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  • Cincinnati Policeman Fired for Using an AirTag to Stalk Ex

    Cincinnati Policeman Fired for Using an AirTag to Stalk Ex

    Cincinnati policeman Darryl Tyus has been fired for using an AirTag to stalk his ex, believed to be a sheriff’s deputy.

    AirTags have “become the weapon of choice of stalkers and abusers,” resulting in a class-action lawsuit against Apple. The company has tried to address concerns, although it’s unclear how effective the attempts have been.

    According to AppleInsider, the latest AirTag controversy comes courtesy of Darrly Tyus. Tyus had served on the Cincinnati Police Department for 15 years before using an AirTag to stalk his ex, who is believed to be a Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputy. It’s unclear which came first, the breakup or the stalking.

    “What Darryl Tyus did by knowingly stalking a women, causing her to feel threatened and fear for her life, is the exact behavior our officers are sworn to prevent,” said Police Chief Teresa Theetge. “For the Cincinnati Police Department, the community’s trust is the foundation of what gives us the authority to perform our daily duties.”

    “Tyus not only broke that trust, but he broke the law that he took an honorable oath to enforce,” she continued.

    Apple clearly has a problem with its AirTags and only time will tell if the company is able to effectively combat stalkers. In the meantime, Google evidently thinks copying Apple is a good idea, with plans to launch its own AirTag rival.

  • New 15.5-Inch MacBook Air Could Arrive Early Next Year

    New 15.5-Inch MacBook Air Could Arrive Early Next Year

    Apple’s most popular laptop could be getting a major upgrade, with a 15.5-inch version believed to be arriving early next year.

    The MacBook Air is Apple’s most popular laptop and one of its most popular computers. The device has a long history of striking the right balance of performance, weight, and battery life at a price point most consumers can readily afford.

    According to AppleInsider, quoting a paywalled tweet by analyst Ross Young, Apple is prepping a major upgrade that will see a 15.5-inch screen option. The new size would be a major upgrade from the current 13.6-inch model.

    If the rumor is true, Apple will likely have another major hit on its hands.

  • Microsoft May Build ‘Super App’ to Fight Apple/Google Search Deal

    Microsoft May Build ‘Super App’ to Fight Apple/Google Search Deal

    Microsoft is reportedly looking to build a “super app” in an effort to fight Apple and Google’s search deal and mobile dominance.

    Apple and Google have the two dominant mobile operating systems in iOS and Android. Further extending their mobile domination, the two companies have a search deal worth billions that sees Google as the default search engine on Apple’s devices.

    Microsoft appears ready to tackle Apple and Google’s duopoly, according to AppleInsider, with the company looking to create a mobile app that would combine the company’s various services into a single all-in-one solution. The company is evidently taking inspiration from Tencent’s strategy of creating all-in-one apps that meet a wide array of needs.

    It’s still not certain if Microsoft will proceed with the strategy, but AI reports that CEO Satya Nadella is pushing the company to improve Bing and make it better integrate with the company’s other services as a possible first step toward the “super app.”

  • Supreme Court Kills Apple’s Attempt to Overturn Qualcomm’s Patents

    Supreme Court Kills Apple’s Attempt to Overturn Qualcomm’s Patents

    The United States Supreme Court has killed Apple’s efforts to overturn Qualcomm’s patents, ending the iPhone maker’s long-standing legal battle.

    Apple relies on Qualcomm for the modems it includes in its iPhones and iPads. The two companies have a years-long history of legal disputes over Qualcomm’s patents. The battle began in 2017 when Qualcomm accused Apple of infringing patents, with the two companies reaching a settlement in 2019.

    As AppleInsider notes, the settlement allowed Apple to continue using Qualcomm’s modems but contained a provision that also allowed Apple to challenge the validity of two of Qualcomm’s patents. Apple has maintained that Qualcomm could, and likely would, sue it again once the current license agreement expires in 2025 or 2027 if the two companies extend the agreement.

    Unfortunately for Apple, the Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruled in Qualcomm’s favor. Apple appealed the decision, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit also sided with Qualcomm.

    The Supreme Court has now declined to hear Apple’s case, following the Biden Administration urging the court to deny Apple’s appeal.

