Category: Iphone

App tracks mental health by studying your phone usage

[ad_1] About 300 people are currently testing PROSIT, roughly half of which are patients. Before you ask: the scientists are well aware of the privacy concerns involved in tracking many of the things you do online. Use of the app requires signing a consent form, and the data is stored in a secure location. You’re […]

AppleCare+ monthly plans move abroad to Canada, Japan and Australia

[ad_1] Apple first rolled out monthly payments for Applecare+ last year, but so far the service has been limited to to US. Now, Apple is expanding the program abroad to three additional countries: Japan, Australia and Canada (via MacRumors). AppleCare+ extends your regular warranty and includes accidental damage coverage. As in the US, the lump-sum […]

LinkedIn faces lawsuit over claims it ‘secretly’ read iPhone clipboard data

[ad_1] The clipboard detection in iOS 14 isn’t just prompting developers to rethink app privacy — it’s also putting these companies in legal trouble. Reuters reports that iPhone user Adam Bauer has sued LinkedIn over claims the job-focused social network “secretly” read iOS clipboard data often, including the Universal Clipboard that shares copied content with […]

Apple’s iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 public betas are available today

[ad_1] Apple announced plenty of dramatic changes to iOS and iPadOS during its WWDC keynote — there’s expanded widget support, an App Library for iPhones, a suite new of Apple Pencil features for the iPad, and a whole lot more. While the final versions of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 won’t be available for a […]

Reddit and LinkedIn will fix clipboard snooping in their iOS apps

[ad_1] The clipboard privacy feature in iOS 14 is prompting more major developers to tone down their apps’ nosy behavior. To start, Reddit told The Verge in a statement that it would fix code in its iOS app that copies clipboard data with virtually every keystroke, as Urspace.io co-founder Don Morton discovered. There’s a “codepath” […]

Apple is reportedly canceling Arcade games that won’t keep players hooked

[ad_1] A move like this would make sense. Arcade’s business model revolves around people subscribing to get continuous access to (hopefully) quality games free of in-app purchases and ads. If games finish too soon or simply don’t keep people interested after the initial rush, they may not wait to see if there will be more […]

This year’s iPhones might not include a charger in the box

[ad_1] You might not find much in the box for this year’s iPhone besides the handset itself. Historically trustworthy analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims in a research note that 2020 iPhone models not only won’t include the usual wired earbuds, but won’t include the power adapter either — you may just get a charging cable. There […]

Another 53 iOS apps besides TikTok are grabbing clipboard data

[ad_1] Some app developers have vowed to alter their behavior. Alongside TikTok, 10% Happier and Hotel Tonight are cutting back their clipboard use. There are apps that make smart use of the clipboard, too. Pixelmator, for instance, only pulls data if there’s an image. It also won’t be surprising if there are more changes thanks […]

iOS 14 will respond to taps on the back of your iPhone

[ad_1] People are still discovering features in iOS 14 now that its developer beta is available, and that includes a few clever tricks. Most notably, Federico Viticci and others have noticed a new “Back Tap” feature that lets you perform actions and shortcuts by double- or triple-tapping the back of your iPhone. It’s intended as […]