AppleCare insurance for multiple devices including iPhones, Watches and MacBooks, is finally expanding outside the US.

I get that this is a very “me and a few of my friends” problem, and search does help, but it’s not enough. The active to inactive beta ratio is so bad that few iPhone screens include more than two or three active betas. So here’s my proposal: Add a toggle in TestFlight’s settings that hides inactive betas.

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Ein guter erster Schritt, der keine „me and a few of my friends“-Rechtfertigung benötigt. Und damit sollten die Forderungen nicht aufhören: Wo ist die Sortierung nach Plattform? Warum kann ich nicht generell festlegen, ob ich per E-Mail, Push oder gar nicht (!) über neue Versionen benachrichtigt werden möchte? Warum kann ich die Notifications für macOS-Beta-Apps über die iOS-App überhaupt nicht konfigurieren?

Zwölf Jahre werkelt Apple nun an TestFlight. Seit 2017 sind 10.000 „external testers“ erlaubt. Auch deshalb wird TestFlight rege als inoffizieller Vertriebsweg neben dem App Store genutzt – vermutlich in größerem Umfang, als wir gemeinhin annehmen.

Samsung's Freestyle+ projector is a tiny unit which can play movies on the most uneven of surfaces.

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Tesla's Autopilot may fail to recognize children at times, but the company certainly recognizes their potential as future buyers.

Verizon Fios just introduced a new 5Gbps home plan that's more than twice as fast as its previous flagship 2Gbps plan.

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Spotify is finally letting users control the app with their voice to create playlists or learn about songs.

New York has become the first US state to place a moratorium on the construction of data centers.

X has made a tweak to give your replies a boost in your friends' comment section.

Gates, who is Bill Gates' daughter, founded the app alongside Sophia Kianni.

The company also said a newer update is rolling out that should prevent the issue.

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Sony is converting its PlayStation disc factory into a plant for optical microlenses.

There are now enough Amazon Leo satellites to launch the service, but its constellation is still tiny compared to Starlink's.

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Opera has introduced a new safety feature that protects against malicious 'ClickFix' clipboard attacks.

Europe's highest court of appeal has upheld a record-setting $4.7 billion fine imposed on Google back in 2018.

Alice Newton-Rex, WhatsApp’s head of product, said she had heard from users that they didn’t always want to share their phone numbers in order to be in contact with others, particularly in group chats.

She said she hoped the feature would „give users control over how they choose to show up“ on the app.

The secure messaging app Signal introduced an identical service in 2024.

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Subjektive (und beinahe wertungsfreie) Beobachtungen während meines Urlaubs in einer Gruppe mit 25 Personen:

• Niemand fragt nach einer Alternative für WhatsApp; niemand zieht gleichzeitig auch nur in Erwägung, für Plus zu zahlen.
• Jeder, der unter „Accounts“ nachschaut, ob er bereits darf, klickt intuitiv den von der EU erzwungenen Hinweis auf BirdyChat weg.
• Das ist komplett vergessen; für die Erstellung eines WhatsApp-Kontos ist weiterhin die Handynummer erforderlich.
• Fotos werden in Chats geteilt, und mit zwei oder drei expliziten Ausnahmen geschieht dies quasi nie in HD.
• „Staged Rollouts“ für neue Funktionen sind universell unbeliebt.
  

Und niemand stößt sich an der schrecklichen UI – außer mir. Bereits der „Meta AI“-Button disqualifiziert die App augenblicklich.