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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…
Apple Identity
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I Pointed a Managed Fleet at Apple Passwords—Here’s What Actually Moved
The Passwords app isn't a new vault—it's a window onto the keychain database Apple has shipped for a decade. Here's what that…
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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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The custom Apple OIDC connector is dead. The built-in provider won.
Apple identity federation is now generally available in Entra External ID. Here's the name-claim gotcha that cost me a week in production.
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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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macOS 26.4 starts nagging your users about every Intel app you never recompiled
Apple's developer guidance confirms that macOS 26.4 will prompt users every time they launch an Intel-translated app—and that's only the first shoe…
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Google, Facebook and Apple login now works inside your app — no browser bounce
The ugliest part of mobile sign-in has been the bounce to a system browser and back. Entra External ID just shipped GA…