Category Archives: iOS 6
iOS 6 JavaScript bug could affect mobile Safari users
If you’ve used Safari on your iOS 6 device lately, you’ve probably noticed the new app banners that pop up on several sites whenever that site has a related app. But as AppleInsider reports, it looks like the new banners have the ability to meddle with your user settings without your consent by re-enabling JavaScript even if you’ve manually shut it off on your device.
Lisa Myers of security firm Intego told AppleInsider that the issue isn’t necessarily troubling — at least not yet. “At the moment it doesn’t pose a threat, but we’ll continue to monitor it to make sure it doesn’t become more exploitable,” she explains. “There’s also the fact that few people actually disable JavaScript completely as it can partially, or totally, disable the majority of websites.”
Obviously the simple act of re-enabling JavaScript isn’t an Earth-shaking privacy issue, so there’s little reason to be concerned from that standpoint. However, tweaking device settings without at least informing the user that the change was made is a perplexing choice, even a bit annoying.
iOS 6 spike last weekend due to China, not Google Maps
Earlier this week, mobile ad exchange company MoPub released a report showing a 26 percent increase in iOS 6 adoption over the weekend. The company attributed this jump to the launch of Google Maps. According to a TechCrunch report, rival mobile ad company Chitika claims it is China and not Google Maps that is responsible for this spike.
Mobile ad company Chitika says its data shows that iOS 6 impressions remained flat during the six days following the launch of Google Maps, which contradicts the report from MoPub. Chitika, though, only measures data in the US and Canada, while MoPub’s ad network is global. MoPub includes numbers from China, which launched the iPhone 5 on December 17 and sold 2 million devices during its launch weekend. Chitika claims the spike recorded by MoPub is more likely due to the rollout of the iPhone 5 and other iOS devices over the weekend and not Google Maps.
Google Maps bumps iOS 6 adoption by just 0.2%
As the shortcomings of Apple Maps became more apparent, a vocal sect of iPhone owners refused to update to the new version of iOS. So, when Google Maps popped up in the App Store today, all those remaining holdouts finally jumped on board, right? Well, not quite. As TechCrunch reports, mobile ad network Chitika‘s figures show that iOS 6 adoption has gone up just 0.2% since Google Maps made its triumphant return.
That doesn’t mean people aren’t snapping up Google Maps like hotcakes; the app jetted straight to the top of the Free Apps list almost as soon as it was available. Unfortunately for Apple, it doesn’t appear that the return of Google’s navigation tool has done much in the way of boosting iOS 6′s user base.
Google Maps bumps iOS 6 adoption by just 0.2% originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Australian town relocated into desolate parkland, per iOS 6 Maps
The town of Mildura in the Australian state of Victoria is home to some 30,000 people and is known for its agricultural bounty, particularly when it comes to wine grapes. Unfortunately, if you take iOS 6 Maps at its word, the town is missing. Maps searches for Mildura resolve to a point some 70 kilometers away, in the Murray-Sunset National Park.
The Herald Sun newspaper reports that local police are quite concerned about this, given that the park is semi-arid, quite remote and there’s no water available. MacRumors points to an ABC Australia report citing six individuals rescued from the park in the last two months, with at least five vehicles stranded. The constabulary is encouraging motorists not to use Apple’s Maps app for guidance until this issue is resolved — and to use common sense when dealing with any GPS application.
iPad-native YouTube app arrives from Google
The departure of the Apple-bundled YouTube app in iOS 6 has riled up many unsuspecting upgraders, like my wife. “What do you mean, ‘there’s no more iPad YouTube app’?” she said, eyeing her recently-updated iPad.
The alternatives (using the iPhone-sized app, or sticking with the mobile web version) were unwelcome. For one thing, the video quality of the iPhone-sized videos did not hold up well when expanded to the full iPad screen size.
