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Facebook’s iOS app might be opening the camera in the background without your knowledge

Facebook’s iOS app appears to be activating the camera in the background of the app in some situations without a user’s knowledge. However, Facebook tells The Verge that it’s submitting a fix to address these issues to Apple today. There are a couple ways that this has been found to happen. One person found that the camera UI for Facebook Stories briefly appeared behind a video when they…
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Apple releases second developer beta of iOS 13.3

Apple today has released the second developer beta of iOS 13.3 today, following last week’s release of the first beta. tvOS 13.3 beta 2 is also now available, alongside watchOS 6.1.1. iOS 13.3 includes a new option in Settings to disable the Memoji keyboard from always…
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The best smartwatch to buy for your iPhone.

If you have an iPhone and want a smartwatch, there’s only one choice to make: how much do you want to spend on an Apple Watch? That’s because the competition in the smartwatch space is not very good right now. Although there are a few different smartwatch and fitness…
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The best smartwatch to buy if you have an Android phone

There’s no slam-dunk best smartwatch for Android users. From one perspective, that’s a great thing because it means that there’s real competition among a bunch of companies on an equal playing field. From another, though, it’s a bummer because no smartwatch on Android is quite as good as the Apple Watch is for iPhone users. (And no, getting an Apple Watch if you have an Android phone is…
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Feature Request: A ‘camera in use’ indicator in iOS for foreground apps

All Macs have a clear and unmistakable ‘camera in use’ indicator in the form of a green LED next to the camera. Indeed, on Macs released from 2008 onward, there is a hardware interlock between the camera and LED which makes it physically impossible for an app to switch on the camera without the light also coming on to alert you. Yet there is no equivalent on iPhones or iPads – which, as we…
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Disney+ app now available to download on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV

The Disney+ app is now available in the App Store: download it here. On Apple TV, search for ‘Disney+’ in the App Store app. (App Store servers are still propagating for some people at this time but others have confirmed they have been able to successfully download and install the app. If the direct link doesn’t work, try searching the App Store for ‘Disney+’ and scrolling down for the…
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