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Tether Brings the Apple Continuity Experience to Linux

2026-08-312026-08-31 Danie
Diagram showing Tether software linking iPhone to Linux via WiFi for file transfer and Bluetooth LE for messages, contacts, and notifications sync.

“Continuity. That is Apple’s catch-all term for how iPhone, iPad, and Mac talk to each other. It covers a wide range of small conveniences. Copy something on the iPhone and paste it on the Mac. […]

Blogios, opensource, technology

The EFF’s How to: Get to Know iPhone Privacy and Security Settings

2025-10-192025-10-19 Danie
Three iPhone screens displaying "Privacy & Security" settings, highlighting Location Services and Bluetooth options with various app permissions.

“Open up your iPhone’s Settings app and you’ll find dozens of different options with little guidance on what those options do. Some of these settings have a serious impact on your privacy and security, altering […]

Blogios, privacy, technology

Finally, You Can Automatically Block Spam Calls on Your iPhone: Too Late For Me Though

2025-01-222025-01-22 Danie
Two iPhones showing the caller screen. One on the left shows a number with a Truecaller ID and a green tick. The other shows the same but with the words Spam and a red icon next to it.

I did try again using an iPhone about 3 years ago, because it had really caught up to Android with 3rd party keyboards, some widgets, etc. And of course, the Apple Watch is second to […]

Blogios, spamcallers, technology

Google’s Gemini AI Chatbot Finally Has an iPhone App

2024-11-142024-11-14 Danie
Three smartphone screenshots: Left one shows a white screen with the prompt text “Hello, M”. The middle screen feedback from Gemini giving feedback about a phone repair image request and showing a suggested image. The third screen is black with the text “Live” at the top and hold and end buttons at the bottom like a phone call is in progress.

Billed as a way to converse with Google’s AI, it’s kind of like using speech-to-text, but without having to press a microphone icon before each question. Just say your questions out loud, and Gemini will […]

BlogAI, ios, technology

Apple officially rolls out RCS for iPhone, but many carriers still don’t support it

2024-09-172024-09-17 Danie
An iPhone resting on a wooden surface. On its screen can be seen the keyboard and an image of an aeroplane cockpit window with the word Discovery beneath it.

The linked article also contains a link to the Apple Support site, which shows what sort of services are live across the various networks around the world. As of today, 25 networks in the USA […]

Blogios, RCS, technology

iOS 18 Notes App: All the New Features: Google Must do Better

2024-08-242024-08-24 Danie
Multicolour background featuring two Apple-style square icons: One on the left just shows an 18, and the one on the right is their symbol for the Notes app with a yellow bar at the top, and horizontal lines below that.

I only have an iPad left now from the Apple ecosystem, but after testing some of these features out, I must say that Google really needs to just try and catch up with their Notes […]

Blogios, notes, technology

Apple Approves QEMU-Based PC Emulator App for iOS

2024-07-152024-07-15 Danie
iPhone screen showing the title UTM SE at the top. Below it is listed a few OS options such as Arch Linux, Debian 11, FreeDOS, Mac OS, and Windows XP.

UTM SE can emulate a variety of desktop operating systems and system architectures, including MS-DOS, Windows XP, and (of course) many Linux distributions—all without workarounds, jailbreaks, or side-loading .ipa files through Xcode. This really would […]

Blogios, technology

The Verge tested Aptoide, the first free iPhone app store alternative

2024-06-062024-06-06 Danie
An iPhone being held in a hand. The screen shows the title Aptoide and below that are apps shown in categories such as Top Downloads and Gaming, for downloading and installing.

The popular alternative Android marketplace Aptoide just launched as a challenger to the Apple App Store in Europe. We’ve seen a trickle of stores launch since March when the Digital Markets Act (DMA) forced Apple […]

Blogappstore, ios, technology

‘Secret’ iPhone feature lets you easily sign online documents for free, with no scanning, printing, or app installing

2024-04-252024-04-25 Danie
Hand holding up an iPhone with a post-it note stuck on the front that has writing on saying "sign here" with an arrow pointing to the left

In the age of digital communication, needing to sign important documents online has become increasingly common, but it’s not necessarily the easiest process. For an iPhone you can just use the standard Photos app to […]

Blogios, signature, technology

Free app Actions adds nearly 150 features to Apple Shortcuts

2024-04-102024-04-10 Danie
Apple phone showing app details with the heading Shortcuts: Do more with your apps. There is a blue button titled OPEN below that.

Highlights include many tools for converting units, a bunch of system integrations for checking things like whether a particular Bluetooth device or Wi-Fi device is connected, and a bunch of features for working with images […]

Blogios, shortcuts, technology

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