Aurora Developer Weekly【No.0702】

IT news in a week

Exposure to iPhone 13 series pricing is expected to be lowered: starting price or less than 5499 yuan

It is reported that the iPhone 13 will become the first iPhone in Apple's history to cut prices. The iPhone12 has been raised by US$100 (approximately 600 yuan) over the previous iPhone11 series, but the iPhone13, which will be released in September this year, is expected to maintain the original price or even lower the price due to market pressure and rival strategies. Tianfeng Securities Guo Mingchi also predicted that this year Apple may launch a 6.7-inch iPhone priced under US$900 (approximately RMB 5,800), setting the lowest price record for an iPhone of the same size.

Microsoft officially launched the first Windows 11 preview version-Build 22000.51

In the announcement, Microsoft first admitted that the PC health check tool caused confusion. After the tool was launched last week, many users reported that their equipment was powerful enough, but after inspection it showed incompatibility. Another key point is the system requirements. Microsoft stated that Windows 11 was built as a "complete set of experience" and that when deciding on these requirements, it took into account the reliability of the operating system and "people's expectations." These requirements include drive models, experience such as video conferencing, multitasking, and security.

In the first half of the year, global app spending reached 64.9 billion U.S. dollars, and TikTok became the world's highest revenue app

According to reports, the research company Sensor Tower released a report today that in the first half of this year, global mobile application spending was $64.9 billion, a year-on-year increase of 24.8%. In the first half of this year, the mobile app with the highest revenue was TikTok, followed by YouTube and Tinder. The most downloaded mobile app is TikTok, followed by Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

700 million pieces of LinkedIn user data were sold, LinkedIn: data crawling, non-disclosure

Just two months ago, 500 million user records on LinkedIn, Microsoft's professional social networking site, were listed for sale on the popular hacker forum. Recently, up to 700 million records were sold off again. When asked about the progress of the latest incident, LinkedIn emphasized in its response that the data set includes "user data crawled from LinkedIn." Similar to the “500 million LinkedIn user resumes being sold off” two months ago, they may all be related to “data scraping”.

Google Play will enable AAB format applications, replacing Android APK

According to foreign media reports, Google Play will undergo subversive changes in August this year. The App format of the Google App Store will be changed from "APK" to "Android App Bundles" (or "AAB"). It is reported that Google launched the new AAB format in 2018 (the full name of AAB is Android App Bundles"). Google claims that this new format will make application files smaller, that is, aab distributed applications occupy an average of 15% less than the general apk. Space. More importantly, it expands the definition of application bundles to only include the necessary code to run the App. That is to say, after downloading a part, the App can run directly without waiting for the download to complete and then install it.

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Google "conditions" reduce the app store fee to 15% Developers need to make apps for WearOS

Recently, Google has conditionally adjusted its Google Play app store share ratio. If Android app developers agree to add corresponding apps to platforms such as WearOS and Android Auto in their apps, Google can reduce the “raise” ratio.

Apple releases first public beta version of iOS 15, iPadOS 15

In the early hours of this morning, Apple pushed the first public beta of iOS 15 (Public Beta). All users who join Apple’s public beta program can upgrade this version. Of course, iOS 15 Public Beta is the first public beta of iOS 15, which is stable. The stability is better than the developer test version three weeks ago, but it is still a test version, and users are not recommended to upgrade on their main models.

Linux 5.13 is released, initially supporting M1 chip

Linus Torvalds released a stable version of Linux 5.13. The kernel was launched under the new "Opossums on Parade" codename, which was implemented last week. The new version of the kernel adds initial support for the M1 chip, but there is currently no accelerated graphics, and there are still many things to be optimized and improved.

Apple officially provides developers with Xcode Cloud beta service

According to media reports, Apple launched the new Xcode Cloud service for the first time at the WWDC21 Developer Conference in June. Today, Apple notified developers via email that the service is already available. According to the official introduction, Xcode Cloud is a cloud-based Xcode service that allows developers to build, test, and deliver high-quality applications in the cloud instead of directly on the Mac.

Python 3.9.6 released

Python has released the latest version. This time it updates Microsoft's security, core and built-in programs, libraries, build, Windows, macOS, IDLE, etc. In terms of security, http.client can now avoid reading potential HTTP headers indefinitely after the server sends a 100 Continue status response;

Aurora Zone

Aurora won two SaaS awards at the 6th SaaS Application Conference

On June 29-30, 2021, the CSIC2021 6th SaaS Application Conference hosted by TOP Zhihui will be held in Shanghai Shanda. This summit will focus on industrial transformation, scenarios, and solve industry pain points, explore forward-looking perspectives, and SaaS. Implementation experience sharing is the focal point. Through a full range of exchanges and interactions and a concentrated display of actual cases, the company can deeply analyze and find a good way to build SaaS, and accelerate the digital transformation and upgrading of the company.

As a leading developer service provider in China, Aurora Mobile (NASDAQ: JG) was invited to participate and won two awards: "Best SaaS Service of the Year" and "SaaS Product Recommended by Users of the Year".

Aurora VaaS helps Lucky Card Friends build a new engine for smart journey

At present, about 80% of my country's logistics transportation is composed of individual drivers. Focusing on the problems of long-term low prices of goods and goods faced by individual drivers, difficulty in seeking assistance in individual combat, and insecurity in long-distance work, the Haoyunbao card friend APP created by Hefei Weitianyuntong Information Technology Co., Ltd. can not only be used for cards You provide high-quality source information and freight settlement guarantee, as well as information consultation, communication, entertainment and after-car services. Among them, the short video content integrated in the Lucky Card Friends APP is not only popular among individual drivers, but also a great tool for Lucky Card Friends to promote and retain their lives. It is the VaaS product of Aurora Mobile (NASDAQ: JG), a leading mobile developer service provider in China, that provides technical support for Lucky Card Friends.

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