We’ll keep an eye on the official roll out and tell you all about it on Plugged.Proprietary software with open-source components These are some of the exciting features coming to your iPhone and iPad with the new iOS 14.5 update. Safe Browsing provides browser clients with a list of harmful sites to avoid while using the internet. Apple is also redirecting Google’s “Safe Browsing” traffic through its own servers - for sites on the Safe Browsing list -to keep your identity hidden. Minimal ad tracking is not the only feature in the iOS 14.5 update. Redirecting Google “Safe browsing” traffic through Safari for anonymity IPadOS 14.5 beta 1 adds a HORIZONTAL BOOT SCREEN!! #Apple #iOS14 #iPadOS14 /0hZ6WBSLQw Thankfully, Apple is fixing this with the upcoming update. So, you’ll have to adjust the orientation for the first time and that’s annoying. Currently, if your iPad is connected to the magic keyboard in landscape mode, it’ll wake up with a vertical boot screen. Apple Maps incident reporting Horizontal iPad boot screenĪpple is finally bringing a horizontal boot screen to the iPad. If you don’t have time to stop, you could also use Siri to report an incident.
A screenshot from the beta version of the software suggests that you’ll be able to report an accident, a hazard, or a speed check gun on a particular spot. Credit: Reddit Privacy preserving ad measurement Apple Maps accident reportingĪpple will also introduce crowdsourced accident reporting in its Maps app. Apple ad tracking permissionĪpart from this, users on Reddit noted that Apple will introduce a toggle called “Privacy Preserving Ad Measurement,” which will likely let you engage with ads anonymously. Earlier this month, the company also released a white paper explaining how app tracking works. You’ll be able to see all apps tracking you under Settings, and make changes if you want.
With this update, apps will have to ask for permission before their unique Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) can track you and show you ads based on that data.
You won’t see this feature in action like the Face ID, but it’ll be working to protect your privacy all the time. Credit: Reddit Siri default music service Advanced protection from ad tracking If you want to play a track on a different streaming service, you need to specify that in the request: “Hey Siri, play ‘Don’t Start Now’ on Spotify.” However, that might change with iOS 14.5 and you’ll be able to choose another streaming app as a default for Siri-powered music requests. Choose a default music service for SiriĬurrently, when you ask Siri to play a song, it opens up Apple Music by default.