Review of the 5 most important updates of iOS 14.5: Your privacy is in your control

The official version of iOS 14.5 is finally available for update. I, the editor, also updated the system as soon as possible. Let’s talk about the 5 most important updates that I think are for iPhone users.

1. Block App Tracking

At the press conference on April 21, Apple announced that it would further restrict apps from tracking user privacy: "App developers must request permission before they can track your activities in the app or website (such as user or device ID, your name, email address, or other identifiable data provided by you) to serve you targeted ads and monitor the actions you take in response to ads."

Does it sound scary? Previously, all your activities on the App may have been monitored by the developers and the third-party manufacturers they cooperated with, and there was no privacy protection.

Now, your privacy rights on apps can be left to you to control, at least to a certain extent. When will Android learn from Apple?

Setting method: Settings - Privacy - Tracking - Allow App to request tracking - Close

2. “Mask Unlock”

The full name of this feature is "Unlock iPhone through Apple Watch while wearing a mask." The practicality of this feature is self-evident. What I hate most now is having to enter the password to unlock my phone on the subway every day.

With this new feature, when you use your iPhone while wearing a mask, your Apple Watch (Series 3 and above, watchOS 7.4) will automatically unlock it for you. It's so convenient! But the problem is, I don't have an Apple Watch......

Setting method: Settings - Face ID and Password - Unlock with Apple Watch - Turn on

3. Use Siri to make an emergency call

In iOS 14.5, Siri has added some new features, one of which I think the most important is that it can help you make emergency calls.

Now you can try saying "hi Siri call emergency", Siri will ask which emergency service you need: 110 police, 119 fire, 120 ambulance.

If you encounter some emergencies and cannot take out your phone immediately, Siri can help you make an emergency call faster.

4. You can add AirTag to find items

If you have already bought AirTag, you can now add it to the item list in the Find App, but it is worth noting that there is an additional "Support for other items" option below "Add AirTag". Click it to see icons such as headphones, backpacks, and suitcases.

In other words, in addition to AirTag, more products from third-party manufacturers will be added in the future. This is still worth looking forward to. After all, the price of AirTag is not cheap, and its function is to track items.

If third-party manufacturers embed this function into their own products, there will be no need to buy an AirTag separately to hang on your backpack in the future. Of course, things may not be that simple.

5. 5G dual SIM dual standby

This feature is absolutely useful for Chinese iPhone users. As Apple’s first 5G mobile phone, the iPhone 12 series previously only supported single-card 5G networks (the other card supported up to 4G networks).

This time, 5G dual SIM dual standby is finally supported on iOS 14.5. Users with dual SIM cards can use data more freely, but they must remember to apply for enough data packages in advance. It would be very scary if the 5G data package exceeds the limit.