Latest Apple Initiatives News

iPhone users can test encrypted RCS texts to Android in iOS 26.4 beta 2

After the first beta was iPhone to iPhone only, the second iOS 26.4 developer beta lets iPhones and Androids trade fully encrypted RCS messages for the first time.

Amber Neely 3 months ago 0

Apple has its problems, but still the only real choice for privacy

Apple didn't start out as the privacy company, but in the more than 12 years since iPhone 5s, it is the only company trying to offer privacy by default. Today, that's more necessary than ever.

Wesley Hilliard 3 months ago 28

iPhone camera & microphone dot can be suppressed if you're already hacked

Apple's camera and microphone indicators are supposed to tell iPhone users when the microphone or camera are on, but after a device is fully compromised with kernel-level access by another hack, Predator spyware can prevent those from appearing.

Andrew Orr 3 months ago 2

Out of the park: The March 4 event may not be all that special

Apple's next event is happening on March 4, it's not at Apple Park. In Apple's marketing world, location definitely matters.

Malcolm Owen 3 months ago 15

Government overreach must be fought said Apple, ten years ago today

On February 16, 2016, Apple published a statement it knew would be criticized, and laid out the reasons it would not bow to unfair government pressure. We're apparently in a very different world today.

William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele 3 months ago 11

Ring killing Flock deal exposes the trust problem in AI-powered home security

Ring's now-canceled partnership with Flock Safety suggests the company may have finally found the limits of how far consumers will tolerate AI-driven surveillance in their own neighborhoods.

Andrew Orr 4 months ago 5

600 companies in Japan want the Epic treatment — a free ride in Apple's ecosystem

Apple set up alternative app stores and external payments in Japan similar to how it is being handled in the EU, but developers say it has "no economic incentive" and want to pay nothing to Apple.

Wesley Hilliard 4 months ago 9

Applications are now open for the 2026 Swift Student Challenge — but hurry

Aiming to encourage app development and celebrate the most creative participants, Apple's Swift Student Challenge is back and the winners will get to visit Apple Park.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 0

iPhone Lockdown Mode will protect your data, even from the FBI

Apple's Lockdown Mode is just one of many ways that can keep your iPhone data secure, as the FBI has once more been finding out.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 9

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