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Google returns to updating major iOS apps after months-long wait
Google has finally updated major iOS apps after months of waiting, upgrading YouTube after uncertainty over its response to Apple's privacy requirements.
Apple puts additional walls between your browsing data and Google on iOS 14.5
Starting with iOS 14.5, Apple will proxy Google's Safe Browsing service through its own servers to limit the amount of information the company can obtain from you
Apple Maps will get crowdsourced incident reporting with iOS 14.5
The iOS 14.5 beta updates Apple Maps to allow you to report when you see incidents on the road.
Apple's parental controls prevent kids from searching for 'Asian' things
“Asian food” is off-limits, as are terms like “Asian fusion,” “Asian diaspora,” “Asian communities”, “Asian countries” and “Asian politics”, “Asian cultures” and “Asian hairstyles”.
iOS 14.5 will let Apple Watch owners unlock iPhones while wearing a mask
While the full release won't arrive for some time, Apple just released the first iOS 14.5 developer beta today, and one change may be more immediately useful than all the rest. Once installed, the update will allow users to unlock their iPhones via Face ID even while wearing a mask. There is, unfortunately, one major caveat: the feature only works if iPhone's owner is also wearing an Apple Watch.
Facebook asks users to opt into activity tracking ahead of iOS 14 changes
Starting today, some iOS users will see a new notification when they launch the Facebook app on their device prompting them to opt into activity tracking.
Tim Cook takes aim at Facebook's practices during privacy conference
We must do more. We’ve spoken out, time and again, for strong encryption without backdoors, recognizing that security is the foundation of privacy. We believe that ethical technology is technology that works for you. It’s technology that helps you sleep, not keeps you up.
Facebook predicts ‘uncertainty' in 2021, blames upcoming iOS 14 update
Facebook’s business has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic, but the company is warning that 2021 might prove more difficult
HomePod mini update adds UWB-enhanced handoff features
The new feature builds on the handoff functionality that’s already available on the company’s smart speakers.
iOS 14.4 rolls out with Bluetooth audio monitoring
Apple has fixed security flaws in iOS 14 that may have already been actively exploited -- update your devices ASAP.
Facebook runs full-page newspaper ads to attack iOS 14 privacy changes
Facebook is using full-page newspaper ads to criticize an upcoming Apple policy that will give iPhone and iPad customer the choice over whether advertisers can track them. If the policy change goes ahead, it argues, these sorts of companies will be unable to find and target customers with personalised ads. If they can’t do that, their sales will plummet, “adding to the many challenges they face right now,” the company argues in the ad, which Bloomberg reports will be running in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post papers.
iOS 14.3 is out with support for Fitness+, AirPods Max and more
iOS 14.3 is out with support for Fitness+, AirPods Max and more
Apple is shutting down its Music Memos recording app
Apple is shutting down its Music Memos app and prompting users to export their recordings to Voice Memos.
WhatsApp accuses Apple of double standard on data privacy labels
WhatsApp claims Apple's data privacy labels are anti-competitive as they don't apply to iMessage and might scare away users.
Apple releases iOS 14.2.1 to fix bugs on iPhone 12 devices
The update resolves issues with MMS messages, hearing devices and the lock screen.
Google now has iOS widgets for Gmail, Drive and Fit, with more on the way
You can check out the company's new Gmail, Drive and Fit widgets today.
Apple will require app privacy 'nutrition label' info next month
Starting next month, Apple's privacy labels will be a requirement for all apps on the App Store.
iOS 14.2 is out with more inclusive emoji and Shazam controls
The iOS 14.2 update brings Shazam into Control Center, new AirPlay 2 controls, intercom support for HomePod and more than 100 new emoji.
All iOS 14 users can use picture-in-picture with YouTube’s mobile website
You can now iOS 14's picture-in-picture feature for YouTube videos without a Premium subscription.
iOS 14 review: Finally rid of the grid
iOS 14 arrives without any new iPhone hardware alongside it, which means the focus is firmly on the software innovations and changes. There are big changes for your home screen and apps.