    Only time will tell if Qualcomm will sue Apple once the current agreement expires, but the entire situation is no doubt lending impetus to Apple’s efforts to design and deploy its own modem stack.

  • Skilled Labor: The Next Supply Chain Issue for Chipmakers

    Skilled Labor: The Next Supply Chain Issue for Chipmakers

    The last two years have been difficult for the semiconductor industry, but chipmakers are facing one of their biggest challenges yet: a skilled labor shortage.

    Chipmakers the world over have been struggling to keep up with demand since the outset of the global pandemic. Lockdowns in regions of China responsible for much of the industry’s manufacturing took their toll, as did general, pandemic-fueled supply chain issues.

    According to The Wall Street Journal, via AppleInsider, the industry is now facing a shortage of skilled labor. As with supply chain issues, the labor shortage is being driven by the pandemic.

    Eager to avoid the kind of issues that arose at the outset of the pandemic — and with cybersecurity increasingly becoming a national security issue — many governments are wanting to promote local semiconductor production. Unfortunately, because the industry has been focused in China and Asia for decades, there is a shortage of skilled workers outside that region. The WSJ estimates 70,000 to 90,000 silicon workers will be needed by 2025 in the US alone.

    To make matters worse, the labor shortage comes at a time when demand for workers is at a high across many different industries. As a result, employees are becoming far more selective about the jobs they take and are leaving undesirable jobs. This trend has been so widespread it has been called the “Great Resignation.”

    The WSJ says chipmakers are “stepping up [their] game” in an effort to attract more talent, increasing wages, improving recruitment, and developing closer ties with universities. With software and services getting all the limelight, however, it remains to be seen if these measures will be effective.

  • WhatsApp Experiments With Limiting Forward to Group Chats

    WhatsApp Experiments With Limiting Forward to Group Chats

    WhatsApp is experimenting with a feature that would limit how many times messages could be forwarded to group chats.

    Social media companies are continuing to grapple with the spread of misinformation. WhatsApp’s latest feature is aimed at slowing the spread by limiting forwards across multiple group chats, according to AppleInsider.

    The feature has already been available in Android betas, but now makes its way to the iOS beta. The new feature will allow a message to be forwarded to a single group chat, but not subsequent ones. If a user attempts it, they are presented wit the following message:

    Forwarded messages can only be sent to one group chat.

  • Tim Cook: ‘We’re Not Against Digital Advertising’

    Tim Cook: ‘We’re Not Against Digital Advertising’

    Tim Cook has set the record straight that Apple is not against digital advertising, it simply wants to give consumers more control.

    Apple is at odds with the advertising industry over changes to iOS. Apple recently began enforcing privacy labels, forcing app developers to disclose what user information they collect and track. iOS will soon include App Track Transparency (ATT), forcing apps to ask users for permission to track them.

    Unfortunately, the advertising industry seems to suffer the belief that it has an inalienable right to track users, and build detailed profiles of them, with or without their permission. Thankfully, Apple is opposed to that view, and holds to the idea that people should be able to decide for themselves whether they are tracked and profiled — not the have the decision made for them by advertisers.

    In an interview with the Toronto Sun, via AppleInsider, CEO Tim Cook clarified the company’s stand.

    “We’re not against digital advertising,” Cook said. “I think digital advertising is going to thrive in any situation, because more and more time is spent online, less and less is spent on linear TV. And digital advertising will do well in any situation. The question is, do we allow the building of this detailed profile to exist without your consent?”

    Cook framed Apple’s actions in the context of protecting its users.

    “We feel so much that it’s our responsibility to help our users be able to make this decision. We’re not going to make the decision for them. Because it’s not our decision either. It should be each of ours’ as to what happens with our data. Who has it and how they use it,” Cook continued.

    Cook also addressed why companies like Facebook and Procter & Gamble are so opposed to Apple’s efforts. P&G has even gone so far as to work with a Chinese ad agency to find ways of bypassing ATT.

    According to Cook, these companies are only concerned because they’re facing a reality where they may not have access to the same amount of data as before, and they would only lose that access if customers choose not to give it to them. Rather than accept that change, their approach is: “You don’t want to give us access to all your data, so we’re going to try to find ways around your choice and collect your data anyway.”

    Regardless of whether you’re an Apple or Android user, Apple’s stance on privacy is a refreshing one — one where the customer comes first.

