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Yesterday evening, Apple released the first preview of iOS 15.2, iPadOS 15.2, tvOS 15.2 and watchOS 8.3 to registered developers. Below is an overview.
The first beta of iOS 15.2 was already foreseeable after Apple released iOS 15.1 and Co. for all users on Monday evening. published Interestingly, the first preview of the next iPhone and iPad update contains only a handful of new features, below is an overview.
app privacy report
The App Privacy Report is one of the new features in iOS 15 that Apple announced at WWDC 2021 presented It's a new privacy feature that allows users to see how often apps have accessed their sensitive data, such as location, photos, camera, microphone, and contacts, in the last seven days. It also shows which apps have contacted other domains and how often they contacted them. Thanks to this feature, users can keep an eye on what apps are doing in the background. The App Privacy Report can be accessed in the "Privacy" section of Settings. Users must first enable this feature.
Emergency call SOS
Auto Call, the feature that lets you make emergency calls using a series of key combinations, has been updated in iOS 15.2. You can now press the side button multiple times quickly to trigger the emergency call, or hold down the side button and volume button together. In addition, the countdown has been increased from three seconds to a full eight seconds.
notification overview
As mentioned on Reddit, the notification overview has a new look with a card-like view that makes it easier to see what's in the overview at a glance.
communication security
According to the code of iOS 15.2 adds The update adds the "Communication Safety" feature, which Apple announced this summer. Integrated into the Messages app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Communication Safety warns children and their parents when sexually explicit images are sent or received from a child's device. Although the feature is present in the code, there are no plans to officially introduce the feature in iOS 15.2. Apple confirmed this to US media. Based on current information, the first preview of iOS 15.2 doesn't appear to offer any further innovations. If anything else emerges, we will, of course, report on it. (Photo by Unsplash / Jeremy Bezanger)
