Half-hour outages impacted iCloud and App Store users

Apple endured multiple outages across its online services on Monday, issues that affected iCloud, the App Store, Mac App Store, and other areas.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 4

Shortcut sharing abruptly fails, only new links working

Shortcut sharing links made on iOS more than a week ago have all ceased working, although no other iCloud sharing functions appear to be affected.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 0

Verizon Cloud storage expanded with new $20 unlimited offering

After about a decade of hosting cloud storage for its users, Verizon now has new, unlimited storage subscription service for Verizon customers on iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows.

Amber Neely 5 years ago 3

New tool allows users to transfer iCloud Photos content to Google Photos

Apple has debuted a new tool that allows users to transfer copies of their iCloud Photos to another service, with Google Photos being the first integration.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 12

Apple pays $5,000 bug bounty for iCloud XSS bug discovery

A security researcher from India was awarded $5,000 from Apple via its bug bounty program, after discovering a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in iCloud. Since the discovery of the issue, Apple has patched the issue in iCloud.com.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 0

SuperMicro server spy chip story returns, with no more proof than before

Bloomberg has doubled-down on its controversial 2018 report alleging that there were Chinese-planted spy chips in server hardware supplied to Apple, other big tech, and the US government — but there is nothing in the new story to corroborate the widely debunked original report.

Mike Wuerthele 5 years ago 64

Apple pulls iCloud 12 update for Windows over Chrome extension bug

Apple pulled its iCloud for Windows update on Tuesday, one day after releasing iCloud Passwords for Chrome on Windows, with issues discovered by users potentially behind the withdrawal of the update.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 6

Apple releases iCloud Keychain for Chrome on Windows [u]

Apple officially released iCloud Passwords for Windows, which allows Google Chrome users to sync passwords with their Macs, iPhones, and iPads. As of February 2, however, Apple appears to have pulled the update to iCloud that is required to use this extension.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 7

iCloud Keychain coming to Google Chrome on Windows for the first time

Apple has updated the iCloud for Windows app with a new feature that will soon let users access their iCloud Keychain passwords in Google Chrome.

Wesley Hilliard 5 years ago 4

What to do about Apple devices and iCloud content when the owner dies

Losing a loved one is hard enough without feeling like Apple is fighting you. Here's what you can about someone's iPhone, their iTunes content, and that Family Sharing you all rely on when a loved one dies.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 0

Apple iCloud Account and Sign In issue caused device activation, setup problems

Apple's iCloud backend suffered from an unknown problem that appears to be causing new device setup and account activation failures for over 32 hours, but the issue seems to be resolved as of the evening of December 26.

AppleInsider Staff 5 years ago 3

How to use the new Safari Tabs in macOS 11 Big Sur

Apple has improved Safari in with a small but very useful change to how you work with tabs. Here's what's new, what's better, and all you can do with Safari tabs in macOS Big Sur.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 0

Google Photos to end free unlimited storage on June 1, 2021

Photos and videos uploaded to Google Photos in high quality will begin counting toward users' 15GB of Google Account storage next June.

Amber Neely 5 years ago 21

Some users hit by four-hour iCloud issues affecting Find My, iCloud Drive

Users of Apple's online services endured a number of issues on Sunday, with outages affecting a variety of iCloud features, including iCloud Drive, the iCloud Keychain, and the Find My app, among others.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 7

Apple One fails to solve issues with multiple Apple IDs

Apple One does include one option for helping users manage multiple Apple IDs for iCloud storage, but doesn't resolve the long-standing problems, and does add to the confusion.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 43

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