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iPhone Analytics

[Michael Tsai](https://mjtsai.com/blog/2022/11/09/analytics-in-apple-apps/): > Tommy Mysk (Hacker News): > It seems that the #AppStore app on iOS 14.6 sends every tap you make in the app to App

J Jenxi
12 November 2022
2 min read

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96% iOS users in the US opt out of tracking

[Flurry](https://www.flurry.com/blog/ios-14-5-opt-in-rate-att-restricted-app-tracking-transparency-worldwide-us-daily-latest-update/): > Until now, apps have been able to rely on Apple’s Identifier

J Jenxi
8 May 2021
2 min read

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Facebook and Instagram Ask Users to Enable App Tracking in Order to Keep Services Free

[MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2021/05/02/facebook-instagram-att-prompt-free-of-charge/): > As a way to convince users to enable tracking across other apps and websites, Facebook is deployin

J Jenxi
5 May 2021
2 min read

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Facebook apologizes to users, businesses for Apple’s monstrous efforts to protect its customers' privacy

[The Register](https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/27/facebook_ios_ads/): > Facebook has apologized to its users and advertisers for being forced to respect people’s privacy in an upcoming update t

J Jenxi
30 August 2020
2 min read

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Becky Hansmeyer's WWDC 2020 Wishlist

[Daring Fireball](https://daringfireball.net/linked/2020/05/14/hansmeyer-wwdc-wishlist): > Fiddling with the home screen on iOS is just awful. Whenever I sit down and try to clean it up — deleting

J Jenxi
15 May 2020
2 min read

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Android phones unlocked with a 3D-printed head

Forbes reported that [they broke into a bunch of Android phones with a 3D-printed head](https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2018/12/13/we-broke-into-a-bunch-of-android-phones-with-a-3d-printed

J Jenxi
18 December 2018
1 min read

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Google Chrome on an idle Android phone sends nearly fifty times more requests per hour than iOS on Safari

Digital Content Next reported that [Google Chrome on an idle Android phone sends nearly fifty times more requests per hour than iOS on Safari](https://digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2018/08/21/google-dat

J Jenxi
25 August 2018
2 min read

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‘Arena of Valor’ for iOS

Tools and Toys wrote about [‘Arena of Valor’ for iOS](http://toolsandtoys.net/arena-of-valor-for-ios/). > After giving it a few hours of play, I can see why AoV was so popular overseas. It’s basica

J Jenxi
27 December 2017
2 min read

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Android’s Emoji Problem

Emojipedia wrote about [Android’s Emoji Problem](http://blog.emojipedia.org/androids-emoji-problem/). The Google design team had a head start over Apple in terms of emoji adoption. > Unicode 9 sup

J Jenxi
13 January 2017
2 min read

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Apple on track to hit $1 trillion in total revenue from iOS by the middle of this year

9to5Mac reported on [Apple being on track to hit $1 trillion in total revenue from iOS by the middle of this year](https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/11/apple-1-trillion-in-revenue-from-ios/). > Last year

J Jenxi
12 January 2017
1 min read

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What Super Mario Run would look like as a free to play game

Pocket Gamer on [what Super Mario Run would look like as a free to play game](http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPhone/Super+Mario+Run/feature.asp?c=72473). > “Why can’t it be free?” you ask a random

J Jenxi
22 December 2016
1 min read

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The background data and battery usage of Facebook’s iOS app

Federico Viticci wrote about [the background data and battery usage of Facebook’s iOS app](https://www.macstories.net/linked/the-background-data-and-battery-usage-of-facebooks-ios-app/). > Every ti

J Jenxi
31 October 2015
2 min read

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Read it later

The folks over at [The Sweet Setup](http://thesweetsetup.com/apps/best-read-it-later-service/) have done a nice review of the current crop of Read It Later services. If you’re just getting into the ac

J Jenxi
8 July 2015
2 min read

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Why is Android still the second platform developers work on?

