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Sensor Tower secretly collected data from iOS users with VPN and ad blocking apps

Analytics platform Sensor Tower has been secretly collecting data from users through VPN and ad-blocking apps on iOS and Android, a new report from BuzzFeed News says. The apps would prompt users to install root certificates through Safari, bypassing Apple’s restrictions. The report details that since 2015, Sensor Tower has owned at least 20 applications for iOS and Android. One of them…
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Apple developing new augmented reality app for iOS 14, testing Apple Store and Starbucks partnership

Apple is developing a new app as part of its work on iOS 14. The new app, codenamed Gobi, will allow users to get more information about the world around them by using an augmented reality experience on the phone. The AR experience would also be part of Apple’s forthcoming AR headset project. Based on 9to5Mac code findings, Apple appears to be testing integrations with Apple Stores and…
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EMUI 10 rollout for Honor 20/20 Pro, View 20 starts March 15

Honor, the subsidiary of Huawei will begin the EMUI 10 rollout for the Honor View 20, Honor 20, and Honor 20 Pro starting March 15. The OS upgrade will bring with it the full suite of Google Play Services, as none of the Honor 20 series devices are directly affected by the…
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The Android 10 update for the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite appears to be bricking devices

The Android One program should mean that updates are pretty quick and pain-free, but as some Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite owners are finding, the Android 10 update has been pretty painful all things considered. According to various reports over on Reddit and Xiaomi’s own Mi Forum, the recent Android 10 update for the affordable Chinese smartphone is bricking devices. Xiaomi announced that the update was…
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Opinion: iOS 14 will close the gap between iPads and Macs, but only slightly

The ongoing discussion about the increasing convergence of iPads and Macs got a boost this week when we exclusively revealed dramatically improved mouse support in iOS 14/iPadOS 14. According to code seen by , Apple is set to roll out rich system-wide support for mouse cursors with iOS 14. Apple added rudimentary compatibility with external mice in iOS 13 Accessibility settings, but iOS 14…
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