Over 100 cyber security experts, companies and civil society groups have signed a letter calling for home secretary Yvette Cooper to drop demands for Apple to create a backdoor that would allow the UK government access to encrypted communications and data stored on Apple’s iCloud service. The letter follows disclosures this week that the Home…
iOS 18 and the latest iPhone 16 series have been available for three months. With these updates, there are two major complaints from users: The Photos app’s new design sucks, and the library never stops indexing.While this is not necessarily an issue regarding iPhone 16 devices, I couldn’t help but relate these two pieces of…
3 months later, iOS 18 still hasn’t finished indexing photos on some iPhones Read More »
A bypass flaw in the FileProvider Transparency, Consent and Control (TCC) subsystem within Apple’s iOS operating system could leave users’ data dangerously exposed, according to researchers at Jamf Threat Labs. Assigned CVE-2024-44131, the issue was successfully patched by Apple in September 2024 and Jamf, whose researchers are credited with its discovery, is formally disclosing it…
iOS 18.2 beta testing is finally nearing its end. This iOS 18 update is expected to expand Apple Intelligence features. It also adds new functions for European users and more. This write-up covers everything you need to know about the new iOS 18.2 features coming soon to your iPhone.Release dateIf Apple follows the trend, iOS…
iOS 18.2 coming soon: Release date, features, and supported devices Read More »
Apple is preparing one of the most enticing iOS updates of the year. While Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman first rumored the iOS 18.2 release date to be December 2nd, a British carrier might have leaked the official launch of this upcoming software update.As spotted by MacRumors, the EE carrier sent a message to its customers saying…
iOS 18.2 release date leaked: Here’s why it’s Apple’s most important update of 2024 Read More »
One of my oldest Apple products is the 2009 iPod touch 3. It’s already 15 years old, and for the past decade, it has been collecting dust in my home. Every now and then, I try to find a 30-pin connector and a USB-A power brick to charge it and see what’s inside.Unfortunately, a few…
I turned on my 15-year-old iPod touch, and I can still use these 5 features Read More »
Apple has been pretty serious about improving the iPhone’s anti-theft features. With iOS 18, users can finally lock and hide apps with Face ID. These functions make sensitive data safer while preventing scammers from accessing key apps like banks, photos, emails, and more.However, another feature went unnoticed for months. As first reported by 404 Media,…
Apple’s new auto-reboot iPhone feature is driving authorities crazy Read More »
As someone who uses the Notes app across all my Apple devices, I can imagine how scary it might be to suddenly lose access to all of my notes. It actually happened to me a few macOS beta releases ago. I temporarily lost all of the content in my Notes app on my Mac, so…
iOS 18 deleted your iPhone notes? Here’s how to get them back Read More »
I’ve been a longtime 1Password user who kept wishing Apple made its own password manager app. Apple had one in iOS on iPhone, which synced across your devices. But it was part of the Settings app, therefore more cumbersome to use and manage.Apple finally granted my wish by including an Apple Passwords app in iOS…
Apple’s Passwords app needs one key feature for me to ditch 1Password Read More »
It’s been five years since Apple announced it was expanding its hardware and software business to include services. While iCloud has been one of the first subscriptions modern Apple users have taken advantage of, it’s far from being the only service the company offers.Currently, users can access Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+,…
iCloud is Apple’s most popular service: How to make it an even better value Read More »
