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Apple removes hundreds of apps from App Store, third-party APIs found to collect private information

Well, this is a bit of a mess. Code analytics platform SourceDNA has found hundreds of apps on the App Store that used private APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) to collect private user data, like email addresses and device identifiers, slipping under Apple’s radar in the approval process. The code got into these apps through the […]

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Apple fixes app slicing issue with iOS 9.0.2 update, allows for device-specific resources to be downloaded as needed

Well, there’s good news if you’re developing iOS apps. Apple has just announced that its app slicing issue has been fixed. This will allow for device-specific versions of apps to be delivered when downloaded by users running iOS 9.0.2 or later. For those of you unfamiliar with app slicing, this is a delivery method that […]

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iOS 9 “App Skinning” feature delayed, iCloud backup bug to blame

Well, this is sort of a kick in the pants. One of iOS 9’s major new features, App Thinning (or “app slicing”), has been delayed due to an issue with iOS 9. App Thinning was announced at WWDC as a way to help trim down the size of large applications by letting developers mark assets […]

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Apple to begin providing better Xcode development tool hosting for Chinese developers in wake of XcodeGhost incident

In the wake of developers downloading a malware-filled copy of your development tools and inadvertently uploading tons of malware-filled apps to the App Store, it helps to put some money into infrastructure and make sure the slow download speeds for the genuine version of the development tools are sufficient, thus removing the need to download […]

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iOS 9 beta 5 sports new tools, including interesting new “Wi-Fi Assist” feature

The iOS 9 betas continue to roll out for registered developers, but some interesting new features appear to be surfacing. Over the past few weeks, the betas have included tweaked icons, the return of Home Sharing support, a new Handoff UI, a cleaner Apple Music experience, and changes to how Apple Pay can be activated […]