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Making The Grade: When should IT departments release iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur for their device inventory?

August 24, 2020
Most tech communities spend the summer working through the iOS and macOS betas ahead of the fall releases. For something that’s been happening for the last few years, it feels like fall software releases have been part of our lives for decades. As fun as these updates are for general consumers, they can be a significant source of stress for IT departments. As you work through these beta updates…
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Kanye West’s presidential campaign ballot filed 14 seconds late, blames iPhone clock

August 24, 2020
Kanye West’s presidential campaign appears to have hit a bit of a snag after his ballot papers were filed in Wisconsin some 14 seconds after the deadline. West’s campaign lawyer had a variety of reasons he thought this shouldn’t matter, including suggesting that the iPhone clock is ‘notoriously faulty’ … The reports the amusing story. West’s campaign is arguing he belongs on the…
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iOS 14: How to limit third-party access to the iPhone’s Photos app

August 24, 2020
Among the variety of security and privacy enhancements with iOS 14 is improved control for photo permissions. Read along for how to limit third-party access to the iPhone’s Photos app. With iOS 13 and earlier, when a third-party app asked for permission to access your Photos library, the only options were to deny or allow the request. That meant saying yes gave access to your full Photos…
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Twitter opens up anti-troll feature to all iOS app users [U]

August 24, 2020
Twitter tested an anti-troll feature earlier in the year, allowing select users to choose who is able to reply to their tweets. The experiment was clearly a success, as the latest version of the iOS app makes the feature available to all … It turns out Twitter made a…
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iOS 14 lets users grant approximate location access for apps that don’t require exact GPS tracking

August 24, 2020
An iOS 14 feature that has gone a bit under the radar is the Precise Location toggle for Location Services. This new toggle gives the user more control over which apps can access your current location, and to what granularity. Before iOS 14, you could grant an app access to your location whilst using the app, or always. However, if location access was allowed, the app would always get an exact…
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