How to sideload iOS apps to the iPhone with AltStore
Recent changes to EU laws require Apple to allow third-party app stores in EU countries. Here's how to use AltStore to sideload iOS apps.
iOS
Chip Loder
Audio transcription compared — Cloud-based vs. on-device
In iOS 18, Apple's Notes and Voice Memos apps get a new audio transcription feature. Here's everything you need to know about the different types of audio transcription, how they compare, and what Apple's implementation brings to the table.
Marko Zivkovic
You won't be fooled by hysterical phishing emails, but you know people who will
Once again there's a new iCloud phishing email that is so poorly done that AppleInsider readers will be able to spot it, but will be shockingly effective to some susceptible to its hysteria, its appalling grammar, and its blinding font choices.
William Gallagher
How to use Clean Up in iOS 18.1 Photos to remove distractions
Apple's new Clean Up tool is a great use of Apple Intelligence that can enhance your photos without excessive editing. Here's how it works.
Andrew O'Hara
Understanding secure contactless transactions in iOS 18
With the release of iOS 18.1, Apple will finally open its secure contactless payments system to third-party developers. Here's how Apple's implementation functions.
Apple lobbyists helped kill child online safety bill
Apple may be adding new ways to combat smartphone addiction, but it's also spending millions on lobbying regulators to limit what it's required to do with the iPhone and App Store.
Hands on: Everything new with Photos in iOS 18
Photos is getting some giant improvements in iOS 18. These are all of the changes and new features from a whole-app redesign to new curated memories.
Apple stuck between a rock and a hard place tackling nonconsensual porn generators
Apple seems unable to stop influx of so-called "dual use" apps that look innocent on the surface but help users create deepfake porn — at a steep price.
Wesley Hilliard
Big-name publishers are refusing to let Apple Intelligence train on data
Website owners have a simple mechanism to tell Apple Intelligence not to scrape the site for training purposes, and reportedly major platforms like Facebook and the New York Times are using it.
Malcolm Owen
Amber Neely
Andrew Orr
