Apple recently released the newest version of its iPhone software, called iOS 17. It is now available to download for free on all supported iPhones.
However, professionals have noticed a problem that they say interferes with the privacy settings on your iPhone.
According to Mysk, a couple of people who make iPhone apps and study cybersecurity, when people downloaded the new iOS 17 software for their iPhones, some features called Significant Locations and iPhone Analytics turned on again, even if people had turned them off before.
They said the update will enable the sensitive location options again.
They said on social media that if you turn off important places and add your location to your iPhone analytics before updating to iOS 17, iOS 17 will turn those options back on. They shared a screenshot along with the post.
The Significant Locations feature on the iPhone keeps track of the places you go to often and stores them for you.
Apple uses this information to give you updates about your pictures, past events, locations, and schedule apps. It uses this information to give you better services, like telling you the best route for avoiding traffic.
If you don’t want Apple to track where you go, you can turn off Significant Locations.
The post said that although important places are stored on your iPhone, they can be misused because they save detailed information about the places you go to often.
However, iPhone Analytics helps Apple gather information on how you use your iPhone.
This information can help make Apple products and services better. However, it can also be used to gather personal details about you, like where you’ve been and the apps you’ve used.
We don’t know why the problem happened, but Apple is investigating and will probably fix it soon.
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