Hacker News with Generative AI: iPhone

NSA Warns iPhone and Android Users–Disable Location Tracking (forbes.com)
Our phones know where we are and they know where we have been—the problem is they have a nasty habit of sharing that information with others. And the latest location tracking nightmare to hit phone users shows the threat remains, despite new protections built into our iPhone and Android devices. NSA has warned users how to stop this secretive tracking—and you need to make this change now.

Privacy, Cybersecurity, Mobile Devices, Android, iPhone

8 points by taimurkazmi 2 days ago | 2 comments

iPhone Sales Drop 5% in Holiday Quarter After AI Disappoints (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc.’s iPhone sales declined about 5% globally in the final quarter of last year, hurt by underwhelming upgrades and competitors making inroads in China.

Apple, iPhone, Sales, Technology, China

9 points by mfiguiere 4 days ago | 2 comments

Foxconn has stopped sending Chinese workers to India iPhone factories (restofworld.org)
Foxconn is halting new work rotations for its Chinese employees at its Apple iPhone factories in India, and sending Taiwanese workers instead, according to five people familiar with Foxconn’s operations in India.

Foxconn, Apple, iPhone, India, Manufacturing

11 points by ywnzzn 8 days ago | 0 comments

iPhone sales in China fell for the 4th month in a row (9to5mac.com)
iPhone sales in China fell for the fourth successive month, amidst a sharp decline across all non-Chinese brands.

iPhone, China, Sales, Technology, Economics

10 points by mgh2 15 days ago | 1 comments

Breaking the Mirror – A Look at Apple's New iPhone Remote Control Feature [video] (media.ccc.de)
Exploring the security of the new iPhone Mirroring feature as well as the current threat model of the iOS ecosystem

Security, Apple, iPhone, Remote Control

94 points by doener 21 days ago | 17 comments

Most iPhone Users Uninterested in Apple Intelligence, Survey Suggests (macrumors.com)
iPhone users have largely avoided the Apple Intelligence features released prior to iOS 18.2, a new survey suggests.

iPhone, Apple, Surveys, Consumer Behavior, Technology

4 points by ralphsebastian 32 days ago | 1 comments

iPhone 4 Documentary: Theft, Death and Steve Jobs [video] (youtube.com)

iPhone, Documentary, Steve Jobs, Apple, Technology

8 points by rport 33 days ago | 0 comments

Coercing a Magic MIFARE credential into being an iPhone-compatible NFC tag (ewpratten.com)
My life is full of very obscure problems

Security, Hacking, NFC, iPhone

92 points by ewpratten 35 days ago | 67 comments

BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline (bbc.com)
The BBC has complained to Apple after the tech giant's new iPhone feature generated a false headline about a high-profile murder in the United States.

Media, Technology, Apple, News Accuracy, iPhone

14 points by sseagull 35 days ago | 1 comments

FBI Warns iPhone and Android Users–Stop Sending Texts (forbes.com)
Timing is everything. Just as Apple’s adoption of RCS had seemed to signal a return to text messaging versus the unstoppable growth of WhatsApp, then along comes a surprising new hurdle to stop that in its tracks. While messaging Android to Android or iPhone to iPhone is secure, messaging from one to the other is not.

Cybersecurity, Messaging Apps, Mobile Security, Android, iPhone

23 points by _____k 45 days ago | 1 comments

IMG_0001 (walzr.com)
Between 2009 and 2012, iPhones had a built-in "Send to YouTube" button in the Photos app.

Mobile Devices, History, Apple, iPhone, YouTube

1861 points by walz 45 days ago | 290 comments

Indonesia rejects Apple's $100M investment to lift iPhone 16 sales ban (nikkei.com)
Indonesia says Apple's $100 million investment plan is not enough to end a sales ban on the iPhone 16 and that the company should consider investing in local manufacturing.

Indonesia, Apple, iPhone, Investments, Manufacturing

9 points by mikhael 53 days ago | 3 comments

IMG_0001 (walzr.com)
Between 2009 and 2012, iPhones had a built-in "Send to YouTube" button in the Photos app.

iPhone, YouTube, Mobile Apps, History, iOS

31 points by walz 61 days ago | 3 comments

Control iPhone with the movement of your eyes (apple.com)

Accessibility, iPhone, Technology, User Interface

143 points by 9woc 68 days ago | 91 comments

Cops suspect iOS 18 iPhones are communicating to force reboots (macrumors.com)
Law enforcement officials in Detroit, Michigan are warning other police officers about an alleged iPhone change that causes Apple devices stored for forensic examination to spontaneously restart, reports 404 Media.

iPhone, Security, Law Enforcement, Technology

234 points by tosh 71 days ago | 284 comments

Apple iPhone 16 Is Now Illegal in Indonesia, Ban Leaves Tourists in the Lurch (news18.com)
In a surprising move, Indonesia has prohibited the sale and use of Apple iPhone 16 within the country.

