Latest iOS 14 News

Apple plans to appeal $8.5 million French fine over data privacy

France has issued a roughly $8.5 million fine over personalized advertising in the App Store in iOS 14, saying the company tracked users without their consent.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 3

Apple should be fined $6.4 million over iOS 14 privacy, says French advisor

An advisor to the French privacy authority says Apple should be fined six million euros, arguing that iOS 14 didn't meet EU privacy requirements.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 12

iOS 16 adoption slightly ahead of iOS 15 after 24 hours

Early adoption rates for iOS 16 have been revealed in a new report, with the new update slightly ahead of iOS 15 after 24 hours.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 3

Apple's privacy features enabled its ad sales to rise as Meta's fall

As Facebook saw its share of advertising revenues drop to 28% of the market after the launch of App Tracking Transparency in iOS 14, Apple's own ad share rose to 15%.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 1

Apple's iOS 15 is now installed on 85% of active iPhones

As Apple prepares to announce iOS 16, the current iOS 15 is reportedly now on around 85% of all active iPhones, although figures are unusually fluctuating.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 0

Apple's anti-tracking tech is mostly working, but it can't block everything

A new study from the University of Oxford reports that App Tracking Transparency is largely living up to Apple's privacy promises — but motivated advertisers are finding solutions that Apple can not stop.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 2

Unity Software loses $5 billion in market cap as privacy workaround fails

Unity Software offered advertisers a workaround to avoid losses from Apple's iOS 14 App Tracking Transparency, but it didn't work and company shares are now down 37%.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 2

Apple's privacy features will cost Facebook $12.8 billion in 2022

Almost 12 months after Apple launched App Tracking Transparency, a new analysis predicts its second year will still see major disruption to advertiser, with Facebook, YouTube and more collectively losing around $16 billion.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 11

Continued iOS 14 security updates were meant to be temporary, Apple says

That the option to stay on iOS 14 and receive security updates instead of upgrading to iOS 15 was always meant to be a temporary measure, Apple has confirmed.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 10

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