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Archives for August 2023

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Apple delivers eighth developer beta of iOS 17 after announcing the iPhone 15 launch event.

Our invites to the launch event for Apple’s next iPhone had barely arrived before it pushed developers another revision of its upcoming iOS and iPadOS 17 software update to test. (There are also updates rolling out for test versions of the new watchOS, macOS, tvOS, and even visionOS software.)

Until we actually see what’s shipping this fall, you can check out our early impressions or see how to install a beta version and test the update yourself.

Image: Screenshot of Apple iOS 17 beta notification
Nudes stored in Google Photos can now be securely accessed from more devicesNudes stored in Google Photos can now be securely accessed from more devices
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
More evidence points toward an action button on the iPhone 15 Pro.

As spotted by 9to5Mac, the iOS 17 beta 7 has a new haptic feedback pattern that makes the “phone vibrate more prominently” to signal when silent mode is on or off.

That would make sense if Apple ends up replacing the mute switch with a solid-state action button, as the vibration could help users determine which mode it’s in.

iOS 17 beta gives us another hint that iPhone 15 Pro will have an Action Button

[9to5Mac]

Tesla’s app now supports automation with Apple ShortcutsTesla’s app now supports automation with Apple Shortcuts
Nilay Patel
Nilay Patel
More on the DefCon device that can spoof iOS password sharing prompts.

TechCrunch’s Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai has more on Jae Bochs, the hacker at DefCon who was able to spoof the iOS password sharing prompt on iPhones. Turns out they used a $70 device to spoof Bluetooth Low Energy packets — and since the Control Center toggle for WiFi and Bluetooth doesn’t actually turn those radios off, the signals were able to get through.

Bochs also said they created a proof-of-concept that “builds a custom advertisement packet that mimics what Apple TV etc. are constantly emitting at low power,” effectively spoofing an Apple device that tries to repeatedly connect to nearby devices and triggers the pop-ups. [...]

Unlike real Apple devices, his contraption wasn’t programmed to collect any data from nearby iPhones, even if the person tapped and accepted the prompts. But, in theory, they could have collected some data, according to Bochs.

Apple moved the end call button again in iOS 17Apple moved the end call button again in iOS 17
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Nilay Patel
Nilay Patel
Defcon hacker successfully spoofs iPhone password sharing popups.

The legendary Defcon infosec conference was this past weekend in Vegas, and visitors with iPhones noticed they were getting iOS popups to share their passwords with nearby “Apple TVs.” It’s Defcon, so of course that was a prank by a researcher who calls themselves Jae Bochs on Mastodon. TechCrunch’s Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai has the story:

Bochs said that this experiment wasn’t designed to collect any data, but rather to send Bluetooth “advertisement packets that don’t require pairing (and as such aren’t stopped by the control center toggle).”

The researcher said that to stop these pop ups someone needs to turn off Bluetooth via the Settings app, not from the Control Center, which users can invoke by swiping down from the top right corner of the iPhone.

Those iOS Control Center toggles that don’t actually turn anything off have just never been a good idea!

Researcher says they were behind iPhone popups at Def Con | TechCrunch

[TechCrunch]

Barbara Krasnoff
Barbara Krasnoff
Starting tomorrow, Pocket users must convert their accounts to Firefox accounts.

This is, according to Mozilla, to make the app more secure, so not a big deal, right? If for any reason you don’t want to change your registration — or if you’re just interested in what other article-saving apps are out there — we’ve got a few alternatives for you.

These bookmarking apps can organize all of that content you’re saving for later

Barbara Krasnoff
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
For your consideration.

iOS 17 is moving the end call button as it brings in the Contact Poster, but where would things end up with a more significant rework?

Apple is winding down its classic iTunes Movie Trailers appApple is winding down its classic iTunes Movie Trailers app
The next Final Fantasy VII mobile game launches next monthThe next Final Fantasy VII mobile game launches next month
Get ready for a repositioned end call button in iOS 17Get ready for a repositioned end call button in iOS 17
Banks fined $549 million for hiding messages in iMessage and SignalBanks fined $549 million for hiding messages in iMessage and Signal
Wes Davis
Wes Davis
PlayStation owners will get to play golf the way it was never meant to be played soon.

What the Golf?, the only existing golf game (says me), comes to PS4 and PS5 “with all current updates later this year,” says a press release sent to The Verge.

Also, developer Triband is updating the Switch and Steam versions with the Among Us-inspired levels.

If you’ve never played What the Golf?... here, watch the Switch trailer.

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