Developers will soon be able to use Google’s app indexing feature to surface app content in searches conducted in Safari for iOS 9, as well as Google’s native iOS apps, as the company on Friday announced compatibility with Apple’s HTTP deep linking standards.
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One of the most notable — albeit least trumpeted — user-facing enhancements in iOS 9 is the new back button, which lets you quickly return to where you were when following links between apps. Confused how it works? Here’s a concise explainer.
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Developer Marco Arment on Friday released Overcast 2, an update to the popular iOS podcast app that makes it completely free to use and adds several significant improvements, such as streaming and early 3D Touch support.
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The Obama administration will not force corporations to decrypt communications for law enforcement, FBI director James Comey announced at a U.S. Senate hearing of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
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Search alternative DuckDuckGo, which is available as a default search option in Apple’s Safari browser, is profitable without tracking user behavior, the company’s CEO has revealed.
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Apple is currently doing far better at keeping supplies of the iPhone 6s available than it did with the iPhone 6 or iPhone 5s, according to research conducted by investment firm Piper Jaffray.
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On this week’s AppleInsider podcast, Neil and Victor talk about the 4th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ passing, Neil gives his thoughts on the Steve Jobs movie, we discuss iMac rumors, 4K video, and the new Microsoft Surface Book and what it means for iPad.
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In a bid to protect users against potential man-in-the-middle attacks, Apple on Thursday confirmed the removal of multiple iOS content blockers, also referred to as ad blockers, that relied on the installation of root certificates to operate.
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Almost one month after the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus launch in September, Apple on Thursday started sales of factory unlocked SIM-free handsets that come unbound from carrier contract commitments.
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Entrepreneur Elon Musk is apparently unconcerned that Apple could become a potential rival in the electric car space, saying the Cupertino, Calif., tech giant is where former employees go it they “don’t make it” at Tesla.
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