  • Dropbox (Finally) Brings Native M1 Mac Support

    Dropbox (Finally) Brings Native M1 Mac Support

    Dropbox has finally added native support for Apple’s M1 processor, months after botching its response and angering users.

    Dropbox is one of the most popular cloud storage platforms, and is one of the leading options for the Mac platform. Unfortunately, despite Apple announcing the M1 in June 2020, and despite many of its competitors migrating to the M1, Dropbox is only now releasing a version with native M1 support.

    According to AppleInsider, the new version is currently rolling out, after a beta testing period that began in January.

    The company is likely happy to finally have this milestone behind it, especially after taking a drubbing from users unhappy with how long it took to include M1 support, and the company’s botched response to inquiries in 2021.

  • France the Latest Country to Crack Down on Google Analytics

    France the Latest Country to Crack Down on Google Analytics

    France is the latest country to crack down on Google Analytics, over concerns it violates the GDPR the EU’s privacy legislation.

    In mid-January, the Austrian Data Protection Authority ruled that Google Analytics was illegal due to conflicts with the GDPR. Essentially, the GDPR prohibits countries from exporting EU citizen data to the US. Much of the concern stems from the fact that US intelligence agencies can force companies to give them access to such data, without the protections EU citizens are normally afforded.

    France has now joined Austria, according to Le Monde, via AppleInsider. The National Commission for Informatics and Liberties (CNIL) has ordered a company to stop using Google Analytics.

    “The CNIL notes that Internet users’ data [collected by Google Analytics] are transferred to the United States in violation of…GDPR,” reads the statement Le Monde gained access to. “It therefore requires the site manager to bring these processing into compliance with the GDPR, if necessary by ceasing to use the Google Analytics feature (under current conditions) or by using a tool that does not result in a transfer outside the EU.”

    The CNIL has given the site manager one month to stop using Google’s platform. This latest development does not bode well for Google. When Austria made its ruling, experts believed other countries would soon follow suit. Austria and France are likely just the first elements of what may become a wave of losses for the Google Analytics platform.

    National Commission for Informatics and Liberties (CNIL) has issued a formal statement regarding the unnamed company. “The site manager has one month to comply,” says the statement (in translation), as seen by Le Monde.

    “The CNIL notes that Internet users’ data [collected by Google Analytics] are transferred to the United States in violation of…GDPR,” continues the statement. “It therefore requires the site manager to bring these processing into compliance with the GDPR, if necessary by ceasing to use the Google Analytics feature (under current conditions) or by using a tool that does not result in a transfer outside the EU.”

  • iPhone Face ID in iOS15.4 Will Work With Masks

    iPhone Face ID in iOS15.4 Will Work With Masks

    iPhone users are about to get a major upgrade, with iOS 15.4 allowing them to unlock their devices using Face ID with a mask on.

    Apple has slowly been moving its various products to Face ID, thanks to the improved security it offers over Touch ID. Many users also find the feature more convenient, but the global pandemic has shown a spotlight on one major limitation: masks.

    According to AppleInsider, Apple is working on addressing this in the iOS15.4 beta, introducing the ability to use Face ID with a mask. The biometric feature will focus on a person’s facial characteristics around their eyes to unlock the phone, although Apple warns it won’t be as secure as full facial recognition.

    Users who choose to enable the new feature will be greeted with the following prompt:

    Face ID is most accurate when it’s set up for full-face recognition only. To use Face ID while wearing a mask, iPhone can recognize the unique features around the eye area to authenticate.

    It’s a safe bet most users will still opt to activate the feature.

  • LastPass: Master Passwords Not Compromised

    LastPass: Master Passwords Not Compromised

    Popular password manager LastPass says master passwords are safe, despite many users believing otherwise.

    Password managers are important elements in cybersecurity. A good password manager saves the many different passwords users collect, notifies them when one is too easy or has been compromised, and suggest strong passwords. A good password manager secures its database of passwords with a master password that must be input to access the saved ones.

    LastPass is one of the most popular of these programs. Early Tuesday, users began noticing suspicious activity, with login attempts from different locations using their master passwords.

    According to AppleInsider many of the cases involve accounts that haven’t been used in a while, accounts using old master passwords. While this would seem to indicate a hack involving the list of master passwords, specifically a hack involving an old list, some users report continued login attempts even after changing their password.

