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Apple announces its 2025 App Store Award winners and names visual planner Tiimo as the iPhone App of the Year; many of the winning apps have AI integrations (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/04/ai-finds-its-way-into-apples-top-apps-o…

AI finds its way into Apple's top apps of the year | TechCrunch
Although Apple has continued to avoid naming a dedicated AI app or AI chatbot as its app of the year, AI was showcased among this year's winners.

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.

I thought Arthur Andersen folded after #Enron? Wonder why they still have a /16, among which is a server impersonating a bunch of #Amazon hosts...

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

Analyse zum iPhone-Air-"Flop": Läuft auch das iPhone 16e für Apple nicht gut?
Mit "Sondermodellen" hat Apple beim iPhone oft Probleme: Neben dem Air ist die Nachfrage angeblich auch beim Einsteigermodell 16e mau. Was heißt das?

Protip: if you get tired of the flood of AI discourse, just read it as being short for "Artificial Inseminaton" for a while.

Automodelle: Wenn Designer und Marketing komplett versagen!
Meine Meinung, effizient ist nur der Kombi, sorry, station wagon :-)!
https://innovationorigins.com/de/automodelle-wenn-designer-und-marketing-komplett-versagen/

Automodelle: Wenn Designer und Marketing komplett versagen
Lange Zeit waren SUVs so „cool“ wie ein iPhone. Doch diese Zeiten sind vorbei, schreibt Kolumnist Bernd Maier-Leppla. Er kritisiert die Design- und Marketingstrategien der Autohersteller.

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

Ich habe jetzt dienstlich ein #iPhone, was sind denn die Apps, Spiele und Co, die man ausprobieren sollte, wenn man sonst nur Android hat?

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/

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.

iPhone-Foldable: Massenproduktion läuft an, Preis 2400 US-Dollar plus
Apples erstes Klapp-Smartphone steht für kommenden Herbst an. Neuigkeiten gibt es nun aus der Produktion und vom Preis.
https://www.…

"These were the times of Justine Ezarik opening a box containing the 300 pages of her first AT&T bill. Of Joe Hewitt releasing the iUI framework. Of Steve Ballmer laughing at the iPhone. Of James Duncan Davidson’s iconic photo of the iPhone inside a glass screen.
The iPhone SDK and the App Store did not come alone. They were accompanied by an infamous NDA that lasted until October 2008. It prevented devs from asking questions on a new website called “Stack Overflow”."

Erica Sadun
Developers new to the iOS platform are completely (and thankfully) unaware of its rocky start during its initial years. The first iPhone was announced on January 9th, 2007, and was released in the United States on June 29th that year. The iPhone SDK was announced by Steve Jobs in October 2007, and released in March 2008. But even before the official SDK was first announced, people were already "jailbreaking" the device, and thereby making applications for the iPhone. First-generation iPhone and…

Sich automatisch verbindende Bluetooth-Headsets sind geil. Zumindest solange sich Mac und iPhone nicht während einem Teams-Call darüber streiten, wer sich denn nun verbinden darf. 🫤

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.

The TSA confirms —an #iPhone or #Android #cellphone app will be enough to pass through more than 250 #airport

EU begrüßt nahtloseren Datenumzug zwischen iPhone und Android
Die EU begrüßt Apples und Googles Pläne, einen nahtloseren Datenumzug zwischen iPhone und Android-Geräten zu ermöglichen.
https://www.

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...

Not really a fan of how stuttery & slow iOS 26 is on my iPhone 13 Pro Max. But had to upgrade to use new Watch. Grrr. Very frustrating. #ios #ios26 #iphone

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.

Got that adversarial interoperability you asked for
https://www.theverge.com/news/825228/iphone-airdrop-android-quick-share-pixel-10

Google cracked Apple’s AirDrop and is adding it to Pixel phones
Google announced it’s added AirDrop-compatible file sharing that works between Pixel 10 devices and iPhones.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@fantinel/115573316684309556
Looks like it’s working 👀
(Posting this from iPhanpy)

I know all the bootleg phone cheat codes #tech #shanzhai

The focus of turning phones into slop factories had one positive outcome.
Upgraded a older iPhone to the latest and wow the battery life is just crazy, really happy with this outcome

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 …

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…

Not really a fan of how stuttery & slow iOS 26 is on my iPhone 13 Pro Max. But had to upgrade to use new Watch. Grrr. Very frustrating. #ios #ios26 #iphone

This has been the best Mac/iPad/iPhone client since it came out. The Beta Linux version is good. The upgrades have been well tested and the new features have been worth it. https://mastodon.social/@MonaApp/115727391556105570

Teurere Abos für Musik auf dem iPhone: Sammelklage gegen Apple in Frankreich
Wer Abos in iOS-Apps abschließt, zahlt teils deutlich drauf. Schuld daran sei Apple, monieren französische Verbraucherschützer und haben den Konzern verklagt.

