2023-07-23 17:04:51
iOS 17 comes with some interesting new features regarding privacy within different applications, such as Safari, Photos, or simply the calendar. I have selected 8 for you.
Private Browsing in Safari
Safari’s incognito windows are now locked and require secondary authentication to access. If you lend your phone to someone and they attempt to open an incognito tab, access will be denied without a Face ID/Touch ID scan or passcode.
Removal of tracking URLs
Opening a URL in an incognito window automatically removes any tracking information added to the URL, and unknown trackers are blocked, preventing companies from tracking your browsing across multiple sites.
It is also possible to add this option to all windows, private or not, if you go to Settings > Safari > Advanced.
Password sharing
With iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma, it’s possible to securely share passwords with friends and family with a new Shared Passwords feature.
You will create groups which will contain the passwords and you can add people to these groups. It’s not intended for that, but I see the possibility of grouping passwords by categories, such as “multimedia”, “administrative”, etc. to organize your kit. When a person needs passwords for Disney, Netflix, and other Paramounts, you can add them to the group in question and presto!
iPhone passcode
If you change your iPhone passcode and accidentally forget the new passcode you chose, you now have a 72-hour grace period to correct it without getting locked out of your device.
App access to photos
With iOS 17, the photo picker allows us to share specific photos with apps while keeping the rest of the photo library private. Apps should request access to the entire photo library from the user, who will be notified of shared photo information.
Access of applications to the calendar
On the same principle as for Photos, applications can now add an event to the Calendar application without being able to view the user’s calendar thanks to the “Add only events” option.
History in the Home app
The Home app now includes a 30-day activity history, allowing users to see who accessed door locks, garage doors, contact sensors, and alarm sensors, as well as when.
Conclusion
With iOS 17, Apple confirms its desire to protect its users from the big bad Internet and some of these new features may be debated, but still less than the announcement of tracking that arrived with iOS 15 and supported with iOS 16. We remember that Facebook had had a few small sweats…
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