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Dave
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iOS and iPadOS 14.5: The MacStories Overview
Apple today released version 14.5 of iOS and iPadOS, a substantial update to the operating system for iPhone and iPad that debuted in September and introduced features such as Home Screen widgets, multi-column app layouts on iPad, compact UI, a redesigned Music app, and more. Version 14.5 is the...
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Tsepz_GP
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iOS/iPad OS 14.5.1 just dropped it seems, was like 134mb on iPhone for me, about 124mb on iPad Pro. There is also WatchOS 7.4.1
Seems to fix a little issue with ATT feature…
Seems to fix a little issue with ATT feature…
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FiestaST
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Unsurprisingly, almost no Americans are opting in to App Tracking
Almost two weeks after iOS 14.5 started offering the choice of opting in to App Tracking or opting out, analytics data provides the unsurprising evidence that vanishingly few Americans are choosing to allow it.
What’s rather more surprising is that the global opt-in rate is three times higher …
Flurry Analytics is posting daily-updated numbers in a blog post.
Until now, apps have been able to rely on Apple’s Identifier for Advertiser (IDFA) to track users for targeting and advertising purposes. With the launch of iOS 14.5 this week, mobile apps now have to ask users who have upgraded to iOS 14.5 for permission to gather tracking data. With opt-in rates expected to be low, this change is expected to create challenges for personalized advertising and attribution, impacting the $189 billion mobile advertising industry worldwide.
Flurry Analytics, owned by Verizon Media, is used in over 1 million mobile applications, providing aggregated insights across 2 billion mobile devices per month. For this report, Flurry will be updating every weekday by 10am Pacific Standard Time the daily opt-in rate.
They show that launch day opt-in was just 2% of Americans, and the percentage since then has very consistently sat at around 4%.
Globally, however, the opt-in rate is far higher, at around 12%. Flurry’s daily data is based on 5.3M users, of which 2.5M are in the US.
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Almost two weeks after iOS 14.5 started offering the choice of opting in to App Tracking or opting out, analytics data provides the unsurprising evidence that vanishingly few Americans are choosing to allow it.
What’s rather more surprising is that the global opt-in rate is three times higher …
Flurry Analytics is posting daily-updated numbers in a blog post.
Until now, apps have been able to rely on Apple’s Identifier for Advertiser (IDFA) to track users for targeting and advertising purposes. With the launch of iOS 14.5 this week, mobile apps now have to ask users who have upgraded to iOS 14.5 for permission to gather tracking data. With opt-in rates expected to be low, this change is expected to create challenges for personalized advertising and attribution, impacting the $189 billion mobile advertising industry worldwide.
Flurry Analytics, owned by Verizon Media, is used in over 1 million mobile applications, providing aggregated insights across 2 billion mobile devices per month. For this report, Flurry will be updating every weekday by 10am Pacific Standard Time the daily opt-in rate.
They show that launch day opt-in was just 2% of Americans, and the percentage since then has very consistently sat at around 4%.
Globally, however, the opt-in rate is far higher, at around 12%. Flurry’s daily data is based on 5.3M users, of which 2.5M are in the US.
Opting in to App Tracking? Only 4% of Americans are doing so - 9to5Mac
Almost two weeks after iOS 14.5 started offering the choice of opting in to App Tracking or opting out, analytics data provides the ...
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$m@Rt@$$
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Paints a good picture. I'm actually surprised it's not lower.
Tsepz_GP
Executive Member
Not looking forward to what this is going to start doing to our Digital Marketing campaigns aimed at iOS users lol but as a consumer I am happy and opted out.
FiestaST
Honorary Master
Just 12% of global iOS users and 4% of US ones have allowed app tracking since the iOS 14.5 rollout
Nobody was ever in doubt that Apple's new anti-app tracking (ATT) feature, rolled-out with iOS 14.5 would have a major impact on the way targeted advertisement works and consequently, any company with a business model built around it. Like Facebook and its subsidiaries, like Instagram - some of the most severely-affected parties and naturally among the most vocal against ATT.
Having a hunch that a certain change is significant, though, is not the same as getting some actual data on just how significant it is. The Verizon Media-owned Flurry Analytics has its mobile analytics services integrated in over 1 million mobile applications and collects aggregate insights on over 2 billion mobile devices each month. According to Flurry's data, just around 12% of global users have allowed app tracking for apps that requested it on their devices post the iOS 14.5 update. And that number is just 4% in the US.
Just to clarify, in case you are not familiar with how ATT works, it is basically like a permission pop-up that every app has to present the user before being able to gain access to their anonymized (in theory) tracking ID to be able to associate that with in-app activity, as well as activity within other apps and services. If a user chooses to deny tracking, the app in question can't properly "know" the user. That is to say "know" them in the ad-targeting sense. Opting out of app tracking does not disable say Facebook or Instagram or any other app's ability to see and potentially use any of the personal data you have shared with them in your profile or any connected authentication service. It just means that the particular app can't, for instance, know that you just spent the last few hours browsing for a new hat online and then present you with ads for hats. Also worth noting is that disabling app tracking does not disable ads. Those will still be there, just less targeted to you, personally.
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Nobody was ever in doubt that Apple's new anti-app tracking (ATT) feature, rolled-out with iOS 14.5 would have a major impact on the way targeted advertisement works and consequently, any company with a business model built around it. Like Facebook and its subsidiaries, like Instagram - some of the most severely-affected parties and naturally among the most vocal against ATT.
