App Store での成人向けアプリインストール、14 歳として登録された Apple ID でもブロックされない

Apple の App Store の抜け穴が子供を危険にさらすと Tech Transparency Project (TTP) が指摘している (TTP の記事、 Mac Rumors の記事、 The Guardian の記事)。

TTP では年齢を 14 歳に設定した架空のユーザーの Apple ID を作成し、App Store で「17+」にレーティングされているアプリ 75 本のインストールを試みた。しかし、アプリのインストールが年齢制限でブロックされることはなく、17 歳以上である…

This Week in Apps: Developers sound off on App Store settlement, OnlyFans’ flip-flop, Snap’s new camera

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone. […]

iPhoneの防御を回避する「ゼロクリック攻撃」が発生、アップルはどう対処するのか?

アップルのメッセージサーヴィス「iMessage」用いて、ユーザーの操作を必要としない「ゼロクリック攻撃」をiPhoneに仕掛けられる危険性があることが明らかになった。攻撃を検知すべくiOSに搭載された防御機能「BlastDoor」を回避できてしまうことから、アップルには新たな対策が求められている。

YouTube to roll out Picture-in-Picture viewing for all U.S. iOS users, starting with Premium subscribers

Though YouTube has supported picture-in-picture viewing on Android devices since 2018, YouTube told TechCrunch today that it plans to launch the feature to all iOS users in the U.S. on both iPhone and iPad. For now, YouTube is inviting Premium subscribers to test this feature, which lets users watch picture-in-picture videos in a mini player […]

Apple lowers commissions on in-app purchases for news publishers who participate in Apple News

Apple today is launching a new program that will allow subscription news organizations that participate in the Apple News app and meet certain requirements to lower their commission rate to 15% on qualifying in-app purchases taking place inside their apps on the App Store. Typically, Apple’s model for subscription-based apps involves a standard 30% commission […]

Spatial audio is coming to Netflix on iPhone and iPad

If you use AirPods Pro or AirPods Max, your mobile Netflix-watching is about to get a bit more immersive. Yesterday, Netflix confirmed that it has begun rolling out spatial audio support on iPhone and iPad on iOS 14 after the feature was spotted by a Reddit user. Netflix joins streaming competitors like HBO Max, Disney+, […]

Apple walks back controversial Safari changes with iOS 15 beta 6 update

Apple is slowly walking back its controversial decision to redesign mobile Safari in iOS 15 to show the address bar at the bottom of the screen, floating atop the page’s content. The revamp, which was largely meant to make it easier to reach Safari’s controls with one hand, has met with criticism as Apple’s other […]