    Despite the anecdotal evidence to suggest the list of master passwords was compromised, LastPass says its service was not breached or compromised.

    Our initial findings led us to believe that these alerts were triggered in response to attempted “credential stuffing” activity, in which a malicious or bad actor attempts to access user accounts (in this case, LastPass) using email addresses and passwords obtained from third-party breaches related to other unaffiliated services. We quickly worked to investigate this activity and, at this time, have no indication that any LastPass accounts were compromised by an unauthorized third-party as a result of these credential stuffing attempts, nor have we found any indication that user’s LastPass credentials were harvested by malware, rogue browser extensions, or phishing campaigns.

    It remains to be seen if LastPass is correct, or if further investigation will reveal additional details. Either way, it is a disconcerting turn of events for a service that many people rely on to keep their online activity safe.

  • Judge Denies Apple a Stay on App Store Changes Pending Appeal

    Judge Denies Apple a Stay on App Store Changes Pending Appeal

    The judge in Apple’s case versus Epic has denied the company a stay on implementing court-ordered App Store changes until appeals are exhausted.

    Apple was the clear winner in its legal spat with Epic. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple was not a monopoly and agreed with Apple that the company’s App Store approach likely results in a more secure environment for its customers.

    The only point Epic won, out of 10 counts, was to force Apple to allow developers to place in-app access to outside payment methods, making it easier for customers and developers to bypass Apple’s payment system. Despite Apple’s overwhelming victory, the company appealed the one count it lost and wanted a stay that would allow it to continue operating unchanged until the appeals process is exhausted.

    Judges Rogers has shut down Apple’s request, saying the company must implement the changes while it pursues its appeals.

    “In short, Apple’s motion is based on a selective reading of this Court’s findings and ignores all of the findings which supported the injunction, namely incipient antitrust conduct including supercompetitive commission rates resulting in extraordinarily high operating margins and which have not been correlated to the value of its intellectual property,” Judge Rogers writes, via AppleInsider.

    Not surprisingly, Apple plans to appeal Judge Rogers’ decision not to stay her decision during the appeal (at what point does appealing decisions about an appeal take on an Inception feel?).

    “Apple believes no additional business changes should be required to take effect until all appeals in this case are resolved. We intend to ask the Ninth Circuit for a stay based on these circumstances,” the company told Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

    Despite being an Apple user and fan for more than two decades, given the current sentiment toward Big Tech, this writer believes Apple should take its win, thank the judge, make the change and drop the appeals. Doing so would likely go a long way toward heading off further scrutiny from lawmakers, and certainly help the company come across as less of a bully to developers.

  • Apple Settles With Developers, Loosens App Store Rules

    Apple Settles With Developers, Loosens App Store Rules

    Apple has settled a class action lawsuit with developers and, in the process, agreed to major changes to how the App Store operates.

    Once the darling of the software industry, praised for making it easy for small developers to focus on development while Apple handles logistics, the App Store has increasingly drawn criticism in recent years. Developers have criticized the commission Apple charges, being locked in to Apple’s payment systems and the general level of control the company has over the App Store.

    Apple has now agreed to settle a class action lawsuit a group of developers brought against it. As part of the settlement, Apple will create a $100,000,000 fund for payments to developers, ranging from $250 to $30,000, according to AppleInsider.

    Apple has also agreed to keep its 15% commission for smaller developers — those that earn less than $1 million a year — in effect for at least three years.

    The biggest concession, however, is that Apple will allow developers to contact customers — via outside communication methods, not in-app — to inform them of alternative payment options outside of the App Store. This would effectively allow developers to bypass Apple’s commission altogether. Being able to accept outside payments is one of the biggest points of contention for many developers, and is central to Epic’s case against Apple. 

    “From the beginning, the App Store has been an economic miracle; it is the safest and most trusted place for users to get apps, and an incredible business opportunity for developers to innovate, thrive, and grow,” said Phil Schiller, Apple Fellow who oversees the App Store. “We would like to thank the developers who worked with us to reach these agreements in support of the goals of the App Store and to the benefit of all of our users.”

    The announcement was met with mixed reactions from legislators, with many praising the move while insisting there was still more to be done.

