Man ludicrously blames Apple for his wife catching him communicating with prostitutes

A British man is ridiculously attempting to sue Apple following a divorce, caused by his wife finding messages to a prostitute he deleted from his iPhone that were still accessible on an iMac.

Mike Wuerthele and Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 54

Apple may add some text effects to iMessage in iOS 18

Apple's changes to iMessage in iOS 18 could introduce new text effects, which may include stylized text that could be sent to Android users.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 6

iMessage experienced an outage on Thursday

Apple's iMessage service experienced a rare outage on Thursday that was reported by many users across the globe.

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 2

Exploit seller wants $2 million for a zero-day iMessage attack vector that probably doesn't exist

A $2 million iMessage exploit listed on the dark web probably doesn't do what the sellers say that it does, but it's still a reminder that iPhones aren't hack-proof.

Amber Neely 2 years ago 1

Jerusalem Flag autoprediction bug is fixed in iOS 17.5 developer beta

Apple's second iOS 17.5 developer beta has fixed a bug that showed the Palestinian flag in the predictive text system when users typed in "Jerusalem."

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 12

False Flag: Social media erupts over Apple's predictive text Palestine blunder

Apple's predictive text system has prompted claims of antisemitism against the iPhone maker, by serving the Palestinian flag after users type in Jerusalem.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 18

Astoundingly unsafe iMessage bridge Sunbird is back, and you still shouldn't use it

Sunbird, the service that claimed to bring iMessage to Android, is back in beta as the firm vows it has fixed its legion of security issues.

William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele 2 years ago 8

Google obviously says that Apple RCS support will come in the fall

While Apple has publicly only said that it will add RCS messaging support to iOS later in 2024, a Google announcement appears to pin it down further.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 21

Apple is hardening iMessage encryption now to protect it from a threat that doesn't exist yet

Apple is overhauling the cryptographic security of iMessage by introducing a new messaging protocol to thwart advanced computing that has yet to become a feasible threat, and probably won't for years.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 12

Apple's new RCS stance may have been forced by China

Apple's decision to introduce RCS support to iMessage sometime in 2024 wasn't caused by pressure from Europe, according to a new report, but instead China may have had more to do with the move.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 16

EU backs down, won't force Apple to open iMessage to rivals

The European Union has accepted Apple's argument that iMessage isn't used enough to require that it be interoperable with third-party messaging services.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 22

FCC commissioner cries antitrust again after Beeper Mini debacle

It's not completely clear if a FCC commissioner understands what he's taking about, as he calls for antitrust action against Apple for its systematic shutdown of the iMessage-on-Android Beeper Mini app.

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 8

How to draw pictures in iMessage on iOS 17

Apple's iMessage stands out with its Digital Touch feature, especially for those who love to draw. Here's how to draw messages in iOS.

Andrew Orr 2 years ago 0

Beeper Mini users find Macs banned from iMessage network

Beeper mini users who used their hardware to register their app with Apple's iMessage network may find their Mac blocked from the service instead, in what could be retaliation against the use of the controversial messaging app.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 16

Apple's November 2023 in review: Nothing on iMessage, Crash Detection, and a confusing bridal photo

In November, Apple had a middling quarterly financial result, Nothing tried to take on iMessage, Crash Detection proved its worth, and a mystery about an iPhone photo was quickly solved.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 0

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