“If you’ve found your iPhone 14 showing horizontal lines across the screen when waking from sleep or starting-up, Apple says you can rest easy: it’s not a hardware issue. A significant number of people are reporting the issue on Reddit and elsewhere.”
T-Mobile’s New SIM Protection Is Now Live, Here’s How To Enable It
“As many of you know, SIM swap fraud is a big issue across all carriers. T-Mobile in particular has had quite a number of cases in recent years. About a month ago, the carrier disabled self-service SIM changes to implement new security changes, and they’re now ready for primetime.”
Google introduces end-to-end encryption for Gmail on the web
“Google announced on Friday that it’s adding end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to Gmail on the web, allowing enrolled Google Workspace users to send and receive encrypted emails within and outside their domain.”
Google Voice now automatically switches between Wi-Fi and cellular
“Google Voice rarely sees big updates that aren’t primarily enterprise-facing these days, but it is now getting “intelligent network switching” to improve call quality. This feature should already be available for all Google Voice users, which presumably includes free accounts in the US.”
Anker’s Eufy deleted these 10 privacy promises instead of answering our questions
“It’s been two weeks since we reported that Anker’s Eufy lied to us about the security of its security cameras, and we’ve been pushing the company for answers ever since.”
FBI Calls End-to-End Encryption ‘Deeply Concerning’ as Privacy Groups Hail Apple’s Advanced Data Protection as a Victory for Users
“Apple yesterday announced that end-to-end encryption is coming to even more sensitive types of iCloud data, including device backups, messages, photos, and more, meeting the longstanding demand of both users and privacy groups who have rallied for the company to take the significant step forward in”
Apple’s Satellite Emergency Services Lead to Another Rescue
“Whatever your feelings are about wielding an iPhone, you can’t ignore the fact that calling for help via satellite connection is a genuinely helpful safety feature, and one that we’re starting to think everyone should have.”
watchOS 9.2 boosts Apple Watch Ultra’s battery life while tracking Multisport workouts
“Alongside iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and macOS Ventura 13.1, Apple also dropped watchOS 9.2 for all compatible Apple Watch models. Besides packing several new features, the update improves the Apple Watch Ultra’s battery life. Interestingly, Apple does not mention this improvement in the watchOS 9.”
Windows 11 has several neat hidden themes, here is how to enable them
“Windows 11 22H2, or the “2022 Update,” contains many new features (you can find them in our review). In addition, there are quite a few hidden additions and unannounced for regular customers changes.”
How to turn on end-to-end encryption for iMessage, iCloud, iPhone backups in iOS 16.2
“Apple is launching a big security enhancement with iOS 16.2 that brings the long-requested feature of full encryption for iMessage in iCloud, iPhone backups, and eight other apps/categories.”