62 posts tagged ‘iOS 18’
Apple’s Use of Swift and SwiftUI in iOS 18
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Alexandre Colucci (Mastodon, Hacker News): iOS 18 contains 6800 binaries, up from 6030 in iOS 17. That’s 770 new binaries. […] Unsurprisingly, the number of apps adopting SwiftUI continues to grow this year. Notable mentions include:The new Passwords appThe Siri.app which now uses SwiftUIThe Calculator app, which received a notable overhaulThe new Journal app introduced […]
Skype Credit Is No Longer Available
Skype (via Hacker News): Skype Credit is no longer available. For new purchases, check out the monthly subscriptions or make a free Skype call to anyone anytime. This a shame, as I liked to keep Skype around as a backup way to make calls and for devices that don’t have cellular plans. I was happy […]
UK App Store Commission Lawsuit
Tim Hardwick: Led by competition policy professor Sean Ennis, the suit alleges Apple’s 15-30% commission on App Store sales creates an anti-competitive tax on the UK technology industry. The lawsuit seeks £785 million ($995 million) in damages on behalf of UK app developers. The case could potentially benefit up to 13,000 developers who have sold […]
RCS in iOS 18
Juli Clover: This guide explains everything that you need to know about RCS, including how it works, how to use it on Apple devices, why you might not see it, why Apple decided to adopt it now, and the benefits that you can expect from RCS now that support for the feature is live.[…]Google’s implementation […]
Microsoft Still Unhappy With iOS Cloud Gaming Rules
Ryan Christoffel: Back in January, when Apple first shared its new App Store guidelines that allowed cloud streaming apps, it was expected that these would pave the way for services like Xbox Cloud Gaming to debut.Over half a year later, there’s been no news on Microsoft’s front about an upcoming release.A new report by Tom […]
Google Page Annotation Links
Barry Schwartz: When you are browsing a web page in the Google App native browser, Google can “extract interesting entities from the webpage and highlight them in line.” When you click on them, Google takes you to more search results.I don’t think this is a new feature, I mean, I’ve heard of this before from […]
ReadKit 3.3
Balazs Varkonyi: Added Smart Folder Actions, enabling matching items in a smart folder to be marked as read or starred and to be used for advanced content filtering. Enhanced folder/tag selection in relevant management interfaces with powerful search capabilities. Filter folders/tags using a search field for quicker navigation, select matching items directly by pressing Return, […]
UK CMA vs. Apple’s Browser Rules
Tim Hardwick: In its report, the CMA’s independent inquiry group determined that Apple’s Safari browser policies prevent competing browsers from implementing certain features, such as faster webpage loading technologies. The investigation also revealed that many UK app developers would prefer to offer progressive web apps as an alternative to App Store distribution, but Apple’s current […]