iOS code could reportedly let Apple cut off apps when users miss iPhone payments

The Verge · Stevie Bonifield · 2d ago · 1 min · 0 views

Signal strength 17/100

Code found in an iOS 27 beta would allow Apple to put a financed iPhone in "Restricted Mode" if it detects any missed payments, 9to5Mac reports. The finding follows a story from Bloomberg earlier this week claiming Apple is preparing to launch a new "Apple…

PRISM indexes and ranks — it never republishes. The full piece lives with its author on theverge.com.

Read on theverge.com

#apple #apple-rumors #ios #news #tech

↳

Same wavelength

Stories the engine considers adjacent to this one.

Technology The Verge 2d ago

Ford picks Apple Maps for its next EV platform and updated BlueCruise

Ford plans to embed Apple Maps directly into its Universal Electric Vehicle Platform, which will start with a $30,000 midsize pickup truck set for release in 2027. In an announcement on Thursday, Ford says it will use Apple Maps to offer "turn-by-turn…

1 min 0 views

Technology The Verge 20h ago

After backlash, Meta pauses plan to ‘rate limit’ its smart glasses

Remember when Meta was planning to charge a $20 monthly subscription fee for the smart glasses feature that lets people hear each other more clearly - even though that feature runs locally on your glasses and doesn't require the cloud? Meta has paused those…

1 min 0 views

Technology The Verge 23h ago

Midjourney bought the astrology app Co-Star

Midjourney, which has gone from generating AI cat images to full-body ultrasound scans, is getting into a new field: astrology. The AI startup announced on Thursday that it has acquired the personalized astrology app Co-Star, as reported earlier by Bloomberg…

1 min 0 views

Technology The Verge 1d ago

DJI camera clone company Xtra is halting and refunding all preorders

After selling a barely disguised version of the hit DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in the United States last year, Xtra Technology seemed ready to sneak in its version of the new dual-lens Osmo Pocket 4 Pro, too. But today, Xtra has abruptly removed the new Xtra Muse 2…

1 min 0 views