I'm torn as to whether this is a good part of the job, but today I once again ran into a limitation of Safari and thus also Chrome on the iPhone. After quite some time, I discovered the cause. Tomorrow I'll work on the workaround. #webdev #safari

Open Spotlight on macOS Tahoe.
Type "termi" and press enter.
iPhone mirroring loads, with the MS Teams app on my phone.
Why yes, that is a perfectly reasonable guess at what I wanted 🙃

Upgraded from iPhone 12 Pro Max to an iPhone 17. What I do like is the USB-C port. Now my #Token2 #Passkeys fit directly into the phone (yes, would have worked via NFC too, but that always felt a little quirky). Briefly enabled Apple Intelligence. What a complete trainwreck. Deinstalled af…

world's greatest speakers (this was preloaded on the phone BTW) #tech #shanzhai

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.

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.

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

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/

@… Thought you might enjoy this #ui #ux post.
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iPhone, MacBook, iPad 2026: Frühjahrs-Updates für Apples Einstiegsmodelle voraus
Apple könnte den wachsenden Frust über die KI-fizierung von Windows nutzen, um Switcher mit einem günstigen Laptop zu locken. Weitere Hardware steht an.

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.

NOTHING is forever...
Here are tips for how to stop the latest MacOS upgrade now, and if you want, until the end of support comes years later.
Apple is good at supporting old stuff, but they're bound to get worse at it. Everything's changing faster and faster, and nefarious bad guys make security harder and harder.
#Security

Cult of Mac (@cultofmac@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image Secret trick will stop your iPhone from updating to iOS 26 — forever! https://www.cultofmac.com/how-to/stop-ios-update?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Backup dei progetti di CapCut da iPhone su @…:
Usando ifuse.

Per trovare l'app-id
ifuse --list-apps
...
"com.lemon.lvoverseas","15.5.0.97","CapCut"
...
Per montare la directory di CapCut
ifuse -o allow_other --documents com.lemon.lvoverseas /mnt/<mount-point>/
- I proget…

Apple baut iPhone-Zeitplan um: Nicht mehr alles im September
Aktuell erscheinen die meisten iPhones im Herbst, im Frühjahr gelegentlich ein Einsteigergerät. Laut einem Bericht stehen hier Änderungen an.
https://…

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.

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....

Apple-Pay-Ersatz: Volksbanken starten NFC-Zahlungen auf dem iPhone
Die VR-Banking-App erlaubt nun kontaktloses Bezahlen mit der Girocard auf dem iPhone. Der Start erfolgt mit Verzögerung bei ersten Instituten.

Google launches Gemini AI features in Chrome for iPhone and iPad, after debuting on desktop and Android earlier in 2025, starting in the US in English (Steve Dent/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/ai/googles-gemini-ai-comes-to-chrome-on-iphone…

Google's Gemini AI comes to Chrome on iPhone and iPad
After rolling it out on desktop and Android earlier in 2025, Google is finally bringing its built-in Gemini AI experience to iPhone and iPad.

Apple belebt alte iPod-Socken wieder – als iPhone-Umhängsel von Designermarke
Zusammen mit Issey Miyake hat Apple zwei neue Taschen fürs iPhone ins Programm genommen. Ihr Look erinnert an die gute, alte iPod-Socke.

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.

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.

Tesla knickt wohl ein: iPhone-Integration mit CarPlay angeblich in Arbeit
Tesla ist der bekannteste CarPlay-Abstinenzler. Das könnte sich einem Bericht zufolge ändern – nicht zuletzt als Versuch, die Verkäufe wieder anzukurbeln.

Neue Kamera-Features bei iPhone 18 und Fold: Analysten und Leaker äußern sich
Analysten mit Einblick in Apples Lieferkette sowie ein chinesischer Leaker haben sich zur Kameraausstattung bei den 2026er iPhones geäußert.

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…

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.