iPhone Users Can Protect Their Device And Data Using These Safety Tools From Apple: Know More

Last Updated:January 29, 2025, 07:30 IST

iPhone users get a slew of privacy features from Apple with the iOS 18 version that can help with keeping your data secure.

iPhone users have a series of privacy tools to keep their data secure

Apple is all about the privacy of its users which is becoming evident with its focus on AI this year. People are also happy to spend big on its products, because of its supposed surety against possible data intrusion unless a major issue affects all the devices. And iPhone users now have a series of safety features that can be enabled on their devices to get the best from the company in terms of their data security and privacy.

So, if you are still exploring the tools available from the company, we have got you covered with six free safety features that all iPhone users should enable right away.

Free iPhone Safety Features

Safe browsing on Safari

Apple is giving you the ability to block access to your browsing data on Safari, which includes not knowing the websites you visit, the whole search history and even the autofill data for some accounts. The feature can also be protected behind Face ID or Touch ID on your iPhone or iPad. It might not sound like a lot but is very useful for most people.

Avoid Link tracking

The browsing patterns are dark and websites even add extra information in links that help them track the users. Apple is giving you the power to block access and addition of such links/trackers in the URLs if you surf the internet via Safari.

Stop location access

You can ask the iPhone to define the exact location based on your preference which could be a mile or two away from your correct point, and allows apps to entertain your request for restaurants, cafes or even a gas station nearby. Not knowing your location for these apps is a definite privacy bonus that iPhone users should enable.

Don’t share all contacts

Most apps with access to your phone contacts tend to gather all the data but iPhone users can even limit that to specific people from their phonebook and decide which of them can be shared with the app. You can make these special changes through contact permissions which are available with the iOS 18 version.

Control what apps can access

And finally, Apple users get the control over which app is accessing their device location, camera or mic. You can get the details via the App privacy report, and keeping it turned on is the best way to keep your device and data private.

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