Users spending hours on their smartphone, but they're using them like a PC, not a phone

Nearly half of smartphone users report spending more than five hours a day on their phone, with one in four reporting more than seven hours per day. But rather than making calls all day, smartphone users are primally using them as mobile PCs — browsing the web and playing games.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 19

How to switch on iOS 12's Safari favicons for easier tab navigation

Something we almost take for granted on desktop Web browsers is favicons — tiny icons that identify a tab at a glance, which can be particularly handy when you have a dozen open at a time.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 8

$1.3 billion iPhone Safari cookie suit against Google shut down by UK courts

Early Monday, London's High Court shut down a representative action — or class action — suit against Google that alleged that the company had illegally collected users' internet habits for tailored advertising purposes from 5.4 million iPhone users.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 1

Google could be paying Apple $9B or more to stay Safari's default search engine

A new estimate suggests that Google will end up paying in excess of $9 billion to stay the default search tool in Apple's Safari browser this year, and possibly far more in 2019.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 33

Apple pulls conspiracy theories, debunked news from Safari's 'Siri Suggested Websites'

Apple this week removed references to questionable online content from Safari's "Siri Suggested Websites" feature after an investigation found the service surfacing articles and video relating to conspiracy theories, "fake news" and other sensationalist items.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 0

Apple releases Safari 12 for owners of macOS Sierra & High Sierra

Apple on Monday launched Safari 12 for its two most recent Mac operating systems, Sierra and High Sierra, primarily improving security and privacy.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 33

WebKit flaw crashes iPhones when malicious page opened in browsers, HTML-rendering apps

A security researcher has disclosed a bug in WebKit that can cause a kernel panic on an iOS device, prompting a restart of an affected iPhone or iPad, by exploiting a vulnerability in the rendering engine using just 15 lines of code in a webpage.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 12

Safari for iOS URL spoofing exploit revealed, with no documented fix

A security researcher has revealed an issue that can allow website addresses to be spoofed in Safari for iOS and Microsoft's Edge browser, but while Microsoft has since fixed the flaw, it is unclear if Apple has updated Safari, potentially leaving the iOS browser vulnerable to attack.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 14

Android collects nearly 10 times more user data than Apple's iOS

Adding to an ongoing location-tracking scandal, a research paper claims that idle Android devices are sending nearly ten times as much data to Google as iOS devices do to Apple's servers.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 49

How to get more speed and features out of Safari on Mac and iOS

Maybe it's just because it comes free on your Mac and iOS devices, but somehow it never seems fashionable to like Safari. Yet this is a remarkably capable app and it has hidden depths. AppleInsider delves into using Safari.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 14

Safari still leads in mobile browser share, but Facebook's browser is on the rise

A new study shows Safari and Chrome are still dominant on mobile devices, but Facebook is coming on strong to try to claim the mobile crown.

Stephen Silver 7 years ago 22

How to quickly request the desktop version of a website on your iPhone

Need to access the desktop version of a website instead of the mobile-friendly version from your iPhone? AppleInsider shares two quick tricks to order your iOS devices to show the full version of sites in Safari, regardless of the screen size.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 22

How to use Safari's Picture-in-Picture mode with YouTube on macOS

If you want to watch YouTube videos while performing other tasks on the Mac, one way is to take advantage of Safari's Picture-in-Picture function. AppleInsider shows how to access and use the hidden-from-view feature with Google's video service.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 13

How to manage Safari notifications in macOS High Sierra and Mojave

Sometimes the number of Safari notifications from websites advising of new updates can be overwhelming, especially if permission is granted to too many sites. AppleInsider explains how to adjust which website notifications will be displayed to you in macOS, and how to change your preferences in the future.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 9

Here's how Apple protects your privacy in Safari with Intelligent Tracking Protection 2.0

Apple released a new Safari Tech Preview on Wednesday, and it includes the Intelligent Tracking Protection 2.0 that was promised at WWDC. AppleInsider looks at what Apple is doing to ensure your protection and privacy as you go about your business on the web.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 21

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