Should you turn on iOS privacy tracking? You will understand after reading this

The official version of iOS14.5 has been released. The version number is exactly the same as the previously released RC version, both are 18E199, which means that the two versions are the same and there is no change. The previously rumored privacy tracking function is still not turned on by quite a lot of people in the official version. This may be due to the lack of cooperation from app manufacturers, resulting in a considerable number of apps not being adapted.

Regarding whether to turn on the privacy tracking function, I see that netizens are divided into two camps. One camp advocates turning it on, and the other advocates turning it off. However, after reading many comments from netizens, I found that many people don’t even know the function of privacy tracking, and they just keep saying that it is better to turn it off. Let me explain what privacy tracking is used for.

The specific meaning of privacy tracking is that when you finish browsing the content of an app and switch to another app to continue browsing, the first app will track your trajectory and constantly read your hobbies in order to accurately deliver your favorite ads to you. For example, after you search for content related to rice cookers on Toutiao, when you open Taobao or other shopping websites, you will find that there are many rice cookers on Taobao. This is because Taobao has tracked you. To put it bluntly, it is the same as sharing private content between apps.

If we turn on the main switch of privacy tracking, at this time, if an app wants to track you, the following prompt box will pop up

If you don't want to be tracked, just reject it. If you need it, just allow it. Most people will probably click reject, but I believe there are people who want to be tracked, because it is annoying to keep receiving ads that you are not used to. It is worth noting that the number of ads you see will not decrease after this feature is turned on. It will remain the same as before, but the relevance will be much lower.

The editor's personal suggestion is to turn off the main switch if it is not needed, so that no app is allowed to track you, and no prompt box will pop up. After all, this is the Internet age, and we don't know what app manufacturers do with our privacy. If you want to be tracked, turn on the main switch. In this way, a prompt box will pop up when tracking you. You can also set which apps can track you and which are not allowed to track you according to your needs.

After updating the official version, I found that quite a few people still cannot fully turn on privacy tracking. Next, I will teach you a method that can turn it on 100% of the time:

First, log out of the app store, then go to settings, privacy, scroll to the bottom, click on app ads, and then click to view ad targeting information. You must wait until the text is not displayed. At this time, you will find that the main switch of privacy tracking can be turned on. This method is 100% effective on mobile phones.