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Apple’s Big Health Move in India: Watch Gets Sleep Apnea Alerts, AirPods Pro Gain Hearing Test Feature
Apple on Thursday announced the arrival of two of its biggest health-focused features in India. The Cupertino-based tech giant says it has received regulatory approval to roll out Sleep Apnea Notifications on supported Apple Watch models and the Hearing Test feature on AirPods Pro in the country. Both features are designed to help address major hea...
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iOS 26.5 Brings RCS-Based End-to-End Encrypted Messaging Between iPhone, Android Smartphones
Google on Monday announced that it has started rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging to iPhone models running iOS 26.5 beta and Android handsets. The feature is currently available in beta in select global markets, including Canada and the US. While iPhone owners will be able to use the feature via the iMessage app, Android users can acces...
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How to Enable WhatsApp Backups With End-to-End Encryption Using a Passkey: A Step-By-Step Guide
WhatsApp allows users to create a backup of their end-to-end encrypted chats, which means that the messages that have been backed up are not accessible to a third party. These messages can only be read with a device with the unique 64-digit encryption key. However, this feature is only available on smartphones that are running Android 9 or newer ve...
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iOS 26.5 Beta 1 Rolls Out With Ads in Apple Maps, RCS Message Encryption Toggle
Apple has started rolling out the iOS 26.5 beta 1 update for developers, allowing them to test the new firmware version, provide feedback, and report bugs and other issues before it is rolled out to a wider user base. The update reportedly introduces a new "Suggested Places" section in Apple Maps, which is said to provide recommendations to users f...
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iOS 26.4 Beta 1 Rolled Out With iPhone Security Improvements, Video Podcasts as Apple Tests RCS Encryption
Apple has started rolling out the first beta version of the iOS 26.4 update for developers. The new firmware version brings various new features and design changes. The company has announced that the beta version introduces the new video podcasts functionality for the Apple Podcasts app, which allows users to stream video podcasts using the HTTP Li...
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Apple's iOS 26.3 Beta 2 Update Hints at End-to-End Encryption Support for RCS Messaging: Report
Apple launched the iOS 26.3 beta 2 for developers earlier this week. The codes spotted on the software version indicate that RCS messaging may soon be available to iPhone models with end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Apple announced E2EE support for RCS messaging in March last year in association with GSMA. Support for E2EE will ensure that messages an...
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ChatGPT Health Arrives as OpenAI’s Biggest Step Towards AI-Powered Healthcare Yet
OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Health, a dedicated health and wellness experience that allows users to connect their personal medical records and fitness apps to ChatGPT for context-aware responses on lab results, appointments, diet, and exercise advice. Data in the Health space is isolated and encrypted with enhanced privacy protections, and OpenAI said ...
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WhatsApp Launches Apple Watch App With Support for Voice Messages, Chat History and Reactions
WhatsApp has launched its Apple Watch app, now available for download on compatible smartwatches. Users can send voice notes, receive call alerts, react to messages, and view longer chats and history. All messages sent or received via the companion app are protected with end-to-end encryption, ensuring secure communication on the wearable device.
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Apple’s iOS 26.1 Launch Expected This Week Followed By iOS 26.2 Beta Rollout: Report
Apple is expected to release iOS 26.1 on November 3, followed by the first iOS 26.2 beta on November 4, according to Mark Gurman. While the iOS 26.1 update introduces a new Tinted option for the Liquid Glass feature, improving readability, the iOS 26.2 beta will likely focus on performance and stability, with major additions likely in later builds....
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How to Set Up WhatsApp's End-to-End Encrypted Chat Backups With a Passkey: A Step-By-Step Guide
Meta has introduced passkey support for encrypted WhatsApp chat backups, letting users restore encrypted chats using fingerprint, face, or screen lock instead of passwords or 64-digit keys. Passkeys are securely stored in a password manager for safer, simpler access. The feature, rolling out globally soon, enhances end-to-end encryption introduced ...
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UK Scraps Demand for Apple ‘Backdoor’ After Pressure From US
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday that British authorities had rescinded an order asking the company to circumvent encryption to help them pursue certain national security and criminal investigations.
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Apple Appealing Against UK 'Back Door' Order, Tribunal Confirms
Apple is appealing against a British government order to create a "back door" to its encrypted cloud storage systems. Apple believes that once created, this o-called backdoor could be exploited by hackers in addition to governments, a sentiment echoed by security experts.
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UK, US Said to Hold Talks in Bid to Resolve Apple Encryption Feud
British officials privately met with US counterparts to address concerns about the UK pressuring Apple Inc. to create a backdoor for accessing Americans' encrypted data. These talks followed Apple's removal of its advanced encryption feature for cloud data in the UK, following a directive by authorities there requesting encryption circumvention to ...
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Apple Appeals to Overturn UK Order to Remove Advanced Data Protection: Report
Apple has appealed a British government order to create a "back door" in its most secure cloud storage systems. FT said Apple appealed against the order last month around the same time as it withdrew ADP from the UK, rather than comply with the technical capability notice it received from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in January.
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US Examining Whether UK's Encryption Demand on Apple Broke Data Treaty
In a letter dated February 25 to two US lawmakers, Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, said the US is examining whether the UK government had violated the CLOUD Act, which bars it from issuing demands for the data of US citizens and vice versa.
