IOS

Apple To Allow Alternative App Stores For iOS Users In Brazil (apple.slashdot.org)
5 days ago IOS Apple Brazil

iOS 26.3 Brings AirPods-Like Pairing To Third-Party Devices In EU Under DMA (devices.slashdot.org)
6 days ago IOS

The European Commission says Apple will bring AirPods-like pairing and iPhone notification access to third-party devices under the DMA in iOS 26.3 in 2026 (www.macrumors.com)
6 days ago IOS Europe iPhone Apple

Apple Opens iOS To Alternative App Stores, Payment Systems in Japan (apple.slashdot.org)
11 days ago IOS Japan Apple

Tim Sweeney says Fortnite will not return to iOS in Japan in 2025, as Apple is “charging a competition-crushing 21% junk fee on third-party in-app payments” (x.com)
12 days ago IOS Japan Apple

Apple unveils iOS changes in Japan to comply with local law, including alternative app stores and payment options, a new fee structure, and new default controls (www.macrumors.com)
12 days ago IOS Japan Apple

Amazon rolls out Ask This Book to the Kindle iOS app, letting readers ask questions about plot or characters; authors can't opt out (www.pcmag.com)
16 days ago IOS Amazon

ChatGPT was 2025's most downloaded free app in the US iOS App Store, up from No. 4 in 2024, followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, and Instagram (techcrunch.com)
19 days ago IOS Google Instagram WhatsApp

Google unveils Emergency Live Video, similar to iOS' Emergency SOS Live Video, letting US users on Android 8 or later to share live video with 911 responders (www.theverge.com)
19 days ago Android IOS Google

Adobe launches free ChatGPT-integrated apps for Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express on desktop, the web, and iOS, after OpenAI added app integrations in October (www.theverge.com)
19 days ago IOS Adobe

The future of AI development could resemble the rivalry between iOS and Android, with China's AI approach closer to Google's open and customizable Android OS (www.ft.com)
21 days ago Android IOS China Google AI

Chinese smartphone makers are promoting apps to help users switch from iOS in a race for market share, as Apple struggles to roll out AI features in China (www.ft.com)
23 days ago IOS China AI Apple

Meta launches a centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram, with AI-powered search and an AI assistant to answer queries, on its iOS and Android apps (techcrunch.com)
25 days ago Android IOS Facebook AI Instagram

Apple iOS 27 to Be No-Frills 'Snow Leopard' Update, Other Than New AI (apple.slashdot.org)
2025-11-25 IOS AI Apple

Sources: iOS 27 will be a Snow Leopard-style update focused on bug fixes and performance, plus new AI features; the FT's Tim Cook retirement story was premature (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-11-24 IOS AI Tim Cook

Apple's DMA compliance isn't “malicious”, but an effort to balance Apple's privacy focus with the EU's mandate, as iOS 26.2 iPhone/Watch Wi-Fi sync changes show (daringfireball.net)
2025-11-24 IOS iPhone Apple

Sources: iOS 27 will be a Snow Leopard-style update focused on bug fixes and performance, plus new AI features; FT's retirement report on Tim Cook was premature (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-11-24 IOS AI Tim Cook

X replaces DMs with Chat, a new messaging system that it says is E2EE, supports file sharing, video calling, and more, rolling out first to iOS and the web (www.engadget.com)
2025-11-15 IOS

Opera says in the 12 months ending with October, it saw a 88% surge in daily active iOS users across Europe, partly due to the changes mandated by the DMA (9to5mac.com)
2025-11-15 IOS Europe

Spotify starts rolling out Recaps, a new AI feature for audiobooks that summarizes what users have listened to so far, in beta on iOS (www.theverge.com)
2025-11-14 IOS AI Spotify

iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead of Regulatory Deadline (slashdot.org)
2025-11-7 IOS Japan

Google Maps plans to replace Assistant with Gemini on Android and iOS, giving users a “hands-free, conversational driving experience”, in the “coming weeks” (9to5google.com)
2025-11-6 Android IOS Google

Apple says Live Translation on AirPods will expand to the EU next month; the first iOS 26.2 beta, seeded to developers on Tuesday, brings the feature to the EU (www.macrumors.com)
2025-11-5 IOS Apple

OpenAI launches its Sora app on Android, including in the US, Canada, and Japan; the app reached 1M+ downloads in the five days after its September iOS launch (www.theverge.com)
2025-11-5 Android IOS Japan Canada

Amazon rolls out Alexa+ on the Amazon Music app on iOS and Android, letting Alexa+ Early Access users request obscure information or complex recommendations (www.theverge.com)
2025-11-5 Android IOS Amazon

WhatsApp adds passwordless chat backups on iOS and Android (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
2025-10-31 Android IOS WhatsApp

WhatsApp launches passkey-encrypted backups for iOS and Android, letting users encrypt their stored message history using their face, fingerprint, or a code (www.theverge.com)
2025-10-31 Android IOS WhatsApp

Appfigures: between September 30 and October 18, OpenAI's Sora had 2.6M iOS downloads, above the Meta AI app, which had 1.1M; Sora is iOS- and invite-only (www.cnbc.com)
2025-10-28 IOS AI

Swift releases Swift SDK preview for Android, allowing developers to build Android apps in Swift and making it easier to share code across iOS and Android (www.macrumors.com)
2025-10-27 Android IOS

Sesame, which is developing an AI agent with a natural-sounding human voice and smart glasses, raised a $250M Series B and opens an early beta of its iOS app (techcrunch.com)
2025-10-22 IOS AI

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