So you can know what data your iPhone applications access with the new iOS 15.2 beta function

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Jose Antonio Carmona@josetxu_granada

iOS 15.1 It arrived two days ago to iPhone users, at least of the compatible models and only a few hours later Apple has launched a new update for developers that already reaches numbering 15.two.An iOS update that includes improvements in emergency calls and a new function called "application privacy report" that we are now going to analyze.

Apple was that before it opted to improve privacy by making the permits that the different applications in their daily performance and the data to which they access.It is about strengthening the trust and control of the user of access to according to what functions they need to use and now with "application privacy report" give a new nut rotation.

More control over applications

The first thing we have to know is that the beta of iOS 15.two es sólo para desarrolladores, así que esta y otras funciones no están disponibles en la versión estable.These improvements will reach all users when iOS 15.two se lance de forma abierta y haya sido testeada.

"Application Privacy Report" is a tool that comes by default disabled within the "Privacy" section in the "Settings" of the iPhone.We can activate and deactivate it at will.But what is the use of "application privacy report"?.

Así puedes conocer a qué datos acceden las aplicaciones de tu iPhone con la nueva función de iOS 15.two beta

Now in iOS 15.two y con "Informe de privacidad de la aplicación" los usuarios tienen acceso a los datos a los que acceden las aplicaciones y en este sentido tienen cabida tanto las aplicaciones propias de Apple como las aplicaciones de terceros desarrolladores.

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The function is available in iOS 15 beta.two, así como también en iPadOS 15.two Beta.Once activated it starts working as we open and using applications.In the list we can see how applications access different functions.They are classified according to sensors, location, photos, camera, microphone, contacts, those that demand Internet access...In short, it is about knowing what confidential information the applications have accessed in the last seven days.

Thanks to this new function, the user can also know what applications they have had access to what domains and when it has been the last contact so that its operation can now be more transparent.

The function "Application Privacy Report" was one of the novelties of iOS 15 that Apple showed in this year's WWDC and is now when it finally has a form.

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE EMERGENCY CALL

In addition and by step Apple has made changes in the way in which the emergency call is accessed by means of the auto call function.Now you can call emergency services in two ways: if the side button and volume button are kept pressed at the same time for a few seconds or if the side button is quickly pressed several times several times.

In both cases, a countdown account of eight seconds (before was three) will appear on the screen before the call starts.

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