Apple is locking down the iPhone App Store to comply with a new law in China Illustration: The VergeApple’s iPhone App Store in China is getting a whole lot more locked down. China recently updated an existing online software regulation to lay out strict criteria for app stores and apps in the country, and after looking for ways around it, Apple has started to comply. For users in China, it’s about to get way harder to w…

Apple Adopts Tighter Chinese App Store Rules, Closing Foreign App Loophole Apple has started requiring new apps to show proof of a Chinese government license in order to be listed on the China App Store, as the company joins rival app stores that adopted the policy years earlier to meet tightening state regulations (via Reuters). Apple last Friday began requiring an “internet content provider (ICP) filing” from devel…

LPT: When using a rideshare app (like Lyft) screenshot the driver’s photo and licenseplate incase you need to file a police report later If the company wants to, they can completely lock you out of their app. If they’ve got a good reason to do so they won’t think twice. Then you’re SOL when trying to use it to look up information about your previous rides, and may need to get a lawyer involved to get anything done. Nip this in the bud by taking a screenshot of the screen showing …

LPT: App developers are required to post any in app purchases or subscriptions on their apps store page If you’re like me, one of the most frustrating things is downloading a new app only to find out it’s got a paywall or subscription fee just to use the basic functions. Luckily, it’s required to put this info on the apps store page so that you can see what you’re getting into before you waste your time I hope this helps some people submitted …

TikTok is reportedly testing a paid, ad-free version of its app Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeTikTok users might be able to pay not to see a deluge of ads in the future. Android Authority has screenshots of TikTok prompting users to select between staying on the free version of the app with ads or upgrading to an ad-free experience. According to the screenshot, some users have the option to pay $4….

Apple plans to upgrade the App Store’s search engine, and it might not stop there Illustration: The VergeApple will soon bring its powerful internal search engine to the App Store and other apps, as Mark Gurman reports in this week’s Power On newsletter for Bloomberg. Apple debuted upgrades to its Spotlight search feature in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, letting users search there for web results, details from apps, documents, and mu…

Zeely App Questions So has anyone used Zeely? I’m mildly interested as it uses AI to help with advertising on various platforms. Since I suck at ads I thought I’d give it a try with our website. The reviews I’ve found (if they’re real) show a massive increase in sales when someone uses zeely for a month. Just wanted to throw this out there and see. It’s a legitimat…

The movie reviewing site Letterboxd has been bought by a holding company that plans to add TV shows to the app “The service has not undergone any revolutionary changes since it was founded in 2011. But Letterboxd is undergoing two big changes: a new owner and, eventually, user recommendations and review of TV shows.” submitted by /u/SuperNarwhal36-5

There’s a New Global Entry App for US Customs International travel is about to get a little easier for the more than 12 million members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Global Entry program. Earlier this month, GBP announced the launch of a new mobile app which would allow Global Entry members to complete their arrival processing on their phone… Read more…

What’s the best photo editing app on Android? Hi everybody, I’m just getting in to photography and wanted to know what’s the best photo editing app on android? It’s just a hobby for me now so I’m not doing anything professional and I edit photos on my phone out of convinience. I downloaded Adobe Lightroom but that doesn’t allow me to edit RAW pictures on free version. The price is not high …

Apple expressed concerns to Chinese officials over foreign app restrictions, report says Apple is concerned about new rules in China that would ban unregistered foreign apps from its App Store.

Apple ‘Concerned’ About China’s New App Store Rules Banning Unregistered Foreign Apps Apple staff met with Chinese officials in recent months to discuss concerns over new rules that will restrict Apple from offering many foreign apps currently available in its China App Store, according to a new paywalled Wall Street Journal report. China already blocks the website of many popular Western social media apps like Instagram, X (now…

LPT: When making or designing anything – a song, a paper, an event plan, an app, a room layout, etc. – there is one golden rule: Minimize contradictions. Contradictions are just things that can’t both be true at the same time. As soon as a project contradicts itself, it loses quality. Your project can have multiple objectives: For example, your room can be laid out to be good for movie watching and playing pool. But if those are your objectives, you should refrain from making decisions that make…

Google’s whiteboarding app is joining the graveyard Google’s Jamboard software and the hardware are both shutting down starting October 1st, 2024. | Photo by James Bareham / The VergeIt’s never a dull day at the Google graveyard — the company has blogged a Workspace update today announcing the end of its collaborative Jamboard whiteboarding software. Google plans to wind down the app in late 2024…

What are your thoughts on the AI Product Photography app from Shopify? Have you seen it, tried it? What are your thoughts on it? It takes ages for it to give results currently and what I’ve seen isn’t all too impressive (quite bad actually). Obviously a work in progress though, so could have interesting results down the line. I would link the app, but I’m unsure if that’s allowed. It’s on huggingface. submitted…

Is this too much colour or an okay style? I used to shoot only in black and white and in the past 4 or 5 years i shoot more colour, and I don’t know if I’m going too far or just right with colour now. I think I know an oversaturated photo when I see one, but let me know lol Samsung s23 Lightroom app submitted by /u/Mango_Dicer

WHOOP’s New AI Coach Actually Makes the App More Useful You know I have a dim view of AI coaches. They don’t understand the things a real coach understands, like how to plan for long-term progress. So I was skeptical of Whoop’s new “AI coach” feature—until I realized its secret strength is explaining the app and its metrics to you. Read more…

Philips Hue will soon require an account to use its app — here’s what that means The Philips Hue Bridge is required to access many of Hue’s smart lighting system features, and soon, you’ll need an account to use them, too.Smart lighting stalwart Philips Hue is making some more changes. After launching a new security system last month and finally making good on its promise to support Matter, the company is now requiring users…

Epic Games asks the Supreme Court to hear its case against Apple’s App Store rules Illustration: Alex Castro / The VergeAfter years of back-and-forth battling between Fortnite publisher Epic Games and Apple, the gaming company filed a writ of certiorari asking the US Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling in their antitrust case. Epic has argued that Apple unfairly monopolizes the mobile app space with iOS and its in-app…

NearDrop, my Nearby Share app for macOS, now supports sending files submitted by /u/grishkaa