Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
iOS 26 Developer Beta 9
Juli Clover: Apple today provided developers with the ninth betas of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 for testing purposes, with the updates coming a week after Apple seeded the eighth betas. The release notes don’t call out any changes since beta 5. Mario Guzmán: Not everything needs to have round end caps 🙄 look how […]
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Carbon Copy Cloner 7.1.3
Version 7.1.2: CCC has a new “glass” icon that looks great on macOS Tahoe! Big thanks to our UI designer Enelia at Abacus Finch who was able to find a way to keep our beloved page curl with the new glass material.[…]Tahoe users: If you disable the CCC menubar icon via the new System Settings […]
Google to Require Developer Verification for Android Sideloading
Abner Li (Hacker News): To combat malware and financial scams, Google announced today that only apps from developers that have undergone verification can be installed on certified Android devices starting in 2026.This requirement applies to “certified Android devices” that have Play Protect and are preloaded with Google apps. The Play Store implemented similar requirements in […]
iTorrent Removed via Notarization Due to Sanctions
Ernesto Van der Sar (Hacker News, MacRumors, Slashdot): Under EU law, Apple is required to give its users more freedom to install apps that are not listed in the official App Store. This allows for easier access to software that’s typically prohibited by Apple, including the popular iTorrent BitTorrent client. The iTorrent client built a […]