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Apple’s Big Health Move in India: Watch Gets Sleep Apnea Alerts, AirPods Pro Gain Hearing Test Feature
Apple on Thursday announced the arrival of two of its biggest health-focused features in India. The Cupertino-based tech giant says it has received regulatory approval to roll out Sleep Apnea Notifications on supported Apple Watch models and the Hearing Test feature on AirPods Pro in the country. Both features are designed to help address major hea...
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iOS 26.5 Brings RCS-Based End-to-End Encrypted Messaging Between iPhone, Android Smartphones
Google on Monday announced that it has started rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging to iPhone models running iOS 26.5 beta and Android handsets. The feature is currently available in beta in select global markets, including Canada and the US. While iPhone owners will be able to use the feature via the iMessage app, Android users can acces...
-
How to Enable WhatsApp Backups With End-to-End Encryption Using a Passkey: A Step-By-Step Guide
WhatsApp allows users to create a backup of their end-to-end encrypted chats, which means that the messages that have been backed up are not accessible to a third party. These messages can only be read with a device with the unique 64-digit encryption key. However, this feature is only available on smartphones that are running Android 9 or newer ve...
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iOS 26.5 Beta 1 Rolls Out With Ads in Apple Maps, RCS Message Encryption Toggle
Apple has started rolling out the iOS 26.5 beta 1 update for developers, allowing them to test the new firmware version, provide feedback, and report bugs and other issues before it is rolled out to a wider user base. The update reportedly introduces a new "Suggested Places" section in Apple Maps, which is said to provide recommendations to users f...
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iOS 26.4 Beta 1 Rolled Out With iPhone Security Improvements, Video Podcasts as Apple Tests RCS Encryption
Apple has started rolling out the first beta version of the iOS 26.4 update for developers. The new firmware version brings various new features and design changes. The company has announced that the beta version introduces the new video podcasts functionality for the Apple Podcasts app, which allows users to stream video podcasts using the HTTP Li...
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Apple's iOS 26.3 Beta 2 Update Hints at End-to-End Encryption Support for RCS Messaging: Report
Apple launched the iOS 26.3 beta 2 for developers earlier this week. The codes spotted on the software version indicate that RCS messaging may soon be available to iPhone models with end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Apple announced E2EE support for RCS messaging in March last year in association with GSMA. Support for E2EE will ensure that messages an...
-
ChatGPT Health Arrives as OpenAI’s Biggest Step Towards AI-Powered Healthcare Yet
OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Health, a dedicated health and wellness experience that allows users to connect their personal medical records and fitness apps to ChatGPT for context-aware responses on lab results, appointments, diet, and exercise advice. Data in the Health space is isolated and encrypted with enhanced privacy protections, and OpenAI said ...
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WhatsApp Launches Apple Watch App With Support for Voice Messages, Chat History and Reactions
WhatsApp has launched its Apple Watch app, now available for download on compatible smartwatches. Users can send voice notes, receive call alerts, react to messages, and view longer chats and history. All messages sent or received via the companion app are protected with end-to-end encryption, ensuring secure communication on the wearable device.
-
Apple’s iOS 26.1 Launch Expected This Week Followed By iOS 26.2 Beta Rollout: Report
Apple is expected to release iOS 26.1 on November 3, followed by the first iOS 26.2 beta on November 4, according to Mark Gurman. While the iOS 26.1 update introduces a new Tinted option for the Liquid Glass feature, improving readability, the iOS 26.2 beta will likely focus on performance and stability, with major additions likely in later builds....
-
How to Set Up WhatsApp's End-to-End Encrypted Chat Backups With a Passkey: A Step-By-Step Guide
Meta has introduced passkey support for encrypted WhatsApp chat backups, letting users restore encrypted chats using fingerprint, face, or screen lock instead of passwords or 64-digit keys. Passkeys are securely stored in a password manager for safer, simpler access. The feature, rolling out globally soon, enhances end-to-end encryption introduced ...
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UK Scraps Demand for Apple ‘Backdoor’ After Pressure From US
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday that British authorities had rescinded an order asking the company to circumvent encryption to help them pursue certain national security and criminal investigations.
-
Apple Appealing Against UK 'Back Door' Order, Tribunal Confirms
Apple is appealing against a British government order to create a "back door" to its encrypted cloud storage systems. Apple believes that once created, this o-called backdoor could be exploited by hackers in addition to governments, a sentiment echoed by security experts.
-
UK, US Said to Hold Talks in Bid to Resolve Apple Encryption Feud
British officials privately met with US counterparts to address concerns about the UK pressuring Apple Inc. to create a backdoor for accessing Americans' encrypted data. These talks followed Apple's removal of its advanced encryption feature for cloud data in the UK, following a directive by authorities there requesting encryption circumvention to ...
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Apple Appeals to Overturn UK Order to Remove Advanced Data Protection: Report
Apple has appealed a British government order to create a "back door" in its most secure cloud storage systems. FT said Apple appealed against the order last month around the same time as it withdrew ADP from the UK, rather than comply with the technical capability notice it received from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in January.
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US Examining Whether UK's Encryption Demand on Apple Broke Data Treaty
In a letter dated February 25 to two US lawmakers, Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, said the US is examining whether the UK government had violated the CLOUD Act, which bars it from issuing demands for the data of US citizens and vice versa.
