iOS 14.5 highlights: Tracking controls and unlocking with face masks

Apple's updates to its operating system also adds a few new tricks to its smartwatch, enabling easy unlocking even when wearing a facemask. — Apple Inc./dpa

Apple has released its latest update to iOS, bringing a headline feature that gives iPhone users more power to prevent apps tracking their behaviour in order to create profiles of them for targeted advertisements.

This tracking control is by far the most high-profile addition, sparking widespread acclaim from many data privacy advocates and criticism from advertisers.