Apple is working on a new app — codenamed “GreenTorch” that will replace the Find My Friends and Find My iPhone apps, reports 9to5Mac, quoting unnamed “people familiar with its development.”
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The article says tThe new app will have the same features of the two existing apps, but combined into a single app, which will be available on both iOS and on macOS, as a Marzipan app. The article adds that GreenTorch will also include an improved ability to find a user’s devices. Called “Find Network”, the feature allows devices to be tracked even when not connected to Wi-Fi or to a cellular network.
The Marzipan project involves merging the codebase of macOS and iOS apps. Apple plans to allow developers to release universal apps that work across the macOS and iOS — perhaps later this year.The apps will work with a touchscreen or mouse and trackpad depending on whether it’s running on the iPhone and iPad operating system or on a Mac. Currently, developers have to develop apps separately the iOS or the macOS.