169 posts tagged ‘iOS’
iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2
Juli Clover (iOS/iPadOS release notes, security, no enterprise, no developer): iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 introduce new Apple Intelligence features, including the first image generation capabilities. Image Playground is a new app for creating images based on text descriptions, and you can add all kinds of costumes, items, backgrounds and more. You can even make […]
OmniFocus 4.5
Orion Protonentis (release notes): There are all-new Shortcuts actions (Complete Action, Complete Project, and Find Folders), Shortcuts actions that have gained additional powers (Today’s Forecast now supports due, deferred, tagged, and flagged actions), and Shortcuts actions that have been re-written (Add TaskPaper, Find Projects, and Find Tags) or re-written and renamed for clarity (Add Action […]
Instagram Shuts Down Basic Display API
Sarah Perez (via Mike Rockwell): A change to Meta’s developer tools is impacting third-party consumer apps that had previously integrated with Instagram. Among those affected by the changes are the Match-owned dating apps Tinder and Hinge, which had allowed their users to link their Instagram profiles to their accounts to display their posts to potential […]
Apple’s Use of Swift and SwiftUI in iOS 18
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 […]