Jeff Johnson: Today I received a shipment notification via text message to my phone number from a company unrelated to Apple. The shipped product was not ordered with my iPhone, and in fact the product manufacturer doesn’t even know that I own any Apple devices. The message included a US Postal Service tracking number. Messages […]

Apple (MacRumors, Hacker News, The Verge): Apple today announced the launch of Digital ID, a new way for users to create an ID in Apple Wallet using information from their U.S. passport, and present it with the security and privacy of iPhone or Apple Watch. At launch, Digital ID acceptance will roll out first in […]

The Analysis Group (MacRumors, Slashdot, Hacker News): Despite commission rates typically falling by about 10 percentage points, current evidence shows that developers kept the prices of what they sold through the App Store the same or increased them more than 90% of the time.[…]Developers’ decision not to pass on commission savings to EU users mirrors […]

Apple (Hacker News, Slashdot): ISSEY MIYAKE and Apple today unveiled iPhone Pocket. Inspired by the concept of “a piece of cloth,” its singular 3D-knitted construction is designed to fit any iPhone as well as all pocketable items.[…]“The design of iPhone Pocket speaks to the bond between iPhone and its user, while keeping in mind that […]

Apple (xip, downloads): Xcode 26.1.1 includes Swift 6.2.1 and SDKs for iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, tvOS 26.1, macOS 26.1, and visionOS 26.1. Xcode 26.1.1 supports on-device debugging in iOS 15 and later, tvOS 15 and later, watchOS 8 and later, and visionOS. Xcode 26.1.1 requires a Mac running macOS Sequoia 15.6 or later. It’s hard […]