Droid Life reported on [why Android is still the second platform developers work on](http://www.droid-life.com/2015/06/24/why-is-android-still-the-second-platform-developers-work-on/). > Despite hi

J Jenxi
27 June 2015
3 min read

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SwiftKey Emoji Analysis

> We’ve analyzed more than 1bn pieces of data to create the definitive assessment of how you use emoji. Some of the stuff that they’ve discovered: > Canadians score highest for the poop emoji comp

J Jenxi
4 May 2015
1 min read

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Bigger than Hollywood

Asymco reported on [iOS developers earning more than Hollywood Asymco](http://www.asymco.com/2015/01/22/bigger-than-hollywood/). > Apple paid $10 billion to developers in calendar 201

J Jenxi
25 January 2015
2 min read

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Less than 0.1% of Android devices run Lollipop

Business Insider reported on [the breakdown of Android version adoption](http://www.businessinsider.my/google-android-lollipop-adoption-is-pitiful-2015-1/). > Google in November launched Android Lo

J Jenxi
9 January 2015
2 min read

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Mozilla finally brings Firefox to iOS

John Gruber on [Firefox finally being available on iOS](http://daringfireball.net/2014/12/mozilla_firefox_ios). > That it took them until 2014 to bend to practicality — iOS has been growing in popu

J Jenxi
3 January 2015
2 min read

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Jenxi’s favourite apps of 2014

The release of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite this year brought the Apple ecosystem closer together. My workflow has evolved through the past year and my app usage has changed as a result. Here are my top te

J Jenxi
2 January 2015
6 min read

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Duet: iPad as a secondary Mac display

I previously used [Air Display](https://avatron.com/applications/air-display/) to create a secondary display for my Mac, which is useful when I’m on the road. The only issue I had with it was the fact

J Jenxi
20 December 2014
2 min read

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The myth of device lock-in

John Gruber wrote a very good piece on [switching and lock-in](http://daringfireball.net/2014/09/on_switching_and_lock_in) to phone systems in response to [an article by Joshua Brustein in Businesswee

J Jenxi
28 November 2014
3 min read

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BlackBerry: The Endgame

Jean-Louis Gassé wrote about [the decline of BlackBerry](http://www.mondaynote.com/2014/09/28/blackberry-the-endgame/). > In reality, RIM was much more than three years behind iOS (and, later, Andr

J Jenxi
30 September 2014
2 min read

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Android L will have built-in encryption, just like iOS

Digital Trends reported on [built-in encryption for Andriod L](http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/android-l-will-built-encryption-just-like-ios/). > The next major version of Android is going to c

J Jenxi
21 September 2014
2 min read

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Convergence of OS X and iOS

Ben Brooks recently wrote a [good article](https://brooksreview.net/2014/07/sweet-sweet-ipad/) on using an iPad as his main machine, it’s something that has been attempted by many folks in the past, b

J Jenxi
12 July 2014
2 min read

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Ditch Dropbox for Apple’s iCloud Photo Library

My thoughts exactly. The separate release dates for the Mac and iOS app is irritating, though. [Rethinking Dropbox as a photo management solution](http://www.512pixels.net/blog/2014/7/re-thinking-dro

J Jenxi
10 July 2014
1 min read

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iWatch and Android Wear

Ben Thompson did a great piece on discussing the upcoming iWatch and Android Wear. [Additional Thoughts on iWatch and Android Wear](http://stratechery.com/2014/additional-thoughts-iwatch-android-wear

J Jenxi
10 July 2014
1 min read

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iCloud Photo Library

While there were plenty of goodies to take away from WWDC, one announcement announcement in particular had me dancing for joy – [iCloud Photo Library](https://www.apple.com/ios/ios8/photos/). If ther

J Jenxi
18 June 2014
2 min read

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Google I/O thinks focus on design will make Android more attractive

Marco Arment comments on [Google I/O focussing on design](http://www.marco.org/2014/04/16/google-io-design-focus). > A software platform’s UI and design ethos can’t be changed on a whim by conferen