Having a hunch that a certain change is significant, though, is not the same as getting some actual data on just how significant it is. The Verizon Media-owned Flurry Analytics has its mobile analytics services integrated in over 1 million mobile applications and collects aggregate insights on over 2 billion mobile devices each month. According to Flurry's data, just around 12% of global users have allowed app tracking for apps that requested it on their devices post the iOS 14.5 update. And that number is just 4% in the US.
Just to clarify, in case you are not familiar with how ATT works, it is basically like a permission pop-up that every app has to present the user before being able to gain access to their anonymized (in theory) tracking ID to be able to associate that with in-app activity, as well as activity within other apps and services. If a user chooses to deny tracking, the app in question can't properly "know" the user. That is to say "know" them in the ad-targeting sense. Opting out of app tracking does not disable say Facebook or Instagram or any other app's ability to see and potentially use any of the personal data you have shared with them in your profile or any connected authentication service. It just means that the particular app can't, for instance, know that you just spent the last few hours browsing for a new hat online and then present you with ads for hats. Also worth noting is that disabling app tracking does not disable ads. Those will still be there, just less targeted to you, personally.
Just 12% of global iOS users and 4% of US ones have allowed app tracking since the iOS 14.5 rollout
The numbers are holding steady, but still spell out a grim future for targeted online ads. Nobody was ever in doubt that Apple's new anti-app tracking...
iOS 14.5 Opt-in Rate - Daily Updates Since Launch | Flurry
With Apple's release of iOS 14.5 at the end of April, iOS app developers are now required to request permission to track their users beyond the app in use. In this report, we share the daily opt-in rate as well as the percentage of users with ‘restricted’ app tracking, both in the U.S. and...
FiestaST
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Clever new Apple ad that dropped. A real world example of anti-app tracking
Tsepz_GP
Executive Member
iOS/iPad OS 14.6 is out…
Dave
Honorary Master
I loaded up the beta profile and downloaded 14.6 on Friday, haven’t found any bugs yet.
prod
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Not related to iOS specifically but the new Big Sur v11.4 fixed an annoying issue I had on 11.3 with regards to audio 'cracking' when using external headphones. Also since the previous update I could no longer update my watch faces etc. through the watch app on my phone, latest update fixed that as well 
FiestaST
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Apple releases iOS 14.7 to the public with MagSafe Battery Pack support, ability to combine Apple Card accounts, more
Apple today is releasing iOS 14.7 and iPadOS 14.7 to the public today following beta testing. The new update brings support for the MagSafe Battery Pack for iPhone 12, support for combining Apple Card accounts, and more. Head below for the full details and the full release notes.
In addition to iOS 14.7, Apple is also releasing iPadOS 14.7 to the public today. You can update your iPhone or iPad by going to the Settings app, choosing General, then choosing Software Update. Apple is also rolling out tvOS 14.7 and watchOS 7.6 to the public today as well.
Here are the full release notes for iOS 14.7:
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Apple today is releasing iOS 14.7 and iPadOS 14.7 to the public today following beta testing. The new update brings support for the MagSafe Battery Pack for iPhone 12, support for combining Apple Card accounts, and more. Head below for the full details and the full release notes.
In addition to iOS 14.7, Apple is also releasing iPadOS 14.7 to the public today. You can update your iPhone or iPad by going to the Settings app, choosing General, then choosing Software Update. Apple is also rolling out tvOS 14.7 and watchOS 7.6 to the public today as well.
Here are the full release notes for iOS 14.7:
- MagSafe Battery Pack support for iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Apple Card Family adds the option to combine credit limits and share one co-owned account with an existing Apple Card user
- Home app adds the ability to manage timers on HomePod
- Air quality information is now available in Weather and Maps for Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, South Korea, and Spain
- Podcasts library allows you to choose to see all shows or only followed shows
- Share playlist menu option missing in Apple Music
- Dolby Atmos and Apple Music lossless audio playback may unexpectedly stop
- Battery service message that may have disappeared after reboot on some iPhone 11 models is restored
- Braille displays could show invalid information while composing Mail messages
Apple releases iOS 14.7 to the public with MagSafe Battery Pack support, ability to combine Apple Card accounts, more - 9to5Mac
Apple today is releasing iOS 14.7 to the public today following beta testing. The new update brings support for the...
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Dave
Honorary Master
>900MB download on the iPhone 12. Quite a chunky update.
Tsepz_GP
Executive Member
Yep was about 915mb on 11 Pro Max.
Anyone updated to WatchOS 7.6? I keep getting the cannot be verified message, I think Apple may have pulled it due to some people losing the Unlock with Apple Watch functionality between 7.6 and 14.7.
Anyone updated to WatchOS 7.6? I keep getting the cannot be verified message, I think Apple may have pulled it due to some people losing the Unlock with Apple Watch functionality between 7.6 and 14.7.
Dave
Honorary Master
Yes, it happened overnight for me.
AfricanTech
Honorary Master
Yep was about 915mb on 11 Pro Max.
Anyone updated to WatchOS 7.6? I keep getting the cannot be verified message, I think Apple may have pulled it due to some people losing the Unlock with Apple Watch functionality between 7.6 and 14.7.
Also got that error
Dave
Honorary Master
I didn’t even realise there was an update until I took the watch off the charger this morning and it went “ding” and showed the update successful message.
Tsepz_GP
Executive Member
Yah, I think I am going to wait a little, something is off.
Very weird rollout without iPad OS lol.
Still my youtube premium doesn't do picture in picture and pornhub is buggy.
Well most websites on iOS is buggy, you'd think the guys who pioneered HTML5 would have better support for it.