  • Some M1 MacBook Screens Cracking

    Some M1 MacBook Screens Cracking

    Some Macs users are reporting M1 MacBooks with easily cracked screens.

    Apple’s M1 MacBook Air and Pro are some of the company’s most popular devices. The M1 chip offers revolutionary performance, combined with industry-leading battery life.

    Unfortunately, it seems some MacBook screens are cracking far too easily, reports AppleInsider. A thread on Apple’s Support Communities has multiple accounts of people opening their MacBooks to a cracked screen when it had been perfectly fine the night before.

    No one is exactly sure what the problem is, although there’s speculation the space between the screen and bottom half may be too small, allowing even the smallest debris to cause a pressure crack.

    Hopefully the issue just an isolated one, and not indicative of a major design flaw.

  • Apple Hits $2.5 Trillion Market Capitalization

    Apple Hits $2.5 Trillion Market Capitalization

    Apple hit another major milestone, becoming the first US company to cross the $2.5 trillion valuation.

    Apple is in an elite club of companies worth more than $1 trillion. The iPhone maker is now the first US company to cross $2.5 trillion, following a two-day stock rally. The company crossed the milestone in intraday trading Wednesday, according to AppleInsider.

    There are currently only two US companies worth $2 trillion or more: Apple and Microsoft. The only other company in the world to cross the $2 trillion mark is Saudi Aramco. Amazon is widely anticipated to be the likely third US company to cross the threshold in the coming months.

    With today’s milestone, Apple is well on its way to becoming the first $3 trillion company.

  • iPad Pro Models With Larger Screens May Be Coming

    iPad Pro Models With Larger Screens May Be Coming

    Apple is working on an all-new iPad Pro design with an even larger screen, if reports are to be believed.

    The largest iPad Pro has been the 12.9-inch model since its introduction in 2015. The screen size puts it roughly on par with the MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Pro.

    According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman (via AppleInsider), Apple is ready to expand the iPad Pro even more, with engineers working on a design that’s even larger. Users hoping to see it in the 2022 refresh will be disappointed, however, as the new models are “a couple of years down the road at the earliest.”

    Many users have been clamoring for better multitasking on the iPad Pro, specifically requesting a multi-windowed interface, similar to macOS. The larger screen size would certainly make such a transition easier, and could pave the way for a whole new generation of iPadOS innovations.

  • Wedbush: Epic’s ‘Risky Path’ Unlikely to Prevail Against Apple

    Wedbush: Epic’s ‘Risky Path’ Unlikely to Prevail Against Apple

    Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives has weighed in on the Apple vs Epic court case, and he believes Apple will come out on top.

    Epic has launched a serious legal challenge to how Apple’s App Store ecosystem works. Last year, the company circumvented Apple and Google’s in-app payment systems, resulting in Fortnite being removed from both companies’ app stores.

    Epic launched a lawsuit against Apple, claiming the company was harming it by removing Fortnite. A judge refused the company an injunction, saying Epic couldn’t cry foul when it caused the problem by breaking its developer agreements with Apple and Google. In contrast, if the company had an issue with the terms of doing business on the app stores, it could have filed a lawsuit and collected back damages if it won. Instead, it engaged in a PR stunt to make its point.

    The trial between Apple and Epic started today, but analysts aren’t convinced the game-maker will win. According to AppleInsider, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives believes Apple will prevail. This is not the first time Apple’s App Store policies have come under fire. Apple has always prevailed and Ives believes this will be “no different.” He also said Epic’s approach was a “risky and calculated path,” whereas Apple’s approach is “fortress-like despite the Epic noise.”

    The outcome of the trial will have profound impacts on both Apple and Google, as well as multiple app store economies.

  • Apple News Could Account for $2.2 Billion and 19 Million Users by 2023

    Apple News Could Account for $2.2 Billion and 19 Million Users by 2023

    Investment bank Cowen is predicting Apple News+ will account for $2.2 billion in revenue and have some 19 million users by 2023.

    Apple News+ is the company’s subscription-based news service that provides news and magazines from popular sources. Many of the nation’s largest newspaper’s and news outlets are partners, and subscribers have access to a virtual newsstand of magazines.

