IOS

Apple Reportedly Replacing Siri Interface With Actual Chatbot Experience For iOS 27 (apple.slashdot.org)
14 hours ago IOS Apple chatbot

Sources: Apple plans to revamp Siri this fall in iOS 27 and macOS 27 by turning it into the company's first AI chatbot, replacing the current Siri interface (www.bloomberg.com)
19 hours ago IOS AI Apple chatbot

Setapp Mobile To Close in February as Alternative iOS App Store Economics Prove Untenable (apple.slashdot.org)
1 day ago IOS Mobile

Setapp Mobile, one of the first alt iOS app stores launched in 2024 after the EU's DMA, plans to shut down, blaming “still-evolving and complex business terms” (www.macrumors.com)
1 day ago IOS Mobile

Similarweb: Threads had 141.5M DAUs on iOS and Android as of January 7, driven by Instagram promotions, while X had 125M DAUs; X continues to lead on the web (techcrunch.com)
3 days ago Android IOS Instagram

Appfigures: Sora 2 had ~6M iOS downloads as of December 2025; the Android version, available since early November 2025, had ~3.1M, as growth begins to slow (sherwood.news)
5 days ago Android IOS

Replit launches Mobile Apps on Replit, which enables vibe-coding of iOS apps with integrated Stripe monetization (www.cnbc.com)
6 days ago IOS Mobile

Microsoft is retiring the Lens scanner app for iOS, Android (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
9 days ago Android IOS Microsoft

iOS 26 Shows Unusually Slow Adoption Months After Release (tech.slashdot.org)
12 days ago IOS

Statcounter: four months after its release, iOS 26 is in use by only about 15% of iPhone users; in January 2025, about 63% of users were on iOS 18 (www.cultofmac.com)
13 days ago IOS iPhone

Most iPhone users are still running iOS 18, with iOS 26 adoption slow: report (9to5mac.com)
13 days ago IOS iPhone

Spotify launches Listening Activity on iOS and Android, letting users view friends' real-time listening via the sidebar alongside chats, as an opt-in feature (www.theverge.com)
15 days ago Android IOS Spotify

Comparing ChatGPT's mini-apps with native iOS apps: some like Uber, OpenTable, and TripAdvisor fell short with frequent error messages, but Instacart did well (www.wsj.com)
19 days ago IOS Uber

Apple To Allow Alternative App Stores For iOS Users In Brazil (apple.slashdot.org)
28 days ago IOS Apple Brazil

iOS 26.3 Brings AirPods-Like Pairing To Third-Party Devices In EU Under DMA (devices.slashdot.org)
29 days ago IOS

The European Commission says Apple will bring AirPods-like pairing and iPhone notification access to third-party devices under the DMA in iOS 26.3 in 2026 (www.macrumors.com)
30 days ago IOS Europe iPhone Apple

Apple Opens iOS To Alternative App Stores, Payment Systems in Japan (apple.slashdot.org)
2025-12-19 IOS Japan Apple

Tim Sweeney says Fortnite will not return to iOS in Japan in 2025, as Apple is “charging a competition-crushing 21% junk fee on third-party in-app payments” (x.com)
2025-12-18 IOS Japan Apple

Apple unveils iOS changes in Japan to comply with local law, including alternative app stores and payment options, a new fee structure, and new default controls (www.macrumors.com)
2025-12-18 IOS Japan Apple

Amazon rolls out Ask This Book to the Kindle iOS app, letting readers ask questions about plot or characters; authors can't opt out (www.pcmag.com)
2025-12-14 IOS Amazon

ChatGPT was 2025's most downloaded free app in the US iOS App Store, up from No. 4 in 2024, followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, and Instagram (techcrunch.com)
2025-12-11 IOS Google Instagram WhatsApp

Google unveils Emergency Live Video, similar to iOS' Emergency SOS Live Video, letting US users on Android 8 or later to share live video with 911 responders (www.theverge.com)
2025-12-11 Android IOS Google

Adobe launches free ChatGPT-integrated apps for Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express on desktop, the web, and iOS, after OpenAI added app integrations in October (www.theverge.com)
2025-12-11 IOS Adobe

The future of AI development could resemble the rivalry between iOS and Android, with China's AI approach closer to Google's open and customizable Android OS (www.ft.com)
2025-12-9 Android IOS China Google AI

Chinese smartphone makers are promoting apps to help users switch from iOS in a race for market share, as Apple struggles to roll out AI features in China (www.ft.com)
2025-12-7 IOS China AI Apple

Meta launches a centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram, with AI-powered search and an AI assistant to answer queries, on its iOS and Android apps (techcrunch.com)
2025-12-5 Android IOS Facebook AI Instagram

Apple iOS 27 to Be No-Frills 'Snow Leopard' Update, Other Than New AI (apple.slashdot.org)
2025-11-25 IOS AI Apple

Sources: iOS 27 will be a Snow Leopard-style update focused on bug fixes and performance, plus new AI features; the FT's Tim Cook retirement story was premature (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-11-24 IOS AI Tim Cook

Apple's DMA compliance isn't “malicious”, but an effort to balance Apple's privacy focus with the EU's mandate, as iOS 26.2 iPhone/Watch Wi-Fi sync changes show (daringfireball.net)
2025-11-24 IOS iPhone Apple

Sources: iOS 27 will be a Snow Leopard-style update focused on bug fixes and performance, plus new AI features; FT's retirement report on Tim Cook was premature (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-11-24 IOS AI Tim Cook

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