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My Watch Answered a Question About a Meeting That Had Already Ended
The three people across the table had seen the watch on my wrist. None of us knew it was holding a rolling…
Apple Identity
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Xcode 27 or stay on 26? What changes when signing for iOS 27
The rejection email arrives at 2 a.m. after your build bounces with a signing error nobody saw in beta. Now that iOS…
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TrinamiX sues Apple over the depth sensor in every Face ID since 2017
A BASF subsidiary alleges Face ID infringes its depth-sensing patents and wants damages plus an injunction. Your LocalAuthentication code doesn't change today,…
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macOS 27 Beta 6 Has No New Identity APIs—Settled in June
Three commands prove Beta 6 added no identity APIs—but the real risk this late in the cycle isn't in the headers. It's…
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I ran HomeKit Secure Video to test Apple’s ‘no footage leaves’ pitch
Apple's 2027 camera keeps video local until an event triggers. Then it uploads encrypted. The distinction matters for the entire privacy claim.
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BASF wants a cut of every Face ID unlock since 2017
Nine years after the iPhone X debut, the chemical giant is suing over Face ID patents. The timing isn't an oversight —…
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Two iPhones, One Number: Which of Your Controls Actually Breaks?
iOS 27's iPhone Handoff feature won't break your MDM enrollment. It will break the assumption three layers down in your auth stack…
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iOS 27 beta 8: no identity changes, and here’s how I know
Late betas sometimes land final Passkeys or Platform SSO changes mid-migration. I diffed beta 8's identity surface so you know whether to…
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Phil Schiller Was the App Store’s Landlord. He’s Quietly Subletting.
Apple's longtime App Store overseer is stepping back, but the company hasn't named who inherits the rulebook that governs developer policy, enterprise…
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Your TestFlight Pipeline Runs on One P-256 Key. The Aug 25 Update Is a Good Excuse to Rotate It.
A quiet TestFlight point release lands the same week iOS 27 betas start flowing through it — and it's a reminder that…