WhatsApp will let users encrypt their chat backups in the cloud – News

WhatsApp will let users encrypt their chat backups in the cloud – TechCrunch

WhatsApp said on Friday it will give its two billion users the option to encrypt their chat backups to the cloud, taking a significant step to put a lid on one of the tricky ways private communication between individuals on the app can be compromised. The Facebook-owned service has end-to-end encrypted chats between users for … Read more

Stipop offers developers instant access to a huge global sticker library – News

Stipop offers developers instant access to a huge global sticker library – TechCrunch

With more than 150,000 stickers, Stipop’s library of colorful, character-driven expressions has a little something for everyone. The company offers keyboard and social app stickers through ad-supported mobile apps on iOS and Android, but it’s recently focused more on providing stickers to developers, creators and other online businesses. “We were able to gather so many … Read more

Netflix begins testing mobile games in its Android app in Poland – News

Netflix begins testing mobile games in its Android app in Poland – TechCrunch

Netflix today announced it will begin testing mobile games inside its Android app for its members in Poland. At launch, paying subscribers will be able to try out two games, “Stranger Things: 1984” and “Stranger Things 3” — titles that have been previously available on the Apple App Store, Google Play and, in the case … Read more

Jolla hits profitability ahead of turning 10, eyes growth beyond mobile – News

Jolla hits profitability ahead of turning 10, eyes growth beyond mobile – TechCrunch

Jolla, the Finnish startup behind the Sailfish OS, which formed almost a decade ago when a band of Nokia staffers left to keep the torch burning for a mobile Linux-based alternative to Google’s Android, announced today it’s hitting profitability. The mobile OS licensing startup describes 2020 as a “turning point” for the business — reporting … Read more

A new NSO zero-click attack evades Apple’s iPhone security protections, says Citizen Lab – News

A new NSO zero-click attack evades Apple’s iPhone security protections, says Citizen Lab – TechCrunch

A Bahraini human rights activist’s iPhone was silently hacked earlier this year by a powerful spyware sold to nation-states, defeating new security protections that Apple designed to withstand covert compromises, say researchers at Citizen Lab. The activist, who remains in Bahrain and asked not to be named, is a member of the Bahrain Center for … Read more

Apple launches a new iOS app, ‘Siri Speech Study,’ to gather feedback for Siri improvements – News

Apple launches a new iOS app, ‘Siri Speech Study,’ to gather feedback for Siri improvements – TechCrunch

Apple recently began a research study designed to collect speech data from study participants. Earlier this month, the company launched on the App Store a new iOS app called “Siri Speech Study“, which allows participants who have opted in to share their voice requests and other feedback with Apple. The app is available in a … Read more