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iPhone 17e: Diese Features könnten kommen
Apples erste iPhone-Neuerscheinung des Jahres steht an: Es soll das iPhone 17e sein. Technisch sind einige Neuerungen zu erwarten.
https://www.heise.de/news/…

Slowly getting into a rhythm to start the day with doing a print each morning, each time still tweaking either negatives, concentrations and/or durations of different processing stages to adjust tones/hues... A new adventure with some back and forth each time!
This print is of Langkofel / Sassolungo, one of my favourite mountain massifs, just such interesting features and so many dear memories, here seen from the east (around half and hour before sunset)...

iPhone 17e review: MagSafe, 256GB of base storage, and a capable camera system, but no always-on display, 60Hz refresh rate, and the iPhone 17 is just $200 more (Allison Johnson/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/891164/apple-iphone-17e-review

The iPhone 17E is good, but you probably shouldn’t buy it
The iPhone 17E offers some significant upgrades over the 16E, but most people should just get the iPhone 17 for an extra $200.

50 Jahre Apple: Geburtstagsfeiern auf der ganzen Welt geplant
Am 1. April jährt sich die Gründung des iPhone-Herstellers zum 50. Mal. Zu diesem Anlass wird es schon im März diverse Events geben, so der Konzern.

iPhone Fold: Leak deutet auf stark eingeschränktes Multitasking hin
Aufgeklappt ähnelt das faltbare iPhone wohl einem Mini-Tablet. Ein richtiges Fenstersystem soll es einem Bericht zufolge aber nicht erhalten.

iPhone nur auf dem Papier offen: Erster App-Marktplatz in EU schließt
Statt mehr werden es weniger: Mit Setapp Mobile schließt ein erster alternativer App-Marktplatz seine Pforten. Für Nutzer ist das unbequem.

The tip of an Apple lightning charging cable broke off and got stuck in one of our phones lightning ports. Quite finicky to get that tiny piece of metal out again.

Apple's stock dropped 5% on Thursday, its worst day since April, following FTC scrutiny of Apple News and reports about delays with Siri (Jennifer Elias/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/apple-stock-worst-day-ftc-siri.html

Apple has worst day since April as company faces FTC scrutiny, Siri delay reports
The iPhone-maker faces reported delays in its AI assistant and pressure from FTC chair Andrew Ferguson to look into possible political bias.

iPhone 16e und iPad Air: Aktuelle Geräte in bestimmten Märkten schlecht zu haben
Apple nimmt ältere Modelle oft vor der Einführung neuer Varianten langsam aus dem Handel. Das ist nun bei zwei Geräten offenbar der Fall.

Nearly a year after a national-security scandal erupted on my iPhone, no one in the Trump administration has faced consequences.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/signalgate-consequences-national-security/686056/

The Unbearable Lightness of Signalgate
Nearly a year after a national-security scandal erupted on my iPhone, no one in the Trump administration has faced consequences.

Wenn das Smartphone plötzlich selbstständig den Notruf wählt... 📱🚨
Im Süden Sachsen-Anhalts hat ein vom Autodach gefallenes iPhone am Sonntag für Aufregung gesorgt.
Zum Artikel: #iPhoneSicherheit

Marktforscher: iPhone 16 ist 2025 das weltweit meistverkaufte Smartphone
Kein Xiaomi, Oppo oder Vivo: Apple und Samsung teilen sich die Plätze um die 10 am meisten abgesetzten Smartphones unter sich auf.

Thanks #apple, loving that my iphone is so sandboxed that my only recourse for fixing this is a factory reset

I wanted to change the background on an iPhone to match a new cover, and for the life of me I can’t figure out how to pick one of the built-in options without having to set up all widgets all over again. Apple explicitly hints that I should hold down on the locked screen, but that only seems to let me access everything BUT the background.

If Apple can do FaceID on the iPhone and TouchID on a Magic Keyboard attached to a Mac, why can’t they do FaceID with a Studio Display camera attached to a Mac?
It’s a mystery…

A fairly handy new app just released: #Aivi. It allows you to create iOS live activities that can be controlled via REST, for example via #HomeAssistant. Downsides: proprietary and another subscription, but at least it’s from some guy in Sweden, not a big company or shady startup. Will probably…

Aivi • iOS Live Activities over API | Smart Home Integration
Turn any device into a Live Activity on iPhone with Aivi's simple HTTP API. Perfect for Home Assistant, smart home devices, 3D printers, EV charging & IoT.

Ein Re-Design zum 17 in Sachen Rückseite wäre mir lieber. Den neuen Kamera-Hügel finde ich ja okay, aber das Quadrat darunter eher mäh https://www.mobiflip.de/apple-das-iphone-18-pro-bekommt-ein-redesign-auf-der-front/

Apple: Das iPhone 18 Pro bekommt ein „Redesign“ auf der Front
Apple wird die Dynamic Island beim kommenden iPhone 18 Pro und iPhone 18 Pro Max überarbeiten, das behaupteten in den letzten Monaten viele Quellen. Es stellt sich nur die Frage, …

Streaming: Apple schnappt sich Rechte hinter „Severance“
Die wohl stilprägendste Serie bei Apple TV ist nun Teil von Apple selbst. Die Rechte an „Severance“ gehen vollständig an den iPhone-Hersteller.
https://www.

iPhone users around the world have been warned to reboot their devices and update to the latest software amid a series of targeted hacks and spyware.
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2026/01/17/apple-iphone-hacks

iPhone users urged to reboot amid targeted Apple hacks
iPhone users have been warned to reboot their devices and update to the latest software amid a series of targeted hacks and spyware.

