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Apple bans third-party apps that enabled Android phones to use iMessage to contact iPhones

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Apple bans third-party apps that enabled Android phones to use iMessage to contact iPhones

[ad_1] Apple Inc. on Saturday said it shut down third-party applications that enabled Android devices to use the iMessage service to communicate with iPhone users. The iPhone maker said in a statement it “took steps to protect our users by blocking techniques that exploit fake credentials in order to gain access to iMessage.” It added that “these techniques posed significant risks to user security and privacy, including the potential for metadata exposure and enabling unwanted messages, spam, and phishing attacks.” The company said it would continue to make changes in the future to protect its users. The announcement comes a day after Beeper Mini, the latest app to enable iMessage on Android devices, stopped working. Apple's iMessage offers encrypted messaging between iPhones, Macs, iPa...

Apple Says Software, Apps Behind iPhone Overheating; Fix Coming

[ad_1] Apple Inc. on Saturday said that recent claims of new iPhones getting too hot to the touch are due to software and app-related bugs and that fixes are coming soon.The company said the device can get warm in the first few days as the device works overtime to get set up and restore a user's data, due to a bug in the latest iOS 17 software, and because of some third-party apps overloading the system. Bloomberg News reported on the issue last week. “The device may feel warmer during the first few days after setting up or restoring the device because of increased background activity,” Apple said in a statement. “We have also found a bug in iOS 17 that is impacting some users and will be addressed in a software update.” Apple told Bloomberg it is working with developers behind the apps...

Reddit’s new API pricing forces closure of popular third-party app Apollo and others

[ad_1] Apollo, a widely used third-party app for Reddit, has announced that it will be shutting down on June 30, 2023, as a direct consequence of Reddit's recently announced changes in its API pricing, according to TechCrunch. The new pricing plans would require Apollo to pay a staggering $20 million annually to continue operating, an impossible cost for an independent developer. Christian Selig, the creator of Apollo, was one of the first to raise concerns about the impact of Reddit's new API pricing on third-party apps. Even if Apollo were to switch to a subscription-based model, it would still be unable to sustain itself under the new guidelines. The outcry from the app's user community has prompted a site-wide protest, with several major Reddit communities planning to go dark to exp...