{"id":2207,"date":"2026-01-27T22:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/an-app-developer-is-suing-apple-for-sherlocking-it-with-continuity-camera\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:25:12","slug":"an-app-developer-is-suing-apple-for-sherlocking-it-with-continuity-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/an-app-developer-is-suing-apple-for-sherlocking-it-with-continuity-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"An app developer is suing Apple for Sherlocking it with Continuity Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/camo-apple%402x.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Reincubate, which makes the Camo and Camo Studio apps for turning your iOS or Android phone into a webcam for your Mac or PC, is suing Apple, alleging anticompetitive conduct and patent infringement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Camo first launched <a href=\"https:\/\/camo.com\/blog\/launching-camo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in 2020<\/a>, but two years after, Apple launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23440538\/apple-macos-continuity-camera-how-to-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a similar feature<\/a> called Continuity Camera, which works just with Apple devices. 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