A screenshot from an iOS 8 powered device, reveals that the new build of Apple's mobile OS will ask users if they still give permission to mobile apps to continue using location data. Back in the olden days when iOS 6 ruled the world, say back in 2012, Apple required the user to give express permission to allow an app to use location data to gather information.
Now, Apple is trying to make iOS 8 users feel more comfortable by giving them the opportunity to revoke previously granted permission giving apps the right to use location data.
The iOS 8 update is available now to those registered as developers with Apple. We've also shown you how to download and install the software by taking advantage of a glitch. For those who wold rather wait for an official release of iOS 8, it should be released some time this fall (most likely in September).
In iOS 8, users are asked if they still want to grant permission so that specific apps can still use location data apps permission to use location data
Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.
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