Group Container Names in Sequoia

John Brayton: On both macOS and iOS, sandboxed apps use group container folders to share data between the main app and extensions, such as the Subscribe in Unread share extension and Unread’s widgets.[…]On beta releases of Sequoia (macOS 15) using t…

Apple Loses Ireland Tax Case

Arjun Kharpal (ruling, Hacker News): Europe’s top court ruled against Apple on Tuesday in the tech giant’s 10-year court battle over its tax affairs in Ireland. The case stems back to 2016 when the European Commission ordered Ireland to recover up t…

No Alternative Payments in Louisiana

Ariel Zilber (via Hacker News): Apple successfully killed proposed legislation in Louisiana that would have required the iPhone maker to allow developers who market their apps on the app store to use an alternative payment system by threatening to c…

Good Riddance to Apple’s FineWoven Cases

Apple Told to Pay Ireland €13 Billion in Tax by EU

Apple Denies Evidence of Hiding Browser Choice Setting

Hartley Charlton: Apple faces allegations of misleading the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over a user interface issue in iOS related to changing the default browser, Open Web Advocacy reports. […] Now, in a formal response to the CMA,…

EU iOS Envy

Allison Johnson: Whining about stuff is a treasured American pastime, so allow me to indulge: the iPhone is more fun in Europe now, and it’s not fair. They’re getting all kinds of stuff because they have cool regulators, not, like, regular regulator…

Apple’s DMA Compliance, Summer 2024

Damien Geradin: Apple took everyone by surprise by announcing on 25 January 2024 how it intended to implement the app store-related provisions of the DMA in advance of the 7 March 2024 deadline. However, it became immediately clear to app developers…

What to Do With Unwanted Political Spam Texts

John Gruber (Mastodon): For several months this year — while receiving, I’d say, around half a dozen such messages per day, every day, every week — I tried using Messages’s “Delete and Report Junk” feature. As far as I can tell it didn’t do a damn t…

Apple Told to Pay Ireland €13 Billions in Tax by EU

Good Riddance to Apple’s FineWoven Cases

New Building at Apple Park: The Observatory

iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple (video, MacRumors, Hacker News): The new Pro lineup features the thinnest borders of any Apple product and introduces larger display sizes: 6.3 inches on iPhone 16 Pro and 6.9 inches on iPhone 16 Pro Max — the largest iPhone display ever. […] …

iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus

Apple (video, MacRumors, Hacker News): Camera Control — a result of thoughtful hardware and software integration — elevates the camera experience on the iPhone 16 lineup. It is packed with innovation, including a tactile switch that powers the click…

AirPods 4

Apple (video, MacRumors): The new AirPods 4 are the most advanced and comfortable headphones Apple has ever created with an open-ear design, and today, customers can choose between two distinct models: AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cance…

Apple Watch Series 10

Apple (video, MacRumors): Apple Watch Series 10 is nearly 10 percent thinner than Apple Watch Series 7, Series 8, and Series 9, while offering all the advanced capabilities users love, adding new features, and maintaining all-day 18-hour battery lif…

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★ The iOS Continental Drift Fun Gap

As it stands, fun side is not the EU. But hope springs eternal.

More on Spotify Connect and iPhone Volume Buttons

★ The iOS Continental Drift Widens

What’s happening with Apple Intelligence and iPhone Screen Sharing this year is what I expect to happen with every new product or service Apple creates that integrates with iOS: they will come late, or never, to the EU.