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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by gpsz on Monday April 26, 2021 @03:12PM (#26946695)
It's still off for me, so perhaps you never turned it off?

> famous new setting

Privacy -> Tracking

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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by teekert on Monday April 26, 2021 @03:15PM (#26946728)
But that was there before, right? I’m pretty sure.

Edit: yeah I’m quite positive it was.

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Re:iOS 14.5 delivers Unlock iPhone with Apple Watch, new pri... by estel on Monday April 26, 2021 @03:42PM (#26947066)
It was, yes. The SDK for App Tracking permissions has been there since 14.0. The change in 14.5 is that using the new APIs (and getting user permission) is now mandatory.
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