J Jenxi
19 April 2014
2 min read

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iOS dominates enterprise market in Q4 2013

MacRumors reports on [the iOS domination of mobile device activations in Q4 2013](http://www.macrumors.com/2014/02/12/ios-enterprise-good-technology/). 73% of all enterprise mobile device activations

J Jenxi
18 February 2014
2 min read

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Microsoft vs Microsoft

Ben Thompson writes about [Microsoft’s business model](http://stratechery.com/2014/microsoft-v-microsoft/). Farhad Manjoo named Apple, Google and Amazon as companies that he recommend relying on beca

J Jenxi
18 February 2014
2 min read

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Thoughts on ‘Button Shapes’ in iOS 7.1 Beta 2

Steven Aquino writes about [the inclusion of button shapes in iOS 7.1 beta 2](http://stevensblog.org/thoughts-on-button-shapes/). > From a AX perspective, what the new Button Shapes do is restore a

J Jenxi
19 December 2013
2 min read

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Automatic turns your car into a smart car

Business Insider reviews [Automatic, an app that turns your car into a smart car](http://www.businessinsider.com/automatic-review-2013-12?op=1). > Just plug the Automatic dongle (called a Link) int

J Jenxi
11 December 2013
2 min read

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Foursquare no longer allows private check-ins on iOS 7

Matthew Panzarino reports for TechCrunch that [Foursquare no longer allows private check-ins on iOS 7](http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/09/as-foursquare-concentrates-on-demonstrating-value-it-no-longer-a

J Jenxi
11 December 2013
2 min read

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iBeacons used to provide location-based access to iOS Newsstand publications

Darrell Etherington writes for TechCrunch about [the use of iBeacons to deliver location-based access to iOS Newsstand publications](http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/04/ibeacons-used-to-deliver-location-

J Jenxi
7 December 2013
2 min read

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WhatsApp updated for iOS 7

The Next Web reports that [WhatsApp has finally been updated for iOS 7](http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/12/03/whatsapp-finally-updated-for-ios-7-adds-broadcast-to-list-feature-and-more/). Aside from

J Jenxi
7 December 2013
1 min read

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Chrome apps for Android and iOS possibly on the way

Google’s release of [Chrome packaged apps](http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/05/chromes-native-like-packaged-apps-come-out-of-dev-preview-and-head-to-desktop-now-called-chrome-apps/) was undoubtedly a tro

J Jenxi
4 December 2013
2 min read

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Apple provides better support for older devices than Android

TUAW reports on [a chart by Fidlee that demonstrates iOS and Android support for older devices](http://www.tuaw.com/2013/12/03/when-it-comes-to-supporting-older-devices-ios-outshines-android/). The c

J Jenxi
4 December 2013
2 min read

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Apple’s iPhone, iPad used in 82% of mobile sales on Black Friday

IBM’s Digital Analytics Benchmark group reports that [iOS devices are used to do 82% of mobile Black Friday shopping](http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/11/29/apples-iphone-ipad-account-for-over-80-p

J Jenxi
1 December 2013
2 min read

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iOS vs Android shopping usage

Business Insider reports on [the difference between iOS and Andriod usage for shopping during the holidays](http://www.businessinsider.com/ios-android-shopping-traffic-2013-11). Adobe tracked visits

J Jenxi
1 December 2013
2 min read

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Apple accounts for 63% of worldwide ad impression share, 32% for Android

Apple Insider reports on the [worldwide ad impression recorded in the third quarter of 2013](http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/11/27/apple-widens-lead-over-android-in-worldwide-ad-impression-share-n

J Jenxi
30 November 2013
2 min read

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The huge gap in developer revenue between Android and iOS

Business Insider with a chart to show [the difference in monetisation between Android and iOS](http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-the-difference-in-developer-revenue-between-android-and-i

J Jenxi
28 November 2013
1 min read

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Eric Schmidt guides you to convert from iPhone to Android

