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Developers create fun ways to interact with iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island in their apps

One of the key features of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max is certainly Dynamic Island – a new interactive area at the top of the screen that replaces the iPhone’s notch. Dynamic Island works with multiple iOS APIs by default. However, some developers are taking advantage of the new feature in a different and more fun way. An example of an app taking advantage of Dynamic Island in a…
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Android apps on Windows 11 pick up performance improvements with September update

Windows 11 brings support for Android apps to be natively installed on PCs, and with a new update, that feature is picking up some performance improvements and more. In a changelog shared this week, Microsoft details several improvements and tweaks being made to the Windows subsystem for Android, many of which relate back to performance. Microsoft says that there are performance improvements to…
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How to turn off iPhone 14 Pro always-on display

The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max feature a new always-on display, which means your device remains dimly lit even when asleep, showing the date and time, your lock screen wallpaper, and notifications. However, some said this feature is distracting. Here’s how to turn…
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Chinese spy convicted with help from iCloud backup of his iPhone

A Chinese spy carrying out industrial espionage against GE Aviation and Honeywell’s aerospace division was caught with the help of access to an iCloud backup of his iPhone. The data obtained included a never-before-seen copy of a security form used by the Chinese security service when recruiting spies. Xu Yanjun, an officer in China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) was arrested and brought…
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iOS 16.1 beta integrates Reachability with the iPhone 14 Pro’s Dynamic Island for easier access

The first iPhone 14 Pro orders are arriving to buyers today, and we’re learning more about how iOS 16 integrates with the Dynamic Island. One interesting tidbit is how the Dynamic Island works with Apple’s Reachability feature. In the current stable release of iOS 16, the Dynamic Island does not change positioning with Reachability, but that has changed in the first beta of iOS 161. iPhone…
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