iMessage for Android would have stifled innovation, says Craig Federighi

Craig Federighi defended the decision to not develop Messages for Android, saying it would never get a mass audience, and had Apple done it, it would have hampered innovation.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 19

Craig Federighi & Greg Joswiak will be interviewed by Joanna Stern

Apple's Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi and marketing head Greg Joswiak will be under the spotlight with other industry luminaries on October 25 at The Wall Street Journal's annual October tech event.

Mike Wuerthele 3 years ago 1

Craig Federighi promises iPad Stage Management improvements coming

Apple's Craig Federighi says Apple is aware of criticisms of Stage Manager on iPad, and fixes were already planned for forthcoming beta releases.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 11

Craig Federighi answers complaint about why iOS auto-update doesn't work

Apple's Craig Federighi has outlined how the company handles rolling out of automatic updates to iOS, including why it can take weeks to work.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 17

Apple's August 2021: Tim Cook for a decade, App Store threats, CSAM debacle

Tim Cook completed ten years as CEO, South Korea ended the App Store as we knew it, and Kanye West did, didn't, did, didn't, did release "Donda" on Apple Music.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 2

Apple's May 2021 in review - Lossless Apple Music, Apple Silicon iMac, and new Apple TV 4K

In May 2021, Epic Games versus Apple may have taken some of our attention, but we gave most of it to the new Apple Silicon M1 iMac, iPad Pro, and Apple TV 4K — and on top of all that, we got news of Lossless Apple Music.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 2

Side-loading is a gold rush for cybercriminals, says Craig Federighi

Craig Federighi, Apple's Software Engineering chief, gave a keynote focused on the dangers of forcing Apple to allow side-loading on iPhone at the Web Summit 2021 conference.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 31

Apple's Craig Federighi to present keynote at Web Summit 2021 next week

Apple SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi is scheduled to present a keynote presentation at this year's Web Summit, which will be held in November in Lisbon, Portugal.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 7

Civil rights groups worldwide ask Apple to drop CSAM plans

More than 80 civil rights groups have sent an open letter to Apple, asking the company to abandon its child safety plans in Messages and Photos, fearing expansion of the technology by governments.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 48

Apple's Federighi says child protection message was 'jumbled,' 'misunderstood'

Craig Federighi has said that Apple was wrong to release three child protection features at the same time, and wishes the confusion had been avoided.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 90

Apple's Federighi and Joswiak talk privacy, Siri, Universal Control and more

The continued tradition of Apple SVP of software engineering Craig Federighi and VP of product marketing Greg Joswiak sitting down with John Gruber continues in 2021, with discussions about what Apple launched during WWDC 2021, privacy, on-device Siri processing, and the creation of Universal Control

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 2

Popular YouTubers sit down for FaceTime with Craig Federighi

A series of videos have appeared with the #FaceTimeWithCraig where YouTubers get five minutes with Craig Federighi himself.

Wesley Hilliard 5 years ago 9

What Apple didn't say about macOS Monterey

There's already much more news about macOS Monterey than even Apple revealed in the WWDC 2021 keynote. From the small to the tiny, the new macOS is replete with features you'll want to use.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 4

Privacy and security war will go on for years, says Craig Federighi

Maintaining security and privacy for Apple's users will be a "battle we will be fighting for years to come," according to SVP of software engineering Craig Federighi.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 5

Epic vs Apple continues and Lossless launches — This Week in Apple

The third week of testimony in the Apple and Epic trial dominated this week, but other major events surfaced, including the launch of Apple Music Lossless and Spatial audio, potential new Beats Studio Pro, and rumors of a redesign for the Apple Watch Series 7.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 1

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