After two months, Google finally updated its apps for iOS

Google today officially released a new update for the YouTube app of iOS platform. It is also the first Google app to be released by the company to update after more than two months of delay due to Apple changing its privacy policies, forcing developers to publicly disclose what they will collect from user.

Specifically, as we reported earlier, Apple on the latest version of iOS 14 has implemented the labeling of “App Privacy” on the App Store app store, requiring the developer Developers must provide detailed information about what types of data they will collect from users.

Since Apple officially put the new policy into operation (December 8, 2020), Google has taken no action to comply and has stopped updating its apps on the iOS platform for more than two months. . Until today, the first application, YouTube, has a new “springtime” with new updates to comply with privacy policies.

The YouTube app was updated for the first time following a privacy request from Apple

The new version of YouTube is codenamed 15.49.6 and has a capacity of 200MB. Currently this is the only application receiving the new update, while other popular apps like Google, Gmail, Photos or Chrome … are still waiting for an update. Even when a user logs in to the Gmail app on iOS during this time, an alert says the app is outdated, requiring users to update to ensure features work properly.

Google’s warning about the Gmail app on iOS is outdated, and no updates have been released

Currently, Google has not made an official announcement on the aforementioned problem, with Apple tightening the privacy issues of users, Google and many other companies dependent on advertising will need to have. moves to be more transparent about what data they collect from users.