    AppleInsider saw a note lead Cowen analyst Krish Sankar sent to investors regarding the service’s potential. In the note, Sankar sees Apple News+ experiencing significant growth, as much as a 31% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).

    “We believe Apple’s News app and the News+ paid subscription service (News platform) are well positioned to not only benefit from incremental subscriber additions but also accelerating advertising revenue growth,” Sankar wrote.

    Unlike Google and Facebook, both of which have fought to avoid paying publishers, Apple worked out deals with publishers from the very beginning. While the profit hasn’t always been as high as publishers wanted, due to challenges getting Apple News+ well-established, it appears the service may finally be on the verge of hitting its stride.

  • Apple Rejecting Apps that Use Fingerprinting SDKs

    Apple Rejecting Apps that Use Fingerprinting SDKs

    Apple has begun rejecting apps that use software development kits (SDKs) that engage in fingerprinting.

    Fingerprinting is a method of collecting data and tracking users, creating a unique device fingerprint that can be tracked across services. As part of iOS 14’s improved privacy, Apple is now rejecting app submissions that use SDKs known to engage in this behavior.

    According to AppleInsider, a number of developers have already been notified of rejections.

    “Our app just got rejected by Apple’s app reviewer, blaming the MMP SDK for building a fingerprint ID,” wrote Heetch‘s Aude Boscher, in an industry Slack channel. “I saw other people complaining … so it might soon come up for you as well!”

    Apple’s notification message clearly says what the problem is:

    Your app uses algorithmically converted device and usage data to create a unique identifier in order to track the user. The device information collected by your app may include some of the following: NSLocaleAlternateQuotationBeginDelimiterKey, NSTimeZone, NSLocaleGroupingSeparator, NSLocaleDecimalSeparator …

    Adjust makes one of the offending SDKs, used by some 50,000 apps. The company has released an update that removes the offending code, however, providing a path forward for the apps using it.

    While the change is no doubt inconvenient for developers, kudos to Apple for cracking down on one of the more insidious methods of tracking users.

  • Siri May Soon Whisper and Shout

    Siri May Soon Whisper and Shout

    Apple may be on the verge of a significant improvement to Siri, giving the virtual assistant the ability to whisper or shout depending on circumstances.

    Amazon clearly demonstrates the benefits of an adaptable virtual assistant in a commercial where a father is trying to impress his daughter with his knowledge of history. The father relies on Alexa’s ability to whisper information to him, which he then passes on to his daughter.

    Despite being the first major virtual assistant on the market, Siri still lacks this ability, although it appears Apple is preparing to address that. According to a patent application, first noticed by AppleInsider, Siri will soon have the ability to change its volume based on background noise, room layout and the volume of the person speaking to it.

    The decision component may select one or more speech synthesis parameters corresponding to the speech output mode. The decision component may also, or alternatively, select a playback volume. The one or more speech-synthesis parameters, when incorporated in a speech-synthesis model, can cause a speech mode of the synthesized speech to match the speech mode of the utterance.

    In other cases, the one or more speech-synthesis parameters, when incorporated in a speech-synthesis model, can cause a speech mode of the synthesized speech to differ from the speech mode of the utterance. In some cases, the decision component may select a speech synthesis model from a plurality of speech synthesis models corresponding to the speech output mode.

    This will be a welcome improvement to Siri, and hopefully help it close the gap with its newer rivals.

  • Qualcomm Struggles to Meet Android Demand Amid Semiconductor Shortage

    Qualcomm Struggles to Meet Android Demand Amid Semiconductor Shortage

    Qualcomm is the latest to be impacted by the global semiconductor shortage, as the company struggles to meet Android chip demand.

    Android devices run on Arm-based chips, much like Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Qualcomm is one of the leading manufactures of Arm-based chips, with their Snapdragon line widely used across the Android ecosystem.

    The semiconductor shortage has already began impacting various industries, with companies as large as GM being forced to halt production as a result. Now the shortage appears to be impacting Qualcomm as well, according to AppleInsider.

    Another factor impacting demand is Huawei being crippled by sanctions and bans, opening the door for other Android manufacturers to fill the void. Whereas Huawei designed its own chips, like Apple and Samsung, most other Android manufacturers rely on a third-party, such as Qualcomm.

    It remains to be seen when the shortage will let up, but it has become a top priority for the current administration.