Stripe already has a way for iOS developers to dodge Apple’s payment system
Stripe already has a way for iOS developers to dodge Apple's payment system Stripe already has a way for iOS developers to dodge Apple’s payment system Payment processing platform Stripe just added a way for iOS developers to accept payments by linking outside their apps, dodging Apple’s commission fees. The move comes after a landmark […]
Spotify’s iPhone app now lets you pay how you want
Spotify's iPhone app now lets you pay how you want Spotify’s iPhone app now lets you pay how you want Apple has approved an update to Spotify’s iPhone app that makes it the first major app to support direct links for US users to pay for plans on an external site, without restrictions. Apple has […]
Apple approves Spotify app update with external payments
Apple approves Spotify app update with external payments Apple has approved an update to Spotify’s iPhone app that makes it the first major app to support direct links for US users to pay for plans on an external site, without restrictions. Apple has been forced to change its rules on external payments following an order […]
‘Cook chose poorly’: how Apple blew up its control over the App Store
'Cook chose poorly': how Apple blew up its control over the App Store ‘Cook chose poorly’: how Apple blew up its control over the App Store In 2021, a federal judge ruled that Apple had to loosen its grip, ever so slightly, on the App Store. On Wednesday, nearly four years later, that same judge […]
Sketchy rumors hint at an iPhone desktop mode
Sketchy rumors hint at an iPhone desktop mode Alongside all the rumors lately about a big visual redesign for iOS and a more Mac-like iPadOS experience, there’s one interesting one that’s been bubbling up: the iPhone could get a desktop mode of sorts. Majin Bu, who has a mixed history with leaks, wrote last week […]
Raycast brings its super-powerful Mac launcher to iOS, sort of
Raycast brings its super-powerful Mac launcher to iOS, sort of Raycast users have been asking the app’s developers for an iOS app for a long time. It took a while, though, for the developers to figure out exactly what that app was supposed to do. See, on a Mac (and soon a Windows PC), Raycast […]
A pirated iOS port of Blue Prince is climbing the App Store charts
A pirated iOS port of Blue Prince is climbing the App Store charts This is a screenshot from the PC version of the game — not the unofficial mobile one. | Image: Raw Fury Apple’s App Store review has yet again let at least one unofficial mobile port of a hot new game show up […]
How to use Visual Intelligence on the iPhone
How to use Visual Intelligence on the iPhone One of the Apple Intelligence features that hasn’t been delayed is Visual Intelligence, which uses your iPhone’s camera to identify and answer questions on whatever’s around you in the world. It lets you snap a pizza restaurant storefront and find out its opening hours, for example, or […]
Gmail gets a slider on Android tablets, AI on the side
Gmail gets a slider on Android tablets, AI on the side Google is rolling out Gmail updates for mobile users across Android and iOS, with some design updates and new access to AI features. Android tablet and foldable owners will have a more flexible Gmail app interface that lets them drag the divider to adjust […]
Perplexity’s AI voice assistant is now available on iOS
Perplexity's AI voice assistant is now available on iOS Perplexity’s AI voice assistant is now available on iOS Perplexity’s iOS App just got an update enabling support for the company’s conversational AI voice assistant. Now Apple users can activate the assistant in the app and ask it to perform tasks like writing emails, setting reminders, […]