Security flaws related to Apple products may not be as numerous as they are with other devices, but they certainly do exist. Take for example the latest discovery, this time connected to AirDrop.
Security flaw in AirDrop can reveal your phone number
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10.2-inch iPad again rumored to launch this fall
Apple has been rumored to be working on a 10.2-inch iPad for months now. And once again we hear it could finally launch this fall.
Apple’s rumored over-the-ear headphones could feature orientation detection and a folding headband for easy transport
Apple's been researching compact over-the-ear headphones with a foldable headband for easy transport and orientation detection that'd automatically adjust left/right audio channels depending if the user is wearing them correctly or with the left earpiece over their left ear.
Microsoft’s new ad for Surface Laptop 2 features a real life guy named Mac Book
In a fun nod back to Apple's classic Mac vs. PC advertisements from about a decade ago, Microsoft's latest commercial for its second-generation Surface Laptop features a real life guy, named Mackenzie “Mac” Book from Sydney, Australia. No, seriously.
This tweak adds audio balance controls to Control Center
You can easily fine-tune your handset’s volume level with the Control Center-centric volume scrubber, but have you ever wished that you could have easier control over your handset’s audio balance from the same place?
If you answered yes to that question, then you’ll absolutely love a free jailbreak tweak dubbed CCAudioBalance by iOS developer shiftcmdk, because this tweak adds a full-featured audio balance adjustment tool to Control Center’s full-screen volume scrubber interface, as shown above.
Pin your favorite preference cells to the top of the Settings app with StickAround
If you’re anything like me, then you probably use certain things in the Settings app more than others. Unfortunately, iOS doesn’t make it any easier to get to those things, regardless of how often you use them.
Here to change that about iOS’ Settings app is a newly-released and free jailbreak tweak called StickAround by iOS developer Squ1dd13. With this tweak, you can pin your favorite preference panes to the top of the Settings app, making it significantly easier to get to the things that matter to you the most.
CustomSiriBG lets you change the Siri interface background
If you’re interested in changing the default background of the Siri interface to something new, then you just might want to check out a newly-released and free-to-download jailbreak tweak dubbed CustomSiriBG by iOS developer TylerD3V.
In the screenshot example above, you’ll notice that the default Siri background has been changed to something more Pokémon-centric, and of course, you can always use something different if Pokémon isn’t your thing.
Apple no longer signing iOS 12.3-12.3.2, hindering downgrades from iOS 12.4
Apple is no longer signing iOS 12.3, 12.3.1, or 12.3.2 for its mobile device lineup as of Wednesday evening, a move that prevents users from restoring to any firmware version older than iOS 12.4, which was released to the general public just last Monday.
It’s not uncommon for Apple to stop signing older versions of iOS, especially a week or two after releasing a new update, but it’s particularly noteworthy that Apple stopped signing at least three iterations of iOS in one fell swoop this week, which doesn’t happen too often.
Apple TV Channels now offers CBS All Access
Apple TV Channels listed CBS All Access as a partner service right out of the gate when the feature was announced earlier this year, but the service wasn't available right away.
Apple’s Kim Vorrath joins AR team to ‘bring some order’ to headset development
Word on the street has been swirling for quite some time that Apple is working on an augmented reality headset of some kind. A recent change within Apple's ranks may put that headset on the right track.
2019 iPhones rumored to support the Apple Pencil
The Apple Pencil has proven to be a successful product for Apple, especially the second-generation stylus. And now a rumor suggests the iPhone could be getting support soon.
Apple seeds fifth macOS Catalina beta to developers
Following the latest beta seeds to developers of iOS, iPadOS, and others, Apple is following along with the latest for macOS Catalina.