How vibe coding app Anything is rebuilding after getting booted from the App Store twice

Anything is planning to launch a desktop companion app to aid mobile app development after its App Store removal.

‘Tone deaf and short sighted’: Apple Maps gets first ads pop-up in iOS 26.5 beta — and users are fuming

It looks likely that iOS 26.5 will introduce advertising in Apple Maps, after a new pop-up was spotted in the beta.

The FBI just cracked open Signal texts on an iPhone. Here’s how to lock yours down

A recent case shows how iPhone notification settings can expose parts of your Signal conversations, even after they’re deleted. Here’s how it works and what you can do to stay protected.

Avec’s Tinder-styled email app allows you to swipe through your inbox

Users can use the in-built voice transcription tool to reply to emails

Binge is a movie tracking app that warns you of jump scares in real time

The app uses iPhone Live Activities to alert you when scary scenes are about to happen, while also tracking what to watch and where to stream it.

No, Apple isn’t rolling out its version of Samsung’s Privacy Display — but the fake viral videos are convincing

Viral videos of an alleged Apple privacy screen tool are circulating, but despite how convincing they are, it’s all fake.

iOS 26.5 beta contains bad news for Siri and Apple Maps — but there’s a major privacy bonus for iPhone messaging

iOS 26.5 brings back end-to-end encryption when messaging Android users, but it also brings us one step closer to ads in Apple Maps.

A new RCS update could connect iPhone and Android video calls, someday
A new RCS update could connect iPhone and Android video calls, someday

iPhone and Android users might be able to make interoperable video calls through their messaging apps – eventually. Last week, the GSM Association (GSMA) announced that the finalized RCS Universal Profile 4.0 standard will let users turn 1-to-1 or group RCS chats into video calls thanks to a feature called Messaging‑Initiated Video Calls (MIVC). “MIVC […]

Apple says Lockdown Mode thwarted spyware attacks with a clean slate

Apple says it has not seen a single successful spyware attack on iPhones with Lockdown Mode enabled, highlighting how the feature limits attack surfaces and blocks common entry points used by advanced threats.