WhatsApp will soon stop working on millions of older smartphones, UK Sun said in a report. More than 40 different smartphone models are expected to be affected, according to the report by the UK tabloid.
Apple’s custom-designed 5G cellular modem will likely debut in all 2023 iPhone models, according to Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Thomas O’Malley. In a supplier-focused research note shared with MacRumors, the analysts said chipmakers Qorvo and Broadcom should be among the companies that benefit from the shift to Apple’s in-house solution.
Google’s iPhone apps such as Maps and YouTube will stop using a tool from Apple Inc that allows them to personalize ads, avoiding a new Apple warning that informs users their browsing is being tracked. The announcement in a Wednesday blog post by the Alphabet Inc unit comes shortly before Apple is expected to start enforcing new tracking transparency rules.
Apple’s upcoming iOS 15 operating system, which we expect to see unveiled in June, is rumored to be dropping support for a few of Apple’s older iPhones.
LG is considering exiting the smartphone business entirely amid declining shipments and accrued losses of $4.5 billion over the past five years. LG CEO Kwon Bong-Seok cautioned staff earlier today that the company is re-evaluating its presence in the smartphone industry:
TikTok routinely introduces new filters allowing its users to transform faces and add fun effects to videos. And the latest addition takes advantage of one of the marquee features introduced with the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max last fall.
Several devices operating on the Android and iOS mobile operating systems are to stop running WhatsApp messaging applications from January 1, 2021.