A surveillance firm with deep ties to law enforcement has developed a technology to wirelessly identify and make a database of Bluetooth devices like iPhones . This will be used to spot suspects traveling together, and may track protestors heading to marches. SignalTrace sensors can detect Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and RFID signals - image credit: Leonardo Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) is already common worldwide, and Australian police even have a CarPlay app that identifies nearby cars. But now according to 404 Media , a firm is working to fit more sensors to existing camera systems as part of a scheme to give civil liberties groups apoplexy. Leonardo US Cyber and Security Solutions is marketing technology it calls SignalTrace, which it says is to "identify people of interest by the signals emitted from their electronic devices they travel with, such as fitness trackers, smartwatches, RFID tags, and local signals from their mobile phones." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Yet another report insists that the iPhone Fold launch will happen in September, after a rumor-monger back-and-forth about hinge issues. The iPhone rumor silly season has officially kicked off. A render of a potential iPhone Fold design - image credit: AppleInsider Apple is widely expected to bring out its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Fold, in September. In a Wednesday report about the supply chain, Apple is forging ahead with mass production in the next month. According to interviews with supply chain officials by The Elec , Apple has finalized key specifications for the iPhone Fold. After confirming the display, case, and mechanical components are up to task, it has started to prepare for the mass production phase. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Apple appears to have closed the loophole that let Mac users skip the Siri AI waitlist in the latest macOS 27 Golden Gate beta. As we covered earlier this month , beta 1 testers can switch on the enhanced version of Siri straight away using a single Terminal command, effectively sidestepping Apple's waitlist. However, many users who are running the second developer beta of macOS 27, which was released on Monday, are finding that the command does not work for them . Users who enabled Siri AI this way in the original beta are also reporting that they have been kicked back to the waitlist after updating. Apple has not said anything about the reported change, but one possibility is that the entitlement check that the Terminal command taps into has been switched from a local feature flag to a server-validated state. Apple could still be building out its server capacity for the redesigned Siri, which is why it is granting access to testers in batches as more comes online. It's likely the reason why the workaround is no longer working for some people. In any case, if you applied the bypass trick in macOS 27 beta 1 and want to retain access, you probably won't want to update to beta 2. Some users are suggesting alternative methods involving submitting Apple Intelligence feedback to accelerate approval, but the claims remain anecdotal, and at this point it may just be worth waiting in the queue. Apple appears to be granting access to new beta testers in a matter of days. Siri AI is now a fully fledged chatbot, and can draw on personal context understanding to search across messages, emails, photos, and more. It can now get things done across apps thanks to even more system-wide app actions. On Mac, Siri AI is also integrated into Spotlight and available via right-click context menus on any file or window. Note that Siri AI remains unavailable in the EU on iPhone and iPad, but the limitation does not apply to the Mac. Tag: Siri This article, " Apple Seemingly Killed Siri AI Waitlist Workaround in macOS 27 Beta 2 " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
