Apple limits AirDrop in China on iOS to a 10-minute window for non-contacts after its use in protests; Apple will change the default globally in the coming year (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Rachel Cheung / VICE:
Some protesters in China are sharing anti-Xi Jinping posters using AirDrop, one of the few relatively untraceable methods for sharing files in China  —  “This is the first time I saw or received a medium of any kind that is critical of the current regime.”  —  RC

Bloomberg:
Sources: hundreds of Foxconn workers at Apple’s iPhone plant in Zhengzhou clashed with security guards as protests erupted over unpaid wages and COVID-19 fear  —  Hundreds of workers at Apple Inc.’s main iPhone-making plant in China clashed with security personnel, as tensions boiled …

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
iPhone, in the third year of a three-year design cycle, may be overhauled next year; Apple Pay Later may arrive in 2023; Apple may not hold an October event  —  I’ve spent the last week or so testing out the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and I believe it sets the stage for larger changes next year.

Thomas Germain / Gizmodo:
Research suggests Apple collects data about iPhone usage even when the iPhone Analytics setting to “disable the sharing of Device Analytics altogether” is off  —  For all of Apple’s talk about how private your iPhone is, the company vacuums up a lot of data about you. iPhones …

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Qualcomm expects to provide modem chips for the “vast majority” of iPhones in 2023, retaining its current foothold after previously planning to supply ~20%  —  Qualcomm Inc. will continue to provide the modem chips for the “vast majority” of iPhones in 2023 …

Bloomberg:
Turkey passes a “disinformation” law ahead of its 2023 elections, mandating jail time for sharing online content deemed “false information” by authorities  —  Turkey criminalized the spread of what authorities describe as false information on digital platforms …