WWDC invites, iOS 27 expectations
9to5Mac Daily
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🗓️ 19 May 2026
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Stories discussed in this episode:
- DOJ reportedly demands Apple and Google identify over 100,000 users of car app
- iOS 27 to add new custom wallpaper feature, more: report
- Apple sends invites for WWDC26 keynote, iOS 27 and more coming soon
- Apple unveils 30+ Apple Design Award app finalists
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to 95 Macdaily for Tuesday, May 19th, 2026. |
| 0:06.9 | I'm your host, Chance Miller. |
| 0:09.1 | We are sponsored this week by BitWarden. |
| 0:12.5 | Leading off today, according to a new report from Forbes, the Department of Justice is demanding Apple, Amazon, and Google hand over identities, addresses, and purchase histories of more than |
| 0:23.3 | 100,000 users of a car tinkering app called EasyLink. The report explains that EasyLink, |
| 0:29.8 | based in the Cayman Islands, is embroiled in a DOJ case over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. |
| 0:37.3 | The DOJ first sued the company in 2021, accusing the company of breaking the Clean Air Act by selling quote-unquote defeat devices, |
| 0:45.9 | which are designed to remove emissions controls on a vehicle. |
| 0:50.0 | EasyLink, meanwhile, denies its primary purpose is to help drivers circumvent emissions laws, |
| 0:55.5 | as its apps can also be used for other tweaks and software updates, as well as to monitor a car's |
| 1:00.9 | performance. The DOJ sent these subpoenas to Apple and Google in March, according to a joint |
| 1:07.0 | letter seen by Forbes. EasyLink's lawyers, however, say that Apple and Google plan to challenge the request. |
| 1:14.2 | The lawyers say, quote, these requests for potentially hundreds of thousands of people's |
| 1:18.5 | personal identifiable information go well beyond the needs of this case and create serious |
| 1:23.7 | privacy concerns. |
| 1:25.8 | End quote. |
| 1:27.0 | The government, meanwhile, says that its request for data is |
| 1:30.1 | fair and appropriate, and it has consistently sought customer information because its lawyers |
| 1:35.8 | want to interview witnesses about their use of Easy Links technology. The outcome here remains to be |
| 1:41.4 | seen, but Apple is known for pushing back on these types of subpoenas to the best of its abilities, |
| 1:46.4 | but ultimately it does comply with the laws in the countries in which it operates. |
| 1:51.6 | Next up the day, Apple is officially inviting members of the press to WWDC, 2026. |
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