The iPad will also get its own operating system instead of piggybacking on the iPhone software as Apple tries to cater to consumers who would like the tablet to be able to do more of the things a laptop computer can do. Beginning with iOS 13 the maps will include granular street and place data that Apple says it collected with street and aerial footage - tactics its largest mobile app rival Google has been using for years. When the next free version of the iPhone software comes out this fall, Apple is also promising to give people the option of limiting the time apps can follow their locations and prevent tracking through Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals.Īpple Maps will get the biggest makeover of any of the company’s built-in apps. Apple said it won’t collect tracking information about users from that service.Īs part of that feature, Apple will also let users mask their true email addresses when signing into apps and services.
The revisions previewed Monday in San Jose included a new feature that will let people log into apps and other services with an Apple ID instead of relying on similar sign-in options from Facebook and Google - two companies that mine data to sell advertising. Apple, beset by falling iPhone sales, announced upcoming changes to its phone and computer software intended to highlight its new digital services and to further position it as a defender of personal privacy.
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