Apple releases iOS 14.4.1 and macOS 11.2.3 to address a WebKit vulnerability

Posted on 08/03/2021 by Engadget

Apple has released a set of updates it recommends all iPhone, iPad and Mac users download as soon as possible. No, iOS 14.5 and Big Sur 11.3 aren’t out yet. Instead, what we have are iOS 14.4.1 and macOS 11.2.3.  When you download them on your d...

iOS 14.5 won’t actually let you change a default music service

Posted on 04/03/2021 by Engadget

It turns out that Apple’s iOS 14.5 update won’t actually let you change your default music service that you use with Siri. Beta users had originally noticed that it appeared as if early versions of the update might allow you to change the default ser...

LinkedIn stops collecting tracking data ahead of iOS 14 changes

Posted on 04/03/2021 by Engadget

LinkedIn will stop collecting IDFA data on iOS. The move comes ahead of a policy change Apple will implement with the release of iOS 14.5 later this year that will require developers to ask someone’s permission before they use that data to track them...

Hulu update brings picture-in-picture back to the iPhone

Posted on 03/03/2021 by Engadget

Hulu has added picture-in-picture support back into iOS, making it possible for iPhone and iPad users to keep an eye on programs while browsing other apps, MacRumors has reported. Support for the feature had been enabled on iOS 14 when it first launc...

Google returns to updating major iOS apps after months-long wait

Posted on 13/02/2021 by Engadget

Google has left many of its iOS apps without updates since the start of December, raising questions and even creating problems — users briefly saw "this app is out of date" errors when signing into their Google accounts. That drought is fin...

Apple puts additional walls between your browsing data and Google on iOS 14.5

Posted on 11/02/2021 by Engadget

Apple’s Fraudulent Website Warning feature has long relied on Google’s Safe Browsing database to protect Safari users from phishing scams, but starting with iOS 14.5, Apple will proxy the service through its own servers to limit the amount of informa...

Apple Maps will get crowdsourced incident reporting with iOS 14.5

Posted on 10/02/2021 by Engadget

Crowdsourced traffic incident reports have been a hallmark of Waze and Google Maps for years, and now it looks like that functionality will finally make its way to Apple Maps. As spotted by Roadshow, the iOS 14.5 beta updates Apple Maps to allow you...

Apple’s parental controls prevent kids from searching for ‘Asian’ things

Posted on 04/02/2021 by Engadget

Apple has spent years ensuring its smartphones and tablets can be safely used by kids, but some of its family-friendly content controls are over-zealous — and seemingly prejudiced. According to a report from The Independent today, content controls bu...

iOS 14.5 will let Apple Watch owners unlock iPhones while wearing a mask

Posted on 01/02/2021 by Engadget

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 F...

Facebook asks users to opt into activity tracking ahead of iOS 14 changes