Since the birth of the iPhone, it has been common to say that "the iPhone will listen to the user".
Over time, this view has also intensified and has influenced the perception of a considerable number of users to some extent.
Based on this impression, an outrageous incident happened on social platforms recently.
According to a number of self-media reports, some netizens found that searching for or sending "Discovery Oil" in WeChat through the iPhone will trigger the location function of the mobile phone.
Specifically, the location icon in the status bar of the iPhone will light up, indicating that the current app has called the location permission.
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At the same time, not only WeChat, but also other social platforms to enter or publish similar text, the iPhone's location logo will also light up.
Xiaoguo also tried it after reading it, and found that it was indeed the case.
As soon as the news came out, related topics also quickly rushed to the hot search, which aroused widespread attention from the outside world.
But I believe that those who are familiar with the operating mechanism of the iPhone are no longer surprised by this matter.
Subsequently, Apple's official customer service also responded to the situation.
According to the official customer service, usually the iPhone will turn on the location function by default, so any app that has obtained permission will automatically call the location function when retrieving data.
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For example, when you search for "food" on platforms such as Xiaohongshu, the app will use location permissions to retrieve information about the food around your current location.
The purpose of this operation is to make the search results more in line with the localization needs of users, so as to achieve more accurate content push.
Under the subsequent test of more users, it also basically confirmed the statement explained by Apple's customer service.
Not only that, but in addition to iPhones, Android devices will also show that location permissions are being called when performing similar operations.
So far, the truth of the incident has basically been revealed.
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Of course, if you don't want your iPhone to access your location information, you can turn off location permissions through your iPhone settings.
Just go to "Settings" - "Privacy & Security" on your iPhone and turn off "Location Services".
After talking about this oolong incident, let's pay attention to the recent new developments in Apple's software.
According to foreign media MacRumors, citing people familiar with the matter, 14 years after the iPad came out, Apple finally plans to develop a native calculator app for the iPad.
If all goes well, the native calculator app will go live in iPadOS 18 and be available to all iPad models that support the system.
There are many theories about why Apple didn't develop a calculator app for the iPad.
It is widely accepted that the first version of the iPad calculator app was mainly implemented by porting the iOS version, but it performed poorly in terms of interface design.
Coupled with the subsequent departure of the relevant developers, this matter is over.
That's why iPad users have traditionally used third-party calculator apps.
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If the news is true, the iPadOS native calculator app will debut at WWDC this year in June at the earliest.
At the same time, combined with previous external revelations, Apple will also optimize and upgrade the macOS calculator app to make it easier to use.
For those who have a need for this function, you can look forward to it.
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