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Microsoft’s fight to get xCloud on iOS led to a third-party app getting removed from the App Store
In its fight to try and get xCloud on iOS and iPadOS, it turns out Microsoft led to an entirely different company's app getting removed from the App Store.
Emails show Apple tried very hard to keep Netflix from removing in-app purchase support
Apple enjoys the App Store's rules and regulations, because it brings in a lot of money for the company. So when a huge company like Netflix balks at the idea of playing by those rules anymore, Apple might try a bit harder to keep them around.
Apple is now randomizing serial numbers, starting with the purple iPhone 12
At the Spring Loaded event, Apple unveiled one of its newest products: a purple iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12. And it looks like the new hue will also welcome another change from Apple.
The App Store will now show you an ad before you even run that search query
Developers can now “reach users even before they search” with a new ad slot on the App Store.
A new study claims your iPhone’s Night Shift mode doesn’t actually improve sleep at all
Smartphone features like Apple's Night Shift mode don't improve sleep quality at all versus those who don't use it, claims a new sleep study.
Apple Pay launches in Israel more than six years after its US debut
Apple Pay has officially launched in Israel, a nine million people market.
Key+ supercharges the keyboard on jailbroken iPhones in more ways than one
I sternly hold the opinion that Apple offers one of the best touch screen-based keyboards in the smartphone industry today, but that hasn’t stopped me from thinking about ways that Apple could make it better. Perhaps my biggest gripe has to do with the amount of wasted space on notched devices — especially at the bottom of the keyboard interface.
Key+ is a newly released jailbreak tweak by iOS developer XCXiao that makes much more productive use of said wasted space on the keyboard interface by filling it with useful commands and shortcuts. These include but aren’t limited to text editing shortcuts for cutting, copying, and pasting text, a way to customize the output of key swipes, a way to rapidly enter pasteboard items, and a quick entry Emoji bar.
Give the Now Playing interface an attractive background effect with MusicBackground
Listening to music is a popular activity among iPhone owners, but regardless of what music streaming app you use to jam out to your favorite tunes, one thing is certain: the Now Playing interface can be downright boring.
MusicBackground is a new jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Ethan Whited that hopes to solve this longstanding problem by incorporating eye-catching background effects, and it does this for the Now Playing interfaces in the Apple Music app, Spotify Music app, Tidal app, and even those found in Control Center and on the Lock Screen.
Sonyfy lets jailbreakers toggle noise cancellation mode on certain Sony headphones via Control Center
Apple’s AirPods Pro sent a shockwave through the earbud industry when they became some of the first wireless earbuds to support active noise cancellation. Fast-forward to today, and even Apple’s newer AirPods Max over-ear headphones support this feature along with transparency.
But Apple isn’t the only brand pumping out earbuds and headphones with active noise cancellation and features similar to that of the AirPods Pro and AirPods Max. Sadly, the company limits iOS’ native controls to the first party audio consumption devices — requiring the use of third party apps to control third party accessories (eww).
After nearly two years, Snapchat finally rolls out dark mode support in its iPhone app
Snapchat for iPhone now supports the system-wide dark mode feature that Apple launched almost two years ago with the release of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13. Better late than never!
Tim Sweeney tried to get Tim Cook to change the App Store rules directly back in 2015
The hits just keep on coming. This time around it shows just how long Epic Games has been trying to get Apple to change its rules for the App Store. And it turns out it dates back to 2015.