Apple Fitness+ Celebrates International Dance Day, New Spotlight Series Features BTS, ABBA and Queen

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Headlines at The Mac Observer for Thursday, April 21, 2022
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1. Apple Fitness+ Celebrates International Dance Day, New Spotlight Series Features BTS, ABBA and Queen
2. OtterBox Brings Convenient Apple Pencil Storage to iPad Air
3. Largest Chipset Manufacturers Used Vulnerable Apple Audio Decoder, Putting Majority of Android Users at Risk
4. Apple Plans to Roll Out Communication Safety in Messages to UK and Canada
5. Apple TV+ Brings ‘Luther’ Star Idris Elba For New Thriller Drama ‘Hijack’
6. Two Fixes for Spontaneously Rearranged Windows
7. Apple Commits to Shareholder-Requested Civil Rights Audit
8. Suspension of Apple Pay in Russia Leads to Class Action Suit
9. Apple MagSafe Battery Pack Gets 7.5W Charging
10. Research: Apple’s App Tracking Transparency May Not Be Foolproof After All
11. Apple’s Lobbying Efforts Cost Record-Breaking $2.5 Million in Q1 2022
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1. APPLE FITNESS+ CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY, NEW SPOTLIGHT SERIES FEATURES BTS, ABBA AND QUEEN
In celebration of International Dance Day, Apple Fitness+ is releasing a new Spotlight Series focusing on artists such BTS, ABBA and Queen.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-fitness-celebrates-international-dance-day-new-spotlight-series-features-bts-abba-and-queen/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

2. OTTERBOX BRINGS CONVENIENT APPLE PENCIL STORAGE TO IPAD AIR
If you need an iPad Air case with drop protection and storage for your Apple Pencil, the OtterBox Symmetry 360 Elite may be right for you.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/product-news/otterbox-brings-convenient-apple-pencil-storage-to-ipad-air/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

3. LARGEST CHIPSET MANUFACTURERS USED VULNERABLE APPLE AUDIO DECODER, PUTTING MAJORITY OF ANDROID USERS AT RISK
Check Point Research has revealed a vulnerability within Apple’s Lossless Audio Codec, affecting the majority of Android users.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/largest-chipset-manufacturers-used-vulnerable-apple-audio-decoder-putting-majority-of-android-users-at-risk/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

4. APPLE PLANS TO ROLL OUT COMMUNICATION SAFETY IN MESSAGES TO UK AND CANADA
Apple plans to roll out communication safety in messages feature that scans photos for nudity in UK and Canada iPhones.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-plans-to-roll-out-communication-safety-in-messages-to-uk-and-canada/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

5. APPLE TV+ BRINGS ‘LUTHER’ STAR IDRIS ELBA FOR NEW THRILLER DRAMA ‘HIJACK’
In a first-look deal with Apple, Idris Elba and his production company Green Door is brining thriller drama “Hijack” to TV+.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-tv-brings-luther-star-idris-elba-for-new-thriller-drama-hijack/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

6. TWO FIXES FOR SPONTANEOUSLY REARRANGED WINDOWS
Dr. Mac has discovered not one but two fixes for the longstanding “windows spontaneously rearrange themselves” bug.
<https://www.macobserver.com/columns-opinions/dr-macs-rants-raves/two-fixes-for-spontaneously-rearranged-windows/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

7. APPLE COMMITS TO SHAREHOLDER-REQUESTED CIVIL RIGHTS AUDIT
Even though the company was reluctant to do so, Apple has agreed to a shareholder-requested civil rights audit.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-commits-to-shareholder-requested-civil-rights-audit/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

8. SUSPENSION OF APPLE PAY IN RUSSIA LEADS TO CLASS ACTION SUIT
A law firm in Russia is filing a class action suite against Apple for suspending Apple Pay due to sanctions imposed by the Ukraine conflict.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/suspension-of-apple-pay-in-russia-leads-to-class-action-suit/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

9. APPLE MAGSAFE BATTERY PACK GETS 7.5W CHARGING
The latest firmware update for the Apple MagSafe Battery Pack enables faster charging, 7.5W instead of the previous 5W speed.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-magsafe-battery-pack-gets-7-5w-charging/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

10. RESEARCH: APPLE’S APP TRACKING TRANSPARENCY MAY NOT BE FOOLPROOF AFTER ALL
New research claims Apple’s app tracking transparency may not be foolproof, since there are loopholes that big companies can exploit.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/research-apples-app-tracking-transparency-may-not-be-foolproof-after-all/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

11. APPLE’S LOBBYING EFFORTS COST RECORD-BREAKING $2.5 MILLION IN Q1 2022
Bloomberg reported that Apple’s lobbying efforts cost the company a record-high $2.5 million in spending for 1Q22.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apples-lobbying-efforts-cost-record-breaking-2-5-million-in-q1-2022/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>