Serious FaceTime Bug, Facebook Gets in Trouble With Apple, iOS 13 Dark Mode - MacRumors

Brought to you by: Serious FaceTime Bug Let You Hear a Person's Audio and See Their Video Before They Answer A significant privacy issue with Apple's Group FaceTime service was publicized this week, whereby a user could add their own number to an outgoing ringing call and have the call connect without the third-party needing to accept the call or seeing that the call was active. See our video demo of the bug in action. The issue could let users eavesdrop on others without their knowledge, and the bug even extended to video if the recipient hit the power button to decline the call, with their device's camera activating and sending video to the caller. Within hours of the issue becoming public, Apple disabled Group FaceTime entirely and said a software fix would be coming later in the week, although it was quickly revealed that Apple was privately notified of the bug through multiple channels over a week earlier. We're seeing the software update in our site analytics and the week is rapidly coming to an end, so we should be seeing a release very shortly. There is unsurprisingly fallout from the issue continuing, with Apple being hit with several lawsuits and New York officials launching an investigation into the situation.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories 8 Tips: Take the "Work" Out of Getting Work Done Technology has revolutionized our jobs, but there’s still a lot of "work about work." Our new guide will help you overcome the top productivity challenges.   Visit Sponsor Popular Stories Jan 31, 2019 Facebook Shuts Down Controversial iOS Market Research App as Apple Revokes Certificate Facebook this week came under fire for abusing Apple's Enterprise Developer Program as part of an effort to pay users $20/month for the right to track all activity on the users' phones. Sideloading an iOS app under the enterprise program allowed Facebook to skirt Apple's App Store rules on data collection. Facebook quickly said it would shut down the app, but Apple also revoked Facebook's entire enterprise certificate that had permitted the installations. That certificate was also used for all of Facebook's test builds of apps like the main Facebook app, Instagram, and Messenger, as well as internal Facebook employee apps such as those for food and transportation services. All of those apps ceased to function once Apple revoked the certificate. It may not come as a complete surprise that Google was also abusing Apple's Enterprise Developer Program in a similar way, although it was a bit more upfront with users about what it was doing. Still, Google acknowledged that it was a mistake to distribute its app in that way and immediately shut it down, and it appears Apple has not yet taken any further action against Google.   Read Full Article iOS 13 to Include Dark Mode, iPad Upgrades, CarPlay Improvements and More In a wide-ranging report this week, Bloomberg shared a few details on Apple's upcoming iOS 13 update, which is expected to be unveiled at WWDC in June and released to the public around the usual September timeframe. According to the report, one of the key updates in iOS 13 will be a long-requested dark mode, which will follow the introduction of a systemwide dark mode on Mac with macOS Mojave last year. Other iOS 13 upgrades include CarPlay improvements, a new Home screen, and the ability to tab through multiple pages of a single app. Check out everything we've been hearing about iOS 13 in our dedicated roundup.   Read Full Article Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'I Do Think Price is a Factor' in Declining iPhone Upgrades Apple this week released its financial results for the holiday quarter that ended in December, posting its second-best earnings and revenue figures in history even after the company had warned that results would be below initial expectations. During the earnings conference call, Tim Cook acknowledged that higher iPhone prices are likely a factor in the slowing of upgrades, with users hanging onto their devices for longer before upgrading. As part of an effort to address pricing concerns internationally, Apple will be adjusting its prices in some markets to absorb the impact of a strong U.S. dollar that has pushed prices out of reach for many consumers in these countries. In other earnings news, Apple's new "Wearables, Home and Accessories" segment, previously known as "Other Products," is now pulling in more revenue than Apple's iPad business and will soon surpass the Mac. The segment included Apple Watch, AirPods, HomePod, Apple TV, Beats, iPod touch, and other accessories.   Read Full Article References to New iPads and 7th-Generation iPod Touch Found in iOS 12.2 It looks like we might be getting some new iPads and perhaps even an updated iPod touch in the near future, as the new iOS 12.2 beta includes some new references to unreleased models of those devices. Hints in the beta also suggest a new iPad mini could support the Apple Pencil and even a Smart Keyboard. Seven new iPad models have also shown up in a Eurasian Economic Commission database, a development that frequently indicates a release coming a couple of months, if not sooner. Finally, Bloomberg says that Apple is indeed preparing to launch new low-cost iPad models with a slightly larger 10-inch display, as well as an updated iPad mini. Apple has frequently held spring events in March, so we may see another one of these events this year where Apple could launch new iPads and perhaps make other announcements such as an updated iPod touch, second-generation AirPods, AirPower, and maybe even some of Apple's upcoming subscription services.   Read Full Article Triple-Lens Cameras Coming to 2019 iPhone, 2020 iPhones and iPads to Feature Laser-Powered 3D Cameras In the final piece of its extensive report on Apple's product pipeline, Bloomberg this week added its voice to the growing chorus of rumors claiming that the iPhone XS Max successor coming later this year will include a new triple-lens rear camera offering a larger field of view and wider zoom. Even more substantial changes for the iPhone camera are planned for 2020, when Apple is expected to add laser-powered 3D cameras that will allow for enhanced augmented reality experiences. Those cameras could first appear in next-generation iPad Pro models in 2020, ahead of the usual September iPhone launch.   Read Full Article

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