Old Homekit architecture: Apple plans compulsory change

Old Homekit architecture: Apple plans compulsory change

New Homekit architecture? Was that what? Yes, actually with iOS 16.4, users should move to an improved basis of Apple’s smart home system. However, not everyone did that. With iOS 18.6 it now looks like the end of the old system is approaching. However, there were indications in earlier iOS-18 versions that Apple begins forced … Read more

Instead of Siri: Apple plans to change voice assistance for EU citizens

Instead of Siri: Apple plans to change voice assistance for EU citizens

Apple will create a way in the future to determine the iPhone language assistance system itself. The new function does not come from the group itself, but is a reaction to the regulation by the European Commission and the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Like the financial news agency Bloomberg reportsthe group wants to accuse the … Read more

Airbnb before radical change: booking of services now possible

Airbnb before radical change: booking of services now possible

Airbnb can no longer only book accommodations, but also a number of services and activities. The US company has now announced this And presented an extensive revision of the app. For example, you can order a cook directly in the, a personalized photo shoot, a haircut or a massage. The activities include riding tours, museum … Read more

Radical change: Skype became teams-but what about the prepaid money?

Radical change: Skype became teams-but what about the prepaid money?

An update and that: Microsoft has taken out its Skype clients for Windows and MacOS this week using software update-and thus implemented an announcement from February. Anyone who records the “recommended” update has not come to the data still available in the application since then-instead you are forced to start the team client. “Thank you … Read more

“Transferred to iOS”: Apple speeds up iPhone change app for Android

"Transferred to iOS": Apple speeds up iPhone change app for Android

Apple has placed its iPhone migration app for Android, “Move to iOS” or “transferred to iOS”, in an improved version in the play store. The update 4.0.2, which has been available for a few days, is to accelerate the transfer of data and improve the “general use experience”, as the iPhone manufacturer reports in his … Read more

Change to Passkeys: How to make it as an app developer on Mac and iPhone

Change to Passkeys: How to make it as an app developer on Mac and iPhone

In detail, the user sends his user name to the server when registering. This sends a random string, a so -called challenge, back to the app so that it signs the app with the private key stored in the Secure Enclave. That was the reading sample of our Heise Plus article “switching to Passkeys: This … Read more

Flying synchronization change: Apple replaces RSYNC by OpenRSync

Macos Sequoia: Rsync Flight out, OpenRSync is coming

Surprise at the point release: With MacOS 15.4, Apple also cleaned up on the tools available via the terminal. In addition to the plug of security gaps, for example in libarchive there is a change to a central service: the file synchronization using rsync. The command has been part of the system for many years … Read more