Apple unveils the iPhone 17e, offering a 6.1-inch display, 3nm A19 chip, C1X modem, a 48MP Fusion camera, and more, starting at $599 and shipping March 11 (Apple)
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-iphone-17e/

Apple introduces iPhone 17e
Apple today announced the new iPhone 17e, a powerful and affordable addition to the iPhone 17 lineup.

Wonder when sheeple will wake up to this, I guess when the new iPhone suddenly costs $3,000?

Abschied vom Radio: #MausRadio ab 2027 nur noch online und in der App
https://www.iphone-ticker.de/abschied-von-dab-mausradio-ab-2027-nu…

Abschied vom Radio: MausRadio ab 2027 nur noch online und in der App
Der Westdeutsche Rundfunk will sein Audioangebot für Grundschulkinder neu ausrichten. Das MausRadio, das wir bereits als werbefreie Alternative zu klassischen Kindersendern vorgestellt haben, soll ab Anfang 2027 vor allem im Internet verbreitet werden. Eine entsprechende Planung wurde dem Rundfunkrat präsentiert. Schon heute bietet das MausRadio ein 24-Stunden-Programm mit Musik, Hörspielen und Wissensformaten. Im Unterschied zu […]

Dank Look von Luxusmarke: iPhone in Orange hilft Apple beim China-Comeback
Chinesische Käufer mögen Apples neue Farbgebung beim iPhone 17 Pro und 17 Pro Max. Deren Viralität war aber wohl Zufall.
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The ‌iPhone‌ 5s came out in September 2013, the ‌iPhone‌ 6 in September 2014.
Released yesterday, iOS 12.5.8 extends the system certificates, so they will continue to work after January 2027.
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/26/iphone-5s-software-update/

Security researchers at Jamf found that Predator spyware can prevent iOS video and microphone recording indicators from appearing. 
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/19/iphone-camera-microphone-dot-can-be-suppressed-if-yo…

Predator spyware exploits SpringBoard to block iOS camera & microphone lights
Apple's camera and microphone indicators are supposed to tell iPhone users when the microphone or camera are on, but after a device is fully compromised with kernel-level access by another hack, Predator spyware can prevent those from appearing.

Apple's iPhone 16 was the world's best-selling smartphone in 2025, followed by the 16 Pro Max and 16 Pro; Apple took 7 of the top 10 spots and Samsung took 3 (Counterpoint Research)
https://counterpointresearch.com/en/in

Coruna: Was hinter dem neuen Exploitkit für iPhones steckt
„Coruna“ nennt sich eine Sammlung für Hackwerkzeugen für das iPhone, die diverse iOS-Versionen knackt. Offenbar stecken wieder staatliche Stellen dahinter.

Fürs Pixel 11? Google arbeitet an besserer Gesichtsentsperrung wie bei iPhones
Googles Pixel-Smartphones sollen künftig eine bessere Gesichtsentsperrung erhalten, die denen des iPhone ähnelt – und auch bei Dunkelheit funktioniert.

Grabbed my mom's mac and to this date Finder is still completely unusable to restore. Did they seriously ditch iTunes for this shit? It clearly knows an iPhone is connecting, but doesn't show the button to open the restore screen. Trillion dollar company.

heise | iPhone, Mac, iPad: So geht KI auch „for free“
Von Text über Bild bis zu Transkription: So nutzen Sie KI mit clever optimierten Bordmitteln und geschicktem App-Einsatz kostenlos auf Apple-Hardware.
https://www.

Apple says iPhone and iPad on iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 have become the first consumer devices NATO approved for use up to the "restricted" level of classified data (Elyse Betters Picaro/ZDNET)
https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-iphone-ipad-nato-classified-sec…

The iPhone in your pocket is now trusted for classified NATO data
NATO approved iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 devices for classified use up to the 'restricted' level, and that's a big deal. Here's why.

One thing that influenced my decision to use the iPhone with the Apple Watch as my main device instead of the Pixel with GrapheneOS for health reasons is this: I feel absolutely, ABSOLUTELY bad about it!
On the one hand, of course, because of the data protection issue, but since Trump, I also have the problem that most Europeans have: that you are becoming dependent on a big tech company from the US. A country that is clearly drifting toward fascism, where fundamental rights are being …

Thanks to everyone who recommended Wipr. Bought it and installed it on the iPhone.
On the mac I am also trying uBlock Origin Lite.

