37 posts tagged ‘iOS App’
WeChat’s HotspotHelper Entitlement
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Yingyu (via Hacker News): Since the introduction of iOS 9 in 2015, Apple has included an API call named “HotspotHelper,” enabling developers to request a capability for their apps to assist the system in connecting to WiFi access points.[…]The real cause for concern arises from the fact that, with access to such information, apps can […]
Threads in EU and on ActivityPub
Jon Porter (via John Gruber): Meta’s Twitter competitor, Threads, is now available in the European Union, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced. “Today we’re opening Threads to more countries in Europe,” Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Threads. The launch follows the service’s debut in the US and over 100 other countries across the world, including […]
Google’s Confusing New Location Data Settings
Ron Amadeo: Google’s misleading Location History descriptions in Google Maps have earned it several lawsuits in the US and worldwide. A quick count involves individual lawsuits in California, Arizona, Washington, a joint lawsuit in Texas, Indiana, and the District of Columbia, and another joint lawsuit across 40 additional US states. Internationally, Google has also been […]
Google Reneges on Unlimited Storage and on Read-Only Preservation
Mike Masnick (Hacker News): We’ve written a few times about independent journalist Tim Burke. Earlier this year, the FBI raided his house and seized all of his electronic devices after he had obtained and published some leaked video footage from Fox News. As we noted, this seemed like a pretty big 1st Amendment issue. Burke […]
WhatsApp Supports Photos and Video in Original Quality
Tim Hardwick: WhatsApp is rolling out a new option that lets users on iPhone share photos and video over the messaging platform in their original quality.[…]WhatsApp’s latest feature avoids compression altogether by allowing photos and video to be shared as files, thereby preserving their original quality. Being able to send full-quality media is one of […]
Google Maps in Late 2023
Tim Hardwick: When users get directions for driving, walking, or cycling, Google Maps now offers a “multidimensional experience” that can be used to preview bike lanes, sidewalks, intersections, and parking along the route, according to Google.A time slider can be used to see air quality information and how the route looks as the weather changes […]
End-to-End Security for Facebook Messenger
Jon Millican and Reed Riley (Hacker News): We are beginning to upgrade people’s personal conversations on Messenger to use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default.Meta is publishing two technical white papers on end-to-end encryption:Our Messenger end-to-end encryption whitepaper describes the core cryptographic protocol for transmitting messages between clients.The Labyrinth encrypted storage protocol whitepaper explains our protocol […]
Filmic’s Entire Staff Laid Off
Jaron Schneider (Hacker News): Filmic, or FiLMiC as written by the brand, no longer has any dedicated staff as parent company Bending Spoons has laid off the entire team including the company’s founder and CEO, PetaPixel has learned.[…]Considered for years as the best video capture application for mobile devices, the team behind Filmic Pro and […]