Also this week happened again in the field of Apple news. For example, a study shows that 89 percent of iPhone users block app tracking. The App Store will also receive more advertising and iOS 14.6 will receive a HiFi subscription for Apple Music. You can read the most important events of last week in this iphone news overview.
iOS 14.5: ’89 percent of iPhone users block spying apps’
Most people are not interested in trackers. Since iOS 14.5, iPhone users can tap ‘spying’ apps and websites and choose not to share data. American research shows that most people do this too. Research company Flurry states that only 11 percent of all iPhones with iOS 14.5 fully accept trackers. 4 percent of people accept some form of tracking. One app is allowed to place trackers in this group, while the other app is not.
→ Read more about the US study on app tracking
‘Apple will release a foldable iPhone in 2023, will get an 8-inch screen’
The next Apple blockbuster is in the pipeline. According to a usually reliable analyst, the first foldable iPhone will be released in 2023. The well-known Apple insider Ming-Chi Kuo let us know that the ‘foldable iPhone’ will have an 8-inch OLED screen. Most foldable smartphones of today actually consist of separate screens that you can fold with hinges, but Apple seems to approach it differently.
→ Read more about the possible foldable iPhone
iOS 14.6 reveals: Apple Music will soon receive a HiFi subscription
OS 14.5 is just available for download, but the first beta of iOS 14.6 has already started. This test version reveals that Apple will soon announce a HiFi subscription for Apple Music to enjoy better music quality. 9to5Mac discovered all kinds of references to the arrival of the new subscription in the source code of iOS 14.6. For example, in the test version, terms such as “Dolby Atmos”, “Dolby Audio” and “Lossless” are frequently mentioned. These all refer to the common standards to indicate the (high) quality of audio.
→ Read all about the iOS 14.6 HiFi subscription
New MacBook Pro gets mini LED screen and Apple M2 chip
The MacBook Pro of 2021 is the first laptop to get the new M2 chip. The laptops also have a mini-LED display, just like the brand new iPad Pro. That claims DigiTimes. The website writes that TSMT, a major supplier to Apple, is currently in the process of producing mini LED screens. According to rumors, Apple will be bringing two new MacBook Pro laptops this year where you can choose between 14 or 16 inches.
→ Read more about the MacBook Pro rumor
Apple is adding more advertising to the App Store: this is what it looks like
Apple has added more ads to the App Store. From now on you will also find a sponsored message in the search field of the app store. The new ad is not a big surprise. In February, it was announced that Apple was experimenting with adding more advertisements. App makers can get higher in the App Store for a fee so that people might try their application.
→ Read more about the new advertisement in the App Store