Für Vertikalspieler: Neues Gamepad fürs iPhone
Gaming-Spezialist 8Bitdo hat einen neuen Kompaktcontroller für iOS-Geräte gezeigt, der sich am unteren Geräterand montieren lässt.
https://www.hei…

A look at iOS 26's call-screening feature, which some say is like having an assistant to filter out unwanted calls, as some complain it makes them miss calls (Andrew Zucker/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/style/iphone-call-scre

Apple releases iOS 12.5.8 for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6, extending software support for these devices to 13 and 12 years after their respective launches (Juli Clover/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/26/iphone-5s-software-update/

iPhone 5s Gets New Software Update 13 Years After Launch
Alongside iOS 26.2.1, Apple today released an updated version of iOS 12 for devices that are still running that operating system update, eight years...

Verbände lehnen Apple-Kompromiss zu Anti-Tracking-Abfrage ab
Wenn iPhone-Nutzer eine App öffnen, können sie ihr verbieten, Aktivitäten bei anderen Diensten zu erfassen. Die Werbewirtschaft sieht sich unfair benachteiligt.

Apple reports Q1 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple Pay, Apple TV, Apple Music, and iCloud, up 14% YoY to $30B, in line with estimates (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/apple-earnings-q1-2026-i…

Apple Revenue Pops 16% to Nearly $144 Billion in Year-End 2025 Quarter on iPhone 17 Sales Blitz, Services Biz Hits $30 Billion
Apple booked a record haul for the December 2025 quarter thanks to a spike in iPhone sales, while its services business hit $30 billion in revenue.

CarPlay mit KI: KI-Apps künftig erlaubt
Bislang wurden KI-Anwendungen als Apps für Apples iPhone-Fahrzeugintegration nicht zugelassen. Das soll sich bald ändern.
https://www.heise.de/news/CarPlay-mit-K…

China's smartphone market is seeing one of its widest price hikes as memory chip crunch deepens; Meizu announces it will suspend developing new mobile hardware (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/electronics…

Steep price hikes hit China's smartphone market as memory crunch deepens
Apple's new budget iPhone adds to pressure on Chinese brands

Apple expects Q2 revenue to grow 13% to 16% YoY, vs. 10% est.; it's currently constrained by iPhone processor supply and expects memory costs to rise after Q2 (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/apple-sales-p…

US-Lawinenunglück: iPhone-Funktion „Notruf SOS via Satellit“ half bei Rettung
Apple bietet seit einigen Jahren die Möglichkeit, per Textnachricht außerhalb von Mobilfunkempfangsgebieten zu kommunizieren. In den USA rettete das Leben.

Sources: at Apple's request, Google investigated hosting servers inside its data centers to run a Gemini-based Siri while adhering to Apple's privacy standards (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apple-discus…

Apple Discusses Google Hosting New Siri as Need for Cloud Help Grows
In January, when Apple announced an agreement to use Google’s Gemini models in Apple products, it was an admission that the iPhone maker hasn’t been able to compete in AI on its own over the past couple years. But the deal also showed that Apple is again relying on an outside company to help it ...

iPhone-Analytics: US-Datenschutzklage gegen Apple teilweise gescheitert
Seit 2022 läuft ein Verfahren von Nutzern gegen Apple, weil dort App-Store-Infos trotz Opt-Out erfasst worden sein sollen. Die Klage kommt nicht vom Fleck.

Apple Q1: iPhone up 23% YoY to $85.27B, vs. $78.65B est., Mac down 7% to $8.39B, iPad up 6% to $8.6B, and Wearables, Home, and Accessories down 2% to $11.49B (Apple)
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260129405756/en/

Apple reports Q1 revenue up 16% YoY to $143.76B, vs. $138.48B est., net income up 16% to $42.1B, and China net sales up 38% to $25.53B (Kif Leswing/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/apple-aapl-earnings-report-q1-2026.html

Apple set to report earnings: iPhone growth, AI, memory costs will be in focus in first quarter
Apple's fiscal first quarter ended in December and the company has already signaled last year it's expecting a big earnings report.

Apple-Zahlen: Wieder wuchtiges Weihnachtsquartal
Apple hat von Oktober bis Dezember dank des iPhone wieder gut verdient – mit Rekorden bei Umsatz und Gewinn. Die Frage ist, wie lange das noch so weitergeht.
https://www.

Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of the iPhone camera app Halide who previously freelanced for Apple, says he has joined Apple's Human Interface Design team (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/28/halide-cofounder-sebastiaan-de-wi…

Halide cofounder Sebastiaan de With joins Apple's design team - 9to5Mac
Halide and Lux co-founder and designer Sebastiaan de With announced today that he is joining Apple’s human interface design team....

A look at Detroit's Apple Developer Academy, launched after the BLM protests, which spends $20K per student, nearly 2x the budget of local community colleges (Paresh Dave/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-app-making-course-michigan-state-university/<…

Apple’s App Course Runs $20,000 a Student. Is It Really Worth It?
Apple, Michigan taxpayers, and one of Detroit’s wealthiest families spent roughly $30 million training hundreds of people to build iPhone apps. Not everyone lands coding jobs right away.

Tim Cook hat offenbar seinen Frühjahrsputz gemacht und dabei eine ganze Menge neuer Produkte gefunden. 🧹😄
Der iPhone-Hersteller will ab nächsten Montag eine ganze Reihe neuer Geräte vorstellen. 📱💻
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-11185727