A new batch of features, called in EnglishItem Safety Features, has just been detected inthe latest beta version of iOS 14.5 released just a few days ago. This is not the first time that we have spotted it, since it had been discovered in the code of a previous edition of the platform as recently as last November - although this one did not was not yet available to the general public- before finally being deleted.
What this improvement does is actually notify you if an unknown AirTag has potentially been placed in your belongings and thiswithout your knowledge. These gadgets, which are still only rumors to this day, are quite simply an equivalent of Tile's connected objects. Also like those from Samsung, they allow you to geolocate them remotely by placing them in items that are often lost.
The process
The principle, which therefore consists of sending a notification directly to your iPhone if one of these Bluetooth accessories is tracking you without your consent, would therefore guarantee moreconfidentiality. It is indeed entirely possible that a member of your family has the idea of scrutinizing your slightest movements, as the Apple Watch also offers thanks toquite similar options dedicated to parents to monitor their children.
This is far from the first time that Cupertino has unveiled this kind of native setting to protect the privacy of its users. Recently, we remember, for example, Facebook criticizingthe new button to deactivate advertising trackingalso arrived in the iPhone operating system.
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And when are AirTags coming?
All this is very good, but it still makes you wonder what Apple is waiting for to formalize these famousAirTags. Indeed, rumors in the corridors have been announcing them for almost two years now without any official press release having yet been able to corroborate this or that version.
The date of the next keynote is also not known. We therefore remain completely in the dark as to a supposed marketing schedule, at least for the moment...
