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App Review, Applications

Threads API to become available to creators and developers in June

March 1, 2024

Via: 9to5Mac

Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, was launched in July 2023. Since then, the Threads team has been working on a lot of new features – and soon users will get a huge one. An engineer working for Meta confirmed that the […]


App security, Applications

Apple toughens up app security with API control

July 28, 2023

Via: Computerworld

Apple is at war with device fingerprinting — the use of fragments of unique device-specific information to track users online. This fall, it will put in place yet another important limitation to prevent unauthorized use of this kind of tech. […]


App Review, Applications

Twitter delaying changes to its API after announcing many new limitations

February 14, 2023

Via: 9to5Mac

Earlier this month, Twitter announced a series of changes to its API that will directly impact how third-party platforms can access the social network. However, amid much controversy, Twitter is now delaying the changes to its API “for a few […]


App Review, Applications

Twitter is officially discontinuing free access to its API and will instead roll out a paid tier

February 3, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

Tweeting from its developers’ account, Twitter has now revealed that, as of next Tuesday, February 9th, it will no longer provide developers with free access to its API. Soon, a new, more affordable “basic” tier will be available at a […]


iOS, Operating System

Developers can now submit apps supporting iOS 16.1, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island to the App Store

October 18, 2022

Via: 9to5Mac

iOS 16.1 will be available to the public next week, and the update comes with multiple new features and tweaks across the system, including the Live Activities API that works with Dynamic Island. Ahead of the official release, Apple is […]


Operating System, Others

First tvOS 16.1 and watchOS 9.1 betas available for developers

September 14, 2022

Via: 9to5Mac

Three days after releasing iOS 16, tvOS 16, and watchOS 9, Apple is seeding tvOS 16.1 beta 1 and watchOS 9.1 beta 1 for developers to try them out. As of now, it’s unclear what’s changing with these new operating […]


Products, Tablets

iPadOS 16 now lets device makers create drivers for iPad with ‘DriverKit’

June 9, 2022

Via: 9to5Mac

Apple this week announced iPadOS 16 with significant changes to how the iPad works, especially for M1 iPads, which now have real multitasking with windows and support for external displays. In addition to these features, iPadOS 16 also for the […]


News and Press

Twitter will give Elon Musk ‘firehose’ data access to settle bot complaints

June 8, 2022

Via: The Verge

Twitter is preparing to grant Elon Musk unprecedented access to platform data in an effort to address his concerns about automated accounts, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Citing a person familiar with the company’s thinking, the report says Twitter […]


Operating System, Windows

Don’t worry, Microsoft DirectStorage won’t be exclusive to Windows 11

July 19, 2021

Via: Tech Radar

When Microsoft announced Windows 11 in June 2021, it said the DirectStorage API, which would give gaming PCs next-gen loading times, would be exclusive to the new operating system. But it appears that is no longer the case. Microsoft has […]


App security, Applications, News and Press

Facebook reveals another privacy breach, this time involving developers

November 6, 2019

Via: ZDnet

Facebook has quietly revealed another privacy breach involving approximately 100 developers. On Tuesday, Konstantinos Papamiltiadis, Facebook’s Director of Platform Partnerships said in a blog post that the names and profile pictures of users connected to Groups and the system’s API […]


iPhone

The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus have a gyro bug in AR apps, devs scrambling for a fix

September 28, 2015

Via: itCurated

Apple’s new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus have a new M9 co-processor that serves as a distribution center for all the digital information coming from the phones’ various sensors, including the gyro. The iPhone 6s uses the same InvenSense 6-axis […]