Mac|Life

Also announced

New and enhanced

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> PRIVACY CONTROLS ARE enhanced with Mail Privacy Protection to hide your IP address and help stop trackers from snooping on emails, plus an App Privacy Report revealing how your apps are sharing informatio­n. With on–device speech recognitio­n, Siri requests are now processed entirely on your device by default for even greater security and faster response.

> WITH iOS 15, AirPods now offer Conversati­on Boost to aid users with hearing difficulti­es, plus Announce Notificati­ons, enabling Siri to speak notificati­ons and even read you your shopping list when you arrive at the appropriat­e predefined location.

> iCLOUD+ INTRODUCES NEW features including Hide My Email, which generates a unique random address to conceal your real address while it forwards incoming mail, new Account Recovery features, and more. Current iCloud subscriber­s will be upgraded to iCloud+ automatica­lly at no extra cost this fall.

> THE HEALTH APP has a new Walking Steadiness metric, and a new sharing tab enables you to share health data with family, caregivers, or health profession­als. Trends tracks personal metrics over time.

> HOMEKIT ACCESSORY MAKERS can now enable “Hey Siri” in their products, making it possible for you to talk to Siri and get responses on third–party devices.

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