This is embarrassing. When I wrote “AppBITS: Online Check Reports Internet Outages” (21 October 2024), I said Online Check was free. Imagine my dismay when readers immediately started reporting that the app costs $5. I didn’t remember paying for it when I first got it, nothing on the page indicated it was free, and when…
Disney+ and Hulu no longer allow signups via the App Store. In an attempt to avoid paying Apple’s App Store fees, Disney has removed the ability for users to pay for Disney+ or Hulu through the App Store. By instructing their users to visit a website rather than pay via the App Store, Disney is…
The App Store is a powerful digital ecosystem. Apple has removed the Current Time app from the Russian version of its App Store, telling its developer that local authorities say it contains “undesirable” content. Current Time is an independent Russian-language media service and website run by Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). It was…
macOS file and folder security. Apple provides security features in macOS to give apps access to files on your local storage and removable drives. Here’s how to configure them. Years ago, Apple added the ability for macOS to restrict which apps can access your files and folders stored on local volumes attached to your Mac. …
Google has asked a California federal judge to pause his sweeping court order requiring it to open up its app store Play to greater competition. In a court filing on Friday night, Google said U.S. District Judge James Donato’s injunction order, which goes into effect on Nov. 1, would harm the company and introduce “serious…
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Google has asked a California federal judge to pause his sweeping court order requiring it to open up its app store Play to greater competition. In a court filing on Friday night, Google said U.S. District Judge James Donato’s injunction order, which goes into effect on Nov. 1, would harm…
The macOS Dock displays apps you add to it or that you run. Here’s how to make it display only apps that are currently running on your Mac. The macOS Dock app originated in macOS’s early OS precursor NeXTStep and OpenStep, which were created at Steve Jobs’ other company, NeXT Computer. In 1997 Apple bought…
Republican Presidential candidate Trump has called for Apple to help the FBI unlock iPhones and “foreign apps” belonging to people accused of plotting to assassinate him. As predicted by AppleInsider back in July 2024, former President Trump has weighed in on the long-standing disagreement between Apple and the FBI. Repeatedly, the FBI will call for…
The iPhone Action Button is more powerful than you may think. The Action Button on the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 provides one-click access to features, but strangely it can only perform one action. With a quick workaround in the Shortcuts apps, it’s possible to use the Action Button to trigger up to eight applications…