By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Despite the EU claiming that the iPad qualifies under its Digital Markets Act as a gatekeeper when it does not yet, Apple has announced that it will comply regardless.The EU is treating the iPad as a gatekeeper platform under its Digital Markets ActEven the EU’s own anti-competition regulator Margrethe Vestager says that the iPad does not meet the criteria to come under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Yet the EU is enforcing its DMA rules on the iPad as if it did.”Today, we have brought Apple’s iPadOS within the scope of the DMA obligations,” announced Vestager. “Our market investigation showed that despite not meeting the thresholds, iPadOS constitutes an important gateway on which many companies rely to reach their customers.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Responding to criticism that its Core Technology Fee for EU developers could see small App Store developers owing Apple excessive fees, the company has revised its rules for eligibility.European Union flagsAs part of complying with the EU’s mandate that it open up the iPhone to third-party app stores, Apple established a Core Technology Fee that would be levied on developers for the use of its services. Some developers would not have to pay at all, but others would see fees of half a Euro per install, after a certain threshold, and Apple released an online calculator to help companies work out those fees.Apple had already announced that the Core Technology Fee would not apply to education and government bodies. It also said that developers would not have to pay the Core Technology Fee until such time as they exceeded one million first-installs of an app in a year. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The Rabbit R1 handheld AI device is a simple Android device, and a developer made the AI run on an iPhone.Rabbit R1 running on iPhone as a web app [X/@WillHobick]The Rabbit R1 offers the ability to answer queries and perform tasks using AI, instead of using an iPhone directly. However, the work of one enterprising developer has resulted in a clone of the “iPhone-killer” which can run on an iPhone.In X tweets on Monday, Will Hobick of Flutterflow posted that he would be posting a “cloneable template” of the Rabbit R1 app later in the week. In a follow-up post on Tuesday, he demonstrates a version of the app running on an iPhone. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Despite its well-publicized moves to cut its dependence on China as its main supplier, Apple has also been increasing the number of firms it works with for production with in the region.Tim Cook visits Luxshare factory in 2017. Source: AppleBy January 2024, Apple’s supply chain had spent $16 billion in moving away from China, and as of April 2024, 14% of all iPhones are being manufactured in India. But according to an analysis by Nikkei Asia of Apple’s public reporting, the company is continuing to deepen its relationships with China.”Chinese suppliers have formed the largest camp of Apple suppliers since 2020, and their number increased to 52 last year from 48 in 2022,” write Cheng Ting-Fang and Lauly Li. “The number of manufacturing or development facilities in China — including those owned by domestic and foreign companies — grew by 10 to 286.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) The FDA has approved the Apple Watch’s atrial fibrillation history feature under its stringent Medical Device Development Tools program that specifies what devices health professionals can rely on.Apple Watch health featuresApple Watch has had an atrial fibrillation feature since 2022, and the FDA approved its use just hours before Apple announced it. Since then, it has been credited with saving lives, including those of people who previously had no reason to suspect they had severe heart problems.Now on top of its allowing the sale of the feature, the Food and Drug Administration has also passed the Apple Watch’s AFib history feature for its Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program. As first spotted by MyHealthyApple, this makes the Apple Watch the first digital health technology to qualify under MDDT for a non-invasive way of estimating atrial fibrillation. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) Being able to make a request using Siri while driving helps keep your eyes on the road, but just asking for Siri may not work on older cars or in certain other circumstances. Here’s the fix.For most people using CarPlay, being able to call the vocal assistant Siri up by simply saying its name — or preceded with “hey” — is a great convenience. From asking for directions to checking where you need to go next, it makes driving safer.Occasionally, however, you may find Siri doesn’t respond when called for. This can have a variety of causes, but it seems to happen more often with wireless CarPlay compared to when the iPhone is plugged into a USB port. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew Orr) The ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet by the Justice Department has revealed that Google paid Apple a staggering $20 billion in 2022 for default search engine status.In 2022, Alphabet paid Apple $20 billionGoogle’s relationship has been under heavy scrutiny during an antitrust lawsuit accusing the company of using its size as an advantage to prevent competitors from entering the search market. One of the biggest issues in question is how much it pays Apple, which was previously estimated to be nearly $20 billion — a figure proven true by a new court filing.Despite attempts by Google and Apple to keep the payment confidential, details emerged during the trial through testimony and accidental disclosures. According to a report from Bloomberg, court documents revealed that Google paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 to be the default search engine on Apple platforms. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Amber Neely) Pennsylvania state representatives have pushed forward a second piece of legislation that would penalize the unauthorized use of Bluetooth trackers, like AirTag, to track someone.Apple AirTagThere’s no shortage of instances where someone discovered they were being tracked without their knowledge via AirTag. While the $29 coin-sized trackers have proven useful when retrieving lost luggage, it’s also proven too tempting for those with nefarious intentions.On Tuesday, the House of Representatives in Pennsylvania voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that would add using a tracking device to secretly follow someone to the state’s existing stalking laws. The new law would classify this behavior as a third-degree misdemeanor, which could result in up to 90 days of imprisonment. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (Andrew Orr) Historically, the “Pro” iPhone models get passed by the lower-end model in the spring — but so far 2024 is very different.iPhone 15 loses market share despite series’ overall successThe second full quarter since the release of Apple’s iPhone 15 series reveals a significant shift in consumer buying habits, particularly affecting the base iPhone 15 model. The shift in consumer preferences is a key factor in the declining popularity of the base model.While the current iPhone lineup continues to dominate sales, there’s a noticeable decline in the market share held by the base model compared to its predecessors. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) An Amazon-backed firm that’s pushing for safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence apps has released its Claude AI app for the iPhone and iPad — but not the Mac.Anthropic’s Claude generative AI app on iPhoneApple could yet be the only generative AI producer whose LLMs are trained legally and ethically. However, Anthropic is among the firms aiming to establish best practices for the industry, and now its work can be used on iOS with Claude 3.”Claude is designed to help individuals—and now teams—harness the power of the industry’s most advanced AI models,” says the firm in a blog post. “Whether you need a partner for deep work, a knowledgeable expert, a creative collaborator, or an assistant that’s available instantly, Claude augments every employee’s capabilities and enables businesses to achieve new levels of productivity to drive better results.” Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
