Apple Releases New Screen Limits, Siri Shortcuts, and Privacy Updates

At its developers conference on Monday, Apple announced dozens of features and improvements to its next mobile operating system, iOS 12, that are said to make iPhones and iPads run faster while also giving users greater control over their screen time and personal privacy. The company in September will release an app called Screen Time that gives users weekly reports of the apps they use and settings to limit usage. Parents will be able to monitor and adjust their children’s app usage.

Apple’s Safari browser will have “intelligent tracking prevention” to help block social media “like” or “share” buttons and comment widgets from tracking users’ keystrokes without explicit permission. Safari now also presents simplified system information when users browse the web, preventing… Read more