Apple Inc.

Pierre Jonathan De Filippis

Patrick L Coffman

Daniel Ben Pollack

Nicholas Joseph Circosta

Yan Yang

Justin N Wood

Gregory B Novick

Berkat S Tung

Craig P Dooley

Aroon Pahwa

Tyler D Hawkins

David T Wilson

Todd Allan Shortlidge

James C Grandy

David C Donley

Julien A Poumailloux

Stephen M Lottermoser

Roberto Garcia

Hyeonkuk Jeong

Joe S Abuan

Eugene M Bistolas

Peter Thomas Westen

David Alex Carter

Gobind Johar

Chanaka G Karunamuni

Yannick L Sierra

Robert Garcia

Christian Xavier Dalonzo

Gokul P Thirumalai

Michael W Brandt

Bhaskar P Sarma

Craig Michael Federighi

Grant R Paul

Darin Benjamin Adler

Pierre-Olivier J Martel

Zheng Xuan Hong

Matthew C Lucas

Jared A Crawford

Frederic Jacobs

Jose A Lozano Hinojosa

David P Remahl

Christopher D Matthews

Elliot Aaron Barer

Angela Guzman Suarez

Van Hong

Jeremy Drew Payne

Gavin B Thomson

Ahmed M Bashir

Jin Hyung Park

Lilynaz Hashemi

Alejandro A Rodriguez

Kyle William Horn

Jonathon Sodos

Ryan A Williams

Thuy Park

Chelsea J Leblanc

Ge Yan

Randall S Becker

Kevin Y He

Adam Thomas Binsz

Justin R Etzine

David S Evans

Cristina L Formaini

Jeffrey David Harris

Ryan Nielsen

Eugene Mitsuo Irinaga Bistolas

Adam Y Syed

Justin McLeod North Wood

Michael Joel Brandt

David J Browning

Sean Geiger

Priya Shah

Chieh Lu

Vanessa Fang

Sheha Akbari

Lemont A Washington

Timothy Shaw

Conner Joseph Irwin

Chelsea J LeBlanc

Robert Garcia Iii

Jared Andrew Crawford

Stephen Michael Lottermoser

Jason A Bernardo

Aspects of the subject technology include obtaining, by a first device associated with a first user account, one or more item-specific public keys of one or more devices associated with a second user account and generating a data structure representing the one or more devices associated with the second user account based on the one or more item-specific public keys. Aspects may also include providing an identifier of the data structure to a server for association with the item and generating an invitation for the second user account to access the item. Aspects may further include providing the invitation to a second device of the one or more devices associated with the second user account to provide the second device with access to the item via the server based on at least a portion of the data structure and a respective item-specific public key of the second device.

Proving membership using cryptographic identities

A device implementing a system for providing information corresponding to a user in association with messaging includes a processor configured to receive, by a messaging application on the device, a message and associated metadata from a second device, the associated metadata comprising a record identifier of a data record stored on a server, the data record comprising identifying information corresponding to a user of the second device. The processor is further configured to send, to the server, a request for the data record, the request comprising the record identifier, and obtain, in response to the sending, the data record. The processor is further configured to display the identifying information of the user contained in the data record, together with content of the message in a user interface of the messaging application.

Providing user information in association with messaging

During a communication session facilitated by a first communication service between a first device and a second device, a processor may receive a request to execute a feature not supported by the first communication service. The processor may also identify a second communication service that does support the feature. Further, the processor may then cause the communication session to transition from the first communication service to the second communication service.

Method and apparatus for initiating and managing chat sessions

The present disclosure generally relates to synchronizing copies of a data object.

Group activity session synchronization

A device implementing a system for sharing groups of files within a messaging application includes a processor configured to provide, within the messaging application, a user interface element for sending at least one file to a participant in an active message thread of the messaging application, the at least one file having been determined to be relevant to the participant. The processor is further configured to, responsive to receiving a selection of the user interface element: transmit, to a server, a request to store the at least one file in association with a shared storage area, and to transmit, via the messaging application, a message to the participant in the active message thread, the message comprising information for accessing the at least one file associated with the shared storage area.

Sharing content in a messaging application

A messaging system includes a first messaging app on a first device and a second messaging app, on a second device, that can exchange messages (e.g. text messages, etc.), and the second messaging on can transmit content from a second extension app that operates with the second messaging app to the first messaging app that operates with a first extension app. The content can be opaque to the messaging app, but can be processed by the extension apps to display live, dynamic content in message bubbles in a message transcript of a conversation.

Messaging system interacting with dynamic extension app

Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for allowing a user to switch between wearable items that have been paired or associated with an electronic device, such as a smartphone, are described. In one embodiment, the wearable items automatically detect a removal of a first wearable item from a user's body and an attachment of a second wearable item to the user's body. Messages from the wearable items are transmitted to the electronic device to allow the electronic device to switch the active wearable item from the first wearable item to the second wearable item. The switch can occur while the electronic device is in a locked state, and the electronic device can synchronize the second wearable item with data received from the first wearable item. Other embodiments are also described.

Switching between watches or other accessories

In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of messaging conversations. In some embodiments, an electronic device indicates which messages are replies to other messages in a messaging conversation. In some embodiments, an electronic device creates and presents links (e.g., rich links) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., 'mentions'). In some embodiments, an electronic device presents indications of messages that are replies to other messages. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents options to create a link (e.g., a rich link) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., “mentions”) using a suggested entry user interface element.

User interfaces for messages

A quick relay communication protocol is used by an initiating communication device (such as a wearable electronic device, e.g., a smart watch) and/or a recipient communication device (such as a companion electronic device to the wearable electronic device, e.g., a smart phone, a tablet computer or a laptop computer) to selectively communicate messages via different communication channels. Based on available connections and a communication constraint associated with a message, a processor executing a program module in an application layer in the initiating communication device provides transmission instructions to an interface circuit in the initiating communication device, which transmits a message to the recipient communication device based on the transmission instructions. When there are currently no available connections and the message is eligible to be communicated through a cloud-based relay server, the processor establishes a cloud-based connection with the recipient communication device via the relay server.

Quick relay traffic management for cloud messaging

Improved messaging applications are described that use a first set of software to test rendering of a message, and if the test is successful the message is allowed to be presented. In one embodiment, a first set of software can attempt to test the renderability of a message and if the test is successful, the message can be stored in a message database. In one embodiment, the first set of software operates in a separate sandbox from a sandbox for a messaging application which displays the message. The first set of software can operate in a first process which is different than a process in which the messaging application runs.

Messaging systems with improved reliability

In some embodiments, an electronic device presents representations of messaging conversations. In some embodiments, an electronic device indicates which messages are replies to other messages in a messaging conversation. In some embodiments, an electronic device creates and presents links (e.g., rich links) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., 'mentions'). In some embodiments, an electronic device presents indications of messages that are replies to other messages. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents options to create a link (e.g., a rich link) to contacts in a messaging conversation (e.g., 'mentions') using a suggested entry user interface element.

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Pierre Jonathan De Filippis