iOS 16.1 fixes infuriating iPhone copy & paste permissions - iMore

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A caller alteration successful the latest iOS 16.1 beta makes it easier to power which apps person entree to the clipboard pursuing a messiness that saw support dialogs look constantly.

The iOS 16 merchandise caused immoderate apps to repeatedly inquire for support to entree information copied by others, but the iOS 16.0.2 update addressed that. With iOS 16.1, Apple is going further by adding a caller paper that gives radical per-app power implicit however they grip the clipboard.

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With iOS 16.1 beta 4 installed users tin present caput to the Settings app and prime immoderate app that has antecedently asked for support to entree the clipboard. A caller Paste from Other Apps paper is present available, with 3 options acceptable to beryllium selected.

Ask — The app volition proceed to inquire for support to paste contented from different apps each clip it wants to.
Deny — The app volition not beryllium allowed to paste contented from different apps.
Allow — The app volition beryllium allowed to paste contented from different apps and volition not punctual for support again.

The caller alteration is an betterment and gives radical much granular power portion allowing them to spell backmost and revoke entree if they privation to — oregon simply unit the app to inquire each clip it wants to usage the clipboard.

Apple's iOS 16.1 update is present disposable to developers arsenic good arsenic those brave capable to tally the nationalist beta connected their iPhone. There's nary authoritative connection yet connected erstwhile this update volition beryllium made disposable to everyone, but it's expected to beryllium comparatively soon, apt aboriginal this month.

The iOS 16.1 update volition bring with it a fig of additions including enactment for Live Activities, a redesigned artillery percent indicator for much devices, and a cleanable vigor charging enactment that volition complaint your iPhone erstwhile cleaner vigor is being used.

Oliver Haslam has written astir Apple and the wider exertion concern for much than a decennary with bylines connected How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and galore more. He has besides been published successful people for Macworld, including screen stories. At iMore, Oliver is progressive successful regular quality sum and, not being abbreviated of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts successful much detail, too.

Having grown up utilizing PCs and spending acold excessively overmuch wealth connected graphics paper and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since past he's seen the maturation of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and caller merchandise categories travel and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and beauteous overmuch thing that has a artillery oregon plugs into a wall. Oliver besides covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a peculiar focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and inactive struggles to comprehend the information helium tin play console prime titles connected his pouch computer.

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