Apple released the second beta of iOS 14.5, iPadOS 14.5, tvOS 14.5 and watchOS 7.4 to registered developers this evening.
The new beta versions for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV are now available for download over the air available. Under iOS 14.5, some new features including in the area of data protection. As a reminder:
App Tracking Transparency is a new iOS 14 feature that requires apps to ask for users' permission before tracking them across other apps and websites. In Settings, users can also see which apps have requested permission to track, so they can make changes if they see fit. Once this requirement goes into effect, users will, for example, see a pop-up when they open the Facebook app. This message states that Facebook wants to track the user across other apps and websites.
There will be two options that users can choose from: "Do Not Track" or "Allow." If a user opts out of tracking, Apple will prevent the developer of the app from accessing the user's advertising identifier. The developer will also be required to respect the user's tracking preference in general, which means that they cannot use other methods to track the user. Otherwise, the app could be removed from the App Store.
In addition, the new iOS version supports the new controller generation from Sony and Microsoft. Owners of an iPhone 12 can also use 5G in dual SIM mode. If the second beta has any new features or interesting information worth mentioning, we will, as always, report on them separately. (Photo by Runa0410 / Bigstockphoto)
The build numbers are:
- iOS 14.5 beta 2 (18E5154f)
- iPadOS 14.5 beta 2 (18E5154f)
- watchOS 7.4 beta 2 (18T5159f)
- tvOS 14.5 beta 2 (18L5163d)
