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#2698756 27-Apr-2021 14:26

dafman:

I've opened most of my frequently used apps, but none have yet to request tracking access.

Would app's not require an update to notify?

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#2698763 27-Apr-2021 14:33

Apple CarPlay has a few changes:

1 - UI has better contrast, colour, sharpness etc

2 - The ... menu next to the Shuffle icon on the Playing screen has gone. It contained:

Love
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BUT you can do it via Siri (don't know if you could before) 'Love this song' works for me.

Whilst the difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a bit longer. However, miracles you will have to wait for.

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#2698793 27-Apr-2021 15:41

Yeah I have not had any apps ask for tracking permission.

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#2698821 27-Apr-2021 16:02

Zeon:

Isn't one of the main changes that trackability accross apps is being reduced/remvoed. This is why Facebook is quite upset at the moment?

I also don't think google are happy. But it is a good thing IMO. Shows that there is need for regulation IMO.

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#2698824 27-Apr-2021 16:05

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I updated, but haven't used the unlock with watch feature yet. Do I need to update the watch as well?

Yes

This feature is going to sell a lot of Apple watches. My wife wears a mask for 6-8 hours a day and we're going to get her an Apple watch this weekend.

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#2698827 27-Apr-2021 16:09

dafman:

Yes. Since updating, rather than blanket deny tracking access to all apps, I have left the option for apps to request to track as I am interested to find out which apps I use have been spying for FB.

I've opened most of my frequently used apps, but none have yet to request tracking access.

I believe the "request tracking access" wasn't a requirement until now, so any Apps that are updated from now on will have to include it as an option (if they want to track you).

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#2698848 27-Apr-2021 16:15

Benjip:

dafman:

Yes. Since updating, rather than blanket deny tracking access to all apps, I have left the option for apps to request to track as I am interested to find out which apps I use have been spying for FB.

I've opened most of my frequently used apps, but none have yet to request tracking access.

I believe the "request tracking access" wasn't a requirement until now, so any Apps that are updated from now on will have to include it as an option (if they want to track you).

This is what I thought, will be interesting to see how fast app devs update it

Ive just updated my Phone and Watch. Typical apple seamless and fast.

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#2698894 27-Apr-2021 17:09

Benjip:

dafman:

Yes. Since updating, rather than blanket deny tracking access to all apps, I have left the option for apps to request to track as I am interested to find out which apps I use have been spying for FB.

I've opened most of my frequently used apps, but none have yet to request tracking access.

I believe the "request tracking access" wasn't a requirement until now, so any Apps that are updated from now on will have to include it as an option (if they want to track you).

What's the bet Facebook and Instagram don't update their apps in a hurry.

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#2699146 28-Apr-2021 11:14

Zeon:

Isn't one of the main changes that trackability accross apps is being reduced/remvoed. This is why Facebook is quite upset at the moment?

Does anyone know what the difference is between the Apple and Google applications of this? The attached is a screenshot from Android 10.

Genuine enquiry not trolling, as the iPhone is a contender for my next phone, a key point being the privacy differences.

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#2699149 28-Apr-2021 11:21

Benjip:

dafman:

Yes. Since updating, rather than blanket deny tracking access to all apps, I have left the option for apps to request to track as I am interested to find out which apps I use have been spying for FB.

I've opened most of my frequently used apps, but none have yet to request tracking access.

I believe the "request tracking access" wasn't a requirement until now, so any Apps that are updated from now on will have to include it as an option (if they want to track you).

Correct. Saw this earlier:

https://www.cultofmac.com/740900/why-you-wont-see-app-tracking-transparency-prompts-immediately/

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#2699152 28-Apr-2021 11:33

MartinGZ:

Zeon:

Isn't one of the main changes that trackability accross apps is being reduced/remvoed. This is why Facebook is quite upset at the moment?

Does anyone know what the difference is between the Apple and Google applications of this? The attached is a screenshot from Android 10.

Genuine enquiry not trolling, as the iPhone is a contender for my next phone, a key point being the privacy differences.

Comparing the differences is not often talked about, but I'd love to see the tech side of it from an Android perspective. Reading reddit and a few other places the option in Android 10 to remove ad personlisation is ineffectual whilst the apple's app transparency is a relatively complete halt to tracking via apps.

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#2699154 28-Apr-2021 11:45

Bugger so the likes of Facebook and Google etc might miss out on a few billion, The bottom line might be down a few percent thats about it.

I don't really think its going to impact them that much.

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#2699212 28-Apr-2021 12:12

MartinGZ:

Zeon:

Isn't one of the main changes that trackability accross apps is being reduced/remvoed. This is why Facebook is quite upset at the moment?

Does anyone know what the difference is between the Apple and Google applications of this? The attached is a screenshot from Android 10.

Genuine enquiry not trolling, as the iPhone is a contender for my next phone, a key point being the privacy differences.

My understanding is that opting out of ad personalisation in Android does not restrict Google from collecting your data - they remain embedded in the Android operating system and can monitor everything you do. And in the world of data harvesting, Google is right up there with Facebook. Apple, on the other hand, claim that they do not collect or store iPhone user data at all, so a big difference now between Android vs Apple.

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#2699224 28-Apr-2021 12:45

My facebook news feed is buggy as anything and fails to load more than the top 5-6 posts. I updated the app yesterday to Ver 315.0

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#2699232 28-Apr-2021 13:19

Handle9:

This feature is going to sell a lot of Apple watches. My wife wears a mask for 6-8 hours a day and we're going to get her an Apple watch this weekend.

I used it this morning and it's a great feature.

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