Hacker News with Generative AI: iOS

Brazilian court gives Apple 90 days to allow sideloading on iOS (9to5mac.com)
After the EU forced Apple to implement major changes to how iOS and the App Store work for European users, other countries have also conducted their own antitrust investigations against the company. Now the Brazilian court has ruled that Apple has 90 days to allow sideloading on iOS for iPhone users in Brazil.
Antitrust, iOS, Apple, Brazil, Legislation
14 points by tech234a 2 days ago | 0 comments
How the Tinder iOS App reduced the size of localizations by 95% (medium.com)
The Tinder iOS application is used in over 190 countries around the world. In order to operate in each of these countries, we need to provide a localized experience.
Mobile Development, iOS, Localization, Optimization
16 points by FinnKuhn 3 days ago | 2 comments
Does iOS have sideloading yet? (doesioshavesideloadingyet.com)
The Digital Markets Act is a recent EU antitrust law with the stated goal of making digital markets "fairer and more contestable".
iOS, Antitrust, EU Law, Technology
129 points by TheDong 9 days ago | 199 comments
Accessing region-locked iOS features, such as EU app stores (downrightnifty.me)
The European Union's Digital Markets Act obligates Apple to provide certain features to iOS users in the EU, such as third party app stores. I live in the US and was able to develop a relatively-straightforward method to spoof your location on iOS and access these features, as well as any other region-locked iOS features you might be interested in experimenting with, even if you aren't in the required region.
iOS, Location Spoofing, EU Regulations, Privacy, Technology
93 points by todsacerdoti 9 days ago | 2 comments
WireGuard iOS Not Available in Germany (reddit.com)
I am not able to download the iOS app and get a warning that the app is not available in my region/region. Is this normal? Also I can’t find the app via the AppStore search and needed to rely on a google link to the iOS store.
WireGuard, iOS, Germany, App Store, Geolocation
19 points by quectophoton 19 days ago | 7 comments
Show HN: Compete in casual mini-games (iOS app – free) (apple.com)
ink. is a casual collection of retro‑style mini‑games designed to help you unwind or indulge your competitive side.
Mobile Games, iOS, Casual Games, Competition
5 points by pompeii 19 days ago | 0 comments
Apple Private Relay causing mail delivery issues (vowe.net)
A few months ago, a customer reached out to me and reported that their users running iOS 18 on their iPhones and iPads were seeing an issue where they would not get push notifications for new mails.
Apple, iOS, Privacy, Email, Mobile Devices
7 points by musha68k 20 days ago | 0 comments
Someone put an iPhone SE 3 inside a Nokia Lumia 1020 (reddit.com)
As we all know Hackintosh is macOS on a Windows PC. But how about iOS on a Windows Phone?
Mobile Phones, Operating Systems, Hackintosh, iOS, Windows Phone
18 points by microflash 20 days ago | 1 comments
Using Apple Shortcuts and AI to Transcribe My Handwriting (liquidbrain.net)
Apple shortcuts is a funny tool. On the one hand, it is the closest thing to free programmatic access to the famously closed platform of iOS. It contains some genuinely useful functions, making some cool things easy to set up.1 And it has an active community on reddit, making your questions easy to answer.
Apple Shortcuts, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Programming, iOS
8 points by chiwilliams 20 days ago | 1 comments
DSLs for Safe iOS/WatchOS Communication (defn.io)
I'm currently writing an Apple Watch counterpart app for Podcatcher.
Mobile Development, iOS, WatchOS, Programming Languages
26 points by Bogdanp 21 days ago | 7 comments
Final Fantasy iOS game shuts down over unfixable bug (theverge.com)
Square Enix has shut down the iOS version of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and removed it from the App Store following an unfixable bug that blocked people from accessing content they had paid for.
Gaming, Mobile Games, iOS, Bugs, Final Fantasy
29 points by latexr 23 days ago | 4 comments
EU's AltStore Gets First Native iOS Pornography App (macrumors.com)
In the European Union, the Digital Markets Act allows developers to distribute iOS apps through alternate app stores.
iOS, App Stores, Europe, Pornography, Law
57 points by ilamont 25 days ago | 79 comments
Hackintosh but on a phone (LumiPhone 1020 SE) (reddit.com)
As we all know Hackintosh is macOS on a Windows PC. But how about iOS on a Windows Phone?
Hackintosh, Windows Phone, iOS
6 points by carlosjobim 26 days ago | 0 comments
iOS 18.3.1 patches USB Restricted Mode disabling exploit (apple.com)
This document describes the security content of iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1.
Security, iOS, Apple, Software Updates, Operating Systems
13 points by nateb2022 26 days ago | 1 comments
Researchers find screenshot-reading OCR malware on App Store and Google Play (engadget.com)
Researchers from Kaspersky have identified malware being distributed within apps on both Android and iOS mobile storefronts.
Cybersecurity, Mobile Security, Malware, Android, iOS
4 points by walterbell 29 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: A simple Hackernews client for iOS and Android (github.com/EmergeTools)
Welcome to the Emerge Tools Hacker News repo!