This is pretty novel. Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, has used his Google+ page to pen a step-by-step guide on how to move from iPhone to Android. It might sound gimmicky, as there are alr

J Jenxi
26 November 2013
2 min read

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Dropbox’s new look on iOS

[Dropbox has released a new look for its iOS app.](https://blog.dropbox.com/2013/11/a-fresh-dropbox-for-iphone-ipad/). The new iOS 7-inspired design is gorgeous. The addition of AirDrop support is g

J Jenxi
23 November 2013
1 min read

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Instagram’s differences across mobile platforms

[The differences between Instagram on iOS, Android and Windows Phone.](http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/11/instagram-wp-ios-android/?viewall=true) > Windows Phone has positioned itself as a uniq

J Jenxi
23 November 2013
1 min read

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Moving from iOS to Android

This pretty much sums up my experience when I switched from my iPhone 5 to a Nexus 4. There are pros and cons, but it takes a while to get used to the change, for better or worse. [Thoughts on the Go

J Jenxi
12 November 2013
2 min read

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Google+ profile photo to automatically become your caller ID photo

Google’s revamped dialer for Android 4.4 KitKat which pulls information from Google Maps is pretty awesome. The news that Google is going to automatically use your Google+ photo for your caller ID mig

J Jenxi
6 November 2013
2 min read

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Posts tagged with

iPhone Analytics

96% iOS users in the US opt out of tracking

Facebook and Instagram Ask Users to Enable App Tracking in Order to Keep Services Free

Facebook apologizes to users, businesses for Apple’s monstrous efforts to protect its customers&apos; privacy

Becky Hansmeyer&apos;s WWDC 2020 Wishlist

Android phones unlocked with a 3D-printed head

Google Chrome on an idle Android phone sends nearly fifty times more requests per hour than iOS on Safari

&#8216;Arena of Valor&#8217; for iOS

Android&#8217;s Emoji Problem

Apple on track to hit $1 trillion in total revenue from iOS by the middle of this year

What Super Mario Run would look like as a free to play game

The background data and battery usage of Facebook’s iOS app

Read it later

Why is Android still the second platform developers work on?

SwiftKey Emoji Analysis

Bigger than Hollywood

Less than 0.1% of Android devices run Lollipop

Mozilla finally brings Firefox to iOS

Jenxi&#8217;s favourite apps of 2014

Duet: iPad as a secondary Mac display

The myth of device lock-in

BlackBerry: The Endgame

Android L will have built-in encryption, just like iOS

Convergence of OS X and iOS

Ditch Dropbox for Apple&#8217;s iCloud Photo Library

iWatch and Android Wear

iCloud Photo Library

Google I/O thinks focus on design will make Android more attractive

iOS dominates enterprise market in Q4 2013

Microsoft vs Microsoft

Thoughts on ‘Button Shapes’ in iOS 7.1 Beta 2

Automatic turns your car into a smart car

Foursquare no longer allows private check-ins on iOS 7

iBeacons used to provide location-based access to iOS Newsstand publications

WhatsApp updated for iOS 7

Chrome apps for Android and iOS possibly on the way

Apple provides better support for older devices than Android

Apple&#8217;s iPhone, iPad used in 82% of mobile sales on Black Friday

iOS vs Android shopping usage

Apple accounts for 63% of worldwide ad impression share, 32% for Android

The huge gap in developer revenue between Android and iOS

Eric Schmidt guides you to convert from iPhone to Android

Dropbox’s new look on iOS

Instagram’s differences across mobile platforms

Moving from iOS to Android

Google+ profile photo to automatically become your caller ID photo

Facebook apologizes to users, businesses for Apple’s monstrous efforts to protect its customers' privacy

Becky Hansmeyer's WWDC 2020 Wishlist

‘Arena of Valor’ for iOS

Android’s Emoji Problem

Jenxi’s favourite apps of 2014

Ditch Dropbox for Apple’s iCloud Photo Library

Apple’s iPhone, iPad used in 82% of mobile sales on Black Friday