A recent probe by US lawmakers has poked holes in the elevated privacy features that are available on the iPhone and iPad with the iOS 13 software, including notifications when apps such as Google Maps are tracking your location, deeming those changes “anti-competitive”.
Apple's latest iPhone 11 Pro model has been found to continuously collect and transmit your location data even when specifically told not to.
If you are an iPhone 5 user and you haven't yet updated your phone to iOS 10.3.4, time is running out. Apple says you need to do so before midnight on November 3, 2019, at least if you want your iPhone 5 to keep working with the App Store, iCloud, e-mail and web browsing.
Apple explained the issue in a support document:
This is due to the GPS time rollover issue that began affecting GPS-enabled products from other manufacturers on April 6, 2019. Affected Apple devices are not impacted until just before 12:00 a.m. UTC on November 3, 2019.
The GPS bug fix was first pushed out by Apple in July, and has been available as an Over the Air (OTA) update since then. iPhone 5 users who haven't already updated to the new release are now being presented with a full-screen push warning to update, according to 9to5Mac.
The GPS issue also affects iPhone 4S, iPad 2, third-generation iPad (iPad with Retina Display), and fourth gen iPad, but those non-updated devices will simply stop working with GPS-related apps and services at the deadline. iPhone 5 users will suffer more significant issues.
If your iPhone 5 isn't updated before the deadline, you'll have to use a Mac or PC equipped with iTunes in order to download and install the 10.3.4 update to continue working.
Are you still using an iPhone 5? Have you upgraded to 10.3.4 or are you holding off? Let us know what you think in the comments.
With iOS 13, Apple brought an array of new features to the Maps app. You can use Look Around for a 360-degree street view, create Collections of places you want to visit, and more. Along with these cool features is the ability to share your estimated time of arrival (ETA) with your contacts.
The new ETA sharing ability is terrific for letting those you’re meeting with know when you will arrive. Plus, if you run into a delay on your way, they’ll receive an update. This short tutorial shows you how to share your ETA in Apple Maps on iPhone and iPad.
Waze for iPhone was updated on App Store this morning with a nifty new feature that tells you how much money you should expect to spend on tolls along your route.
CarPlay has received its biggest update ever in iOS 13 with an all-new Dashboard to access music, maps and more in a single view, in addition to a Light theme, a new Calendar app, Siri support for third-party navigation and audio apps and much more.
Better late than never—you now have a new option in your Google Account settings which lets you tell the servers to delete a history of your visited locations, web history and app activity.
Apple's approach to privacy extends to the Maps service, which divides your route into scrambled sections on servers so that no one, not even Apple, knows your entire route.
Apple's expanded availability of transit directions on its mapping service in many US states and international markets while bringing indoor maps to additional shopping malls and airports.
Apple has expanded availability of transit directions in its Maps app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch to four European markets: Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Apple's mapping service on iOS and macOS has rolled out several of its most important offerings to new markets, including turn-by-turn directions in India and speed limits in Canada, as well new locations for Flyover views and indoor maps.
The Weather Company, owned by IBM, is getting sued by the city of Los Angeles over alleged misuse of location data that its popular Weather Channel mobile app was collecting from customers, saying the questionable practice violates California's Unfair Competition Law.