Hacker News, Mobile Apps, iOS, Android
40 points by trevor-e 29 days ago | 5 comments
Multiple security flaws found in DeepSeek iOS app, incl sending unencrypted data (9to5mac.com)
Multiple security flaws have been found in the DeepSeek iOS app, which is still one of the most popular downloads in the App Store after topping the charts when it first launched.
Security, iOS, Mobile Apps, Privacy
32 points by abduhl 29 days ago | 12 comments
Multiple Security and Privacy Flaws in DeepSeek iOS Mobile App (nowsecure.com)
A NowSecure mobile application security and privacy assessment has uncovered multiple security and privacy issues in the DeepSeek iOS mobile app that lead us to urge enterprises to prohibit/forbid its usage in their organizations.
Mobile Security, Privacy, iOS, Security Flaws, Mobile Apps
17 points by ahoog42 30 days ago | 6 comments
iPhone apps found on App Store with malware that reads your screenshots for data (9to5mac.com)
One of the promises of the App Store is that anything you download has gone through a vetting process by Apple. Occasionally though, iPhone apps with malicious code slip through the cracks, and today, researchers at Kaspersky have reported on new malware they discovered in App Store apps—which they say is ‘the first known case.’
Security, Mobile Security, Malware, Apple, iOS
19 points by mgh2 30 days ago | 3 comments
Hotline for modern Apple systems (github.com/mierau)
An attempt to resurrect Hotline for modern Apple systems (iOS, macOS, etc) by completely recreating it in Swift and SwiftUI.
Programming, Swift, iOS, macOS, Open Source
519 points by tonymet 31 days ago | 126 comments
iOS App Store apps with screenshot-reading malware found (theverge.com)
Apps distributed through both Apple and Google’s app stores are hiding malicious screenshot-reading code that’s being used to steal cryptocurrency, the cybersecurity software firm Kaspersky reported today.
Cybersecurity, Malware, Mobile Security, iOS
8 points by hassanahmad 31 days ago | 0 comments
Apple's Lack of Full Site Isolation and iOS Browser Ban Puts Users at Risk (open-web-advocacy.org)
Yet again Apple’s ban on third-party browser engines weakens security rather than strengthens it.
Security, Browsers, Apple, iOS, Privacy
26 points by mdhb 33 days ago | 6 comments
Show HN: I Made an iOS Podcast Player with Racket (defn.io)
I made a podcast player for iOS. It's called Podcatcher and it's live on the iOS App Store!
iOS, Podcasts, Programming Languages, Mobile Development
226 points by Bogdanp 41 days ago | 85 comments
Malimite – iOS and macOS Decompiler (github.com/LaurieWired)
Malimite is an iOS and macOS decompiler designed to help researchers analyze and decode IPA files and Application Bundles.
iOS, macOS, Decompilers, Software, Security
241 points by tW4r 42 days ago | 36 comments
macOS Sequoia 15.3 and iOS 18.3 Enable Apple Intelligence Automatically (macrumors.com)
When installing macOS Sequoia 15.3, iOS 18.3, or iPadOS 18.3, Apple Intelligence will be turned on automatically on compatible devices, Apple says in the developer release notes for the updates.
macOS, iOS, Apple, Operating Systems, Software Updates
20 points by zdw 46 days ago | 2 comments
iOS, macOS updates enable Apple Intelligence by default (arstechnica.com)
Apple has sent out release candidate builds of the upcoming iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS 15.3 updates to developers today. But they come with one tweak that hasn't been reported on, per MacRumors: They enable all of the AI-powered Apple Intelligence features by default during setup.
Apple, iOS, macOS, Operating Systems, Artificial Intelligence
8 points by johnneville 46 days ago | 0 comments
macOS Sequoia 15.3 and iOS 18.3 Enable Apple Intelligence Automatically (macrumors.com)
When installing macOS Sequoia 15.3, iOS 18.3, or iPadOS 18.3, Apple Intelligence will be turned on automatically on compatible devices, Apple says in the developer release notes for the updates.
macOS, iOS, Operating Systems, Apple, Privacy
5 points by speckx 46 days ago | 0 comments
iOS 18.3 disables Apple Intelligence notification summaries for select apps (9to5mac.com)
Apple released iOS 18.3 beta 3 to developers this afternoon. The update includes a handful of changes to the notification summaries feature of Apple Intelligence.
iOS, Apple, Notifications, Software Updates
29 points by scarface_74 51 days ago | 5 comments
Homomorphic Encryption in iOS 18 (boehs.org)
You are Apple. You want to make search work like magic in the Photos app, so the user can find all their “dog” pictures with ease. You devise a way to numerically represent the concepts of an image, so that you can find how closely images are related in meaning. Then, you create a database of known images and their numerical representations (“this number means car”), and find the closest matches. To preserve privacy, you put this database on the phone.
Privacy, Mobile Security, Machine Learning, Image Recognition, iOS
10 points by vsgherzi 57 days ago | 0 comments
Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2 almost doubles the storage it needs (9to5mac.com)
Apple Intelligence arrived on compatible iPhones, iPads, and Macs via a staggered rollout. There were new features launched in both iOS 18.1 and iOS 18.2. Now, we know exactly how much those additional features are costing in terms of iPhone storage space.
Apple, iOS, Software Updates, Storage
7 points by dabinat 64 days ago | 1 comments