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How to mitigate fraud on iOS devices using App Attest and DeviceCheck

App developers can minimize fraud by using App Attest and DeviceCheck, two tools provided by Apple. Here's how to use them to prevent unauthorized modifications to your app, and to prevent users from illegitimately acquiring premium content.

Chip Loder 1 year ago 1

Apple moves on to third betas of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, visionOS 2

After a couple of weeks of testing, Apple is now on the third round of developer betas for iOS 18, iPadOS 18, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2 — all with no sign of Apple Intelligence yet.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 2

Affinity makes Designer, Photo, and Publisher free for six months

The entire Affinity suite of art, photography, and design apps for Mac and iPad are now available free in a much-extended six-month trial.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 5

ChatGPT for Mac app logged queries in an unencrypted file before getting caught

Apple has strict guidelines about protecting user data with sandboxing, but ChatGPT for Mac bypassed all of this by storing conversations in plain text until it was patched on June 28.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 20

Vulnerabilities found in Swift repository left millions of iPhone apps exposed

The open-source Swift and Objective-C repository, CocoaPods, had multiple vulnerabilities that left millions of iOS and macOS apps exposed to potential attacks for a decade, but it is now patched.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 3

'Resident Evil 7' creeps its way onto iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Capcom has brought "Resident Evil 7" to the App Store, unleashing more zombie action to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 3

Apple rolls out second round of current-gen developer betas

Apple is on the second round of developer betas for its current-gen operation systems, including iOS 17.6, iPadOS 17.6, tvOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, macOS Sonoma, and visionOS 1.3.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 0

Window Tiling in macOS Sequoia is Apple's third try to fix a problem

First there was Spaces, then Stage Manager, now there's Window Tiling. All try solving the issue of Mac window management — yet all are hidden. Here's where they are and what they do on macOS Sequoia.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 21

Apple may want to monetize advanced Apple Intelligence features in the future

Apple is considering a paid future for aspects of its Apple Intelligence service that would expand to a subscription model for additional features and more AI partners.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 21

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