rewards for allowing tracking
Apple, on the other hand, doesn’t want developers to offer incentives for allowing tracking. In an update to its Human Interface Guidelines, the company has informed developers that their apps could …
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Apple to Ban Apps That Reward Users Who Enable ATT Tracking
Apple says that it will ban and reject apps on the App Store that attempt to offer users monetary incentives to enable tracking with ATT, one of …
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WhatsApp isn’t happy with one of its newest features …here’s how it plans to fix it
WHATSAPP is looking to add more options to one of its newest messaging features, suggesting that it’s not all that happy with how things are working at the moment.
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Apple releases new video detailing App Tracking Transparency
App Tracking Transparency is here with iOS 14.5 and Apple has detailed the feature in a new privacy ad spot. The feature, which some companies have rallied against, was delayed to give developers and …
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Apple releases iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 with face mask unlock, App Tracking Transparency
Apple has released iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, with some of the biggest new features including App Tracking Transparency and easier iPhone mask unlocking.
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Your iPhone apps are tracking you. iOS 14.5 lets you turn that off. Here’s how
It takes under a minute to change a setting that will boost your privacy and keep ads from following you across the internet. Here’s how to do it.
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iMessage in 2021: what could it learn from WhatsApp and other messaging apps
While we wait for the sizeable iOS 14.5 update, details about the even bigger iOS 15 update expected toward the end of the year have leaked in a Bloomberg report, which suggested that Apple is working …
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Working with Evernote for iOS 7
Each note has to be edited individually, which is a slow and tedious process. When I get serious about research, I have to use Evernote on my Mac because the iOS app doesn’t have any research …
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Apple moving forward on app privacy, despite pushback
An update to the software powering some billion iPhones around the world kicks in Monday with an enhanced privacy feature critics fear will roil the internet advertising world.
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If you downloaded these iPhone apps, delete them immediately
According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, “The reality is that the web in some areas has become a dark place.” That was a comment he made recently to The New York Times’ Kara Swisher, …
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What’s at Stake for Startups in Senator Amy Klobuchar’s App Store Battle
As Congress scrutinizes Apple’s and Google’s policies towards third-party app developers, smaller companies could stand to gain.
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Best note taking apps of 2021 — Evernote, OneNote, Google Keep and more
Makers of the best note taking apps realize that one of the easiest ways to jot down notes is right there in your pocket. And while iPhones and Android devices usually come with their own built-in …
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‘We’re all afraid’ of Google and Apple, app makers tell Congress
Match Group’s chief legal officer accused Google of calling to threaten the company the day before the hearing.
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Best iPhone apps of 2021 — must-have downloads for Apple’s phones
But do those apps deserve a place on your iPhone? To find out, we’ve gone through the App Store’s virtual shelves, looking for the best iPhone apps we could find. We picked apps across a selection of …
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Apple adds paid podcast subscriptions to redesigned podcast app
Apple’s “newly designed” podcast app will allow listeners to pay their favorite podcasters to unlock new content, ad-free listening, early access to episodes or other perks.
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