iPhone Users Express Frustration Over iOS 17 Resetting Privacy Settings
The new iOS 17 update on the iPhone appears to have reset users’ privacy settings without their consent. The claims have been made by a couple of security researchers, according to which the iOS 17 update primarily affects two parts of the privacy settings.
It’s likely that the problem is concerning because Apple has been involved in the process and is investigating a possible reset that was done after a new iOS update, as reported by 9to5Mac.
Researchers say that after the iOS 17 update is installed on an iPhone, two settings related to location and iPhone analytics are enabled that are usually disabled by users or the company itself. Apple generally talks about its privacy practices and how it allows users to block tracking, ads, and more.
But the fact that the iOS 17 update resets some privacy features is definitely a concern, or it could just be a bug in the iOS version that is causing this to happen. Both privacy features are linked to location data, where one of them may share such data with Apple. We independently checked whether these features were enabled on our iPhones running iOS 17, and they were. You can also do it on your iPhone by going to:
Privacy and Security – Location Services – System Services – Significant Locations and iPhone Analytics
In any case, it’s good that Apple has confirmed the issue and we hope that users will get a fix for the problem with a hotfix that may be released soon. The new iOS 17 update has a lot of interesting features available for all iPhones released after the Xr. You’ll also have the iOS 17.0.2 update, which offers seamless data transfer from your old iPhone to your new device if you’ve purchased a new iPhone 15 series model in the past week.
