In short, no Face ID data is transmitted to app publishers, period. But they do have access to an API to track the faces you make at their app.
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Apple’s App Store makes so much money from fewer downloads than Google’s Play Store. So, why change a revenue sharing model with developers that has worked for eight years? Because Phil Schiller is betting that it will end up making Apple more money.Schiller revealed to The Verge that developers can soon activate app access subscriptions on their products from any category — including games. Apple will continue to take 30 percent of the revenue, but if a customer ...
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The iPhone SE went through four names before it came to the one that Apple chose for heading to market. They are:The iPhone 6cThe iPhone 7cThe iPhone 5eThe iPhone 5seSo, what do the two letters stand for? Well, they stand for “Special Edition.” That’s what Apple’s SVP of marketing Phil Schiller told the FORTUNE’s Jason Cipriani. Schiller says it’s a throwback to ...
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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the demo of Windows Phone in the car that was recently shown at Microsoft’s Build conference. Motorola follows as we get rumors of a Moto X+1 in the works as the follow-up to the Moto X. Samsung follows the news as we get new rumors of the Samsung Gear Solo, which is a smartphone/smartwatch in its own way. Google later brings us new rumors of Android TV that might be coming soon. We end today’s show talking about how Phil Schiller complains about Apple’s own ads lately. All this and more after the break. Stories: -
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If you haven’t been following the developments, today is Apple vs. Samsung, day 2. Apple’s first witness for today is non-other than Apple’s SVP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller. His participation in Apple trials has become quite common, and more specifically, in the previous trials between Apple and Samsung. Today Schiller takes the stage one more time, but oddly didn’t surprise anyone with his statement. As it turns out, Schiller simply decided to play it safe and re-hash the same statement he’s used in two previous trial testimonies about the reasons ...
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Apple’s Phil Schiller recently posted a tweet aimed squarely at Android users: “Be safe out there”, followed by a link to F-Secure’s latest Mobile Threat Report. That was last week and the talking-heads are already on a roll. Some are claiming vindication, even going as far as saying that Apple has won the war. Others have retaliated against Schiller saying tweet was uncalled for. The source behind the tweet is really at the meat of the issue. It’s a 34-page .PDF that outlines the mobile threats in the world today. That report, too, has received quite a bit ...