Apple, iPhone, Indonesia, Law, Technology

60 points by thunderbong 82 days ago | 94 comments

JPEG XL in iPhone 16 Pro Yields Incredible Results (fstoppers.com)
Every year, I compare the new iPhone to my professional camera, the Canon R5. Last year's iPhone 15 Pro had lackluster results, but I can confidently say this year's iPhone 16 Pro has much more to talk about, including a "secret" update that completely blew me away.

iPhone, Photography, Image Compression, Technology, Reviews

32 points by illiac786 89 days ago | 14 comments

From getting JTAG on the iPhone 15 to hacking Apple's USB-C Controller [video] (youtube.com)

iPhone, Hacking, Security, Technology, Video

5 points by nezza-_- 90 days ago | 0 comments

iPhone 16 sales in China are great, despite Apple Intelligence uncertainty (9to5mac.com)
Ahead of Apple’s quarterly earnings later this month, we’re getting a better picture of how the iPhone 16 line is selling—and it looks very good. The latest evidence is a report on sales in China, where Apple is seeing big launch numbers despite uncertainty around its Apple Intelligence rollout.

iPhone, Apple, China, Sales, Business

5 points by mgh2 91 days ago | 0 comments

Apple lets brands put their stamp on emails and calls to your iPhone (theverge.com)
Soon, Apple will let businesses customize how they appear in emails and phone calls on the iPhone.

Apple, iPhone, Email, Phone Calls, Branding

13 points by peutetre 93 days ago | 6 comments

I Fell Back in Love with iPhone Photography (newyorker.com)
There’s a Japanese word, komorebi, that describes beams of light and dappled shadows that result when the sun shines through trees.

Photography, iPhone, Mobile Photography

14 points by gyomu 93 days ago | 4 comments

The iPhone and the Wonder of Computing (arbesman.substack.com)
Soon after the iPhone’s release in 2007, I went to a mall in the suburbs of Buffalo to see this new device in all its glory.

iPhone, Technology, Computing, History

3 points by arbesman 101 days ago | 0 comments

Apple is still limiting the iPhone 16 to slow 24-year-old USB 2.0 speeds (pcgamer.com)

Apple, iPhone, Technology, Hardware, USB

48 points by miles 103 days ago | 44 comments

Nerdy Details: The Apple iPhone 16's Camera Control Button – Cool Hunting (coolhunting.com)
We love getting into the nerdy details of design innovations and the iPhone 16‘s new Camera Control button presented a perfect opportunity to dig in.

iPhone, Design, Technology, Mobile Devices

4 points by tambourine_man 107 days ago | 0 comments

A subtle change to the iPhone’s contact-sharing permissions (nytimes.com)
Some app makers worry that a subtle change to the iPhone’s contact-sharing permissions could make it hard for them to get the fast growth they need to compete.

iPhone, Privacy, App Development, Mobile Apps, Competition

105 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 107 days ago | 148 comments

iPhone 16 A18 processor isn't a 'binned' A18 Pro (appleinsider.com)
New microphotography of the A18 and A18 Pro chips reveal the inner workings of the iPhone 16 line's chips, as well as confirming Apple isn't using chip binning right now.

iPhone, Hardware, Apple, Technology, Processors

8 points by ksec 108 days ago | 1 comments

iPhone 16 pro box delivered empty – Sept 2024 (reddit.com)
I pre-ordered the new iPhone 16 pro and was pretty excited to see the delivery guy rock up with the package a few days early.

iPhone, Consumer Electronics, Technology, Complaints

11 points by behnamoh 110 days ago | 1 comments

Apple's 80% charging limit for iPhone: How much did it help after a year? (macrumors.com)
With the iPhone 15 models that came out last year, Apple added an opt-in battery setting that limits maximum charge to 80 percent. The idea is that never charging the iPhone above 80 percent will increase battery longevity, so I kept my ‌iPhone‌ at that 80 percent limit from September 2023 to now, with no cheating.

Battery Life, Apple, iPhone, Technology, Reviews

45 points by Tomte 115 days ago | 63 comments

iPhone 16 Pro Storage Expansion 128GB to 1TB [video] (youtube.com)

iPhone, Smartphones, Technology, Storage

403 points by haunter 116 days ago | 293 comments

I designed a Dieter Rams-inspired iPhone dock (arslan.io)
Dieter Rams and his friends (Dietrich Lubs and Ludwig Littman) designed many great looking alarm clocks. I'm looking for one for a long time. Because I have many books about Braun (the company) and Dieter Rams, here are some of their designs:

Industrial Design, Dieter Rams, Braun, iPhone

1509 points by farslan 117 days ago | 356 comments