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Apple to Require Disclosures of Location Sharing and Dating Features in Apps
Apple is adding two new content descriptors to App Store Connect starting on November 16 of this year.
Grok Bot Can Now Use Your iPhone’s Apps, but Not iMessage Yet
Grok Bot can now reach into the built-in apps on your phone. The official Grok Bot account announced on October 22 that the assistant can use Calendar, Reminders, Contacts and "more apps," and said the feature is rolling out now on iOS and Android. It arrives just days after Grok Bot picked up support for...
Apple Arcade Is Getting NBA 2K27 With WNBA Teams in November
Apple Arcade is adding two big sports games next month: NBA 2K27 Arcade Edition arrives on Thursday, November 5, 2026, followed by Football Manager 27 Touch on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. Both are yearly returns for franchises that have been part of the service for a while, and both are included with a subscription with...
Grok Bot Now Works With the iPhone Action Button: How to Set It Up
Grok Bot can now be set as your iPhone's Action Button, so pressing the button starts a voice chat with your Bot without opening the app first. That's according to Grok Bot's official X account, which shared the news on October 19 with a short demo video. "Grok Bot is now one step closer. Set...
Apple’s New App Store Chief Says Premium iPhone Games Are Growing
Apple's new App Store boss says the store was built so a small indie game can sit right next to the biggest franchises, and that more premium games are arriving on it this year than last. That's according to an interview with Polygon, the first Carson Oliver has given since taking over as head of...
Simplii Financial’s New Banking App Can Automatically Split Your Paycheque
Simplii Financial is rolling out a redesigned mobile banking app on iOS and Android, refreshed branding and new tools that will let Canadians automatically divide their paycheques into different spending and savings categories without opening multiple bank accounts. The CIBC-owned digital bank announced the changes on Tuesday, with its new Simplii Account introducing customizable folders...
No Man’s Sky Coming to iPhone and iPad October 28 With 10 Years of Updates
No Man’s Sky is confirmed to run on the iPhone 11 and third-generation iPad Air or newer.
This Canadian iPhone App Wants to Do Your CRA Mileage Log for You
Odie is a new iPhone app from a Montréal developer that keeps your CRA mileage log for you, and its latest update adds CarPlay support. If you drive for work and claim it at tax time, you already know the CRA wants a proper logbook. That means the date, destination, purpose and distance of every...
Apple’s Indie Games Week Brings Some Console Favourites to iPhone
Apple has kicked off Indie Games Week on the App Store, and seven well-known indie games are making their iPhone and iPad debut as part of it. That's according to Apple, which announced on Monday that the App Store will spotlight the games all week with daily features and curated collections. The lineup includes Sifu,...
Apple’s AirPort Utility App is Being Removed From the App Store
Apple warns that "functionality is not guaranteed" when using AirPort Utility on iOS 27 or later.
Apple Updates App Store Guidelines With Enforced Rules Against Low-Effort Apps
Within the App Store Guidelines support page, Apple urges developers not to "submit apps that are indistinguishable from what's already widely available."
Spotify Confirms its Disco Ball App Icon Will be Retired This Week
The standard Spotify app logo replaced by the disco ball refresh. Many of whom didn't take a strong liking to it.