If you are like me, you are not too keen on being tracked. So when an app asks you if it can track your iPhone activity across other programs and websites for ads, the answer is pretty much always “NO”. If you are tired of choosing Ask App Not to Track over and over again, there is a way to stop apps from even being able to ask in the first place.
While the setting was available in earlier versions of iOS 14, it was not useful because developers were not required to ask for tracking permission until iOS 14.4. So if you are not running iOS 14.4 or later, you may see the setting, but you will not get any tracking requests from apps.
With one system-wide setting disabled, most of the apps on your iPhone will not be able to (or are not supposed to) track your activity across other apps and websites.
But, permission is not a hard and fast rule. According to Apple, some apps might try to track you without getting the “OK” from you first.
With that in mind, let us explore this “not asking” feature.
This is for iPhone and iPad running iOS or iPadOS 14.4+
First, open Settings (the gear icon) on your iPhone or iPad. Refer to below image:
Next, scroll down to the Privacy option and tap it. See below image:
Now, tap Tracking near the top of your screen. See following image:
Next, tap the toggle beside Allow Apps to Request to Track to turn it off (to the left position). Refer to below image:
Now, exit Settings. From now on, apps will no longer pop-up requests asking to track you. This means that you are telling all apps not to profile you for targeted advertising; unless you have previously given them permission to do so.
To change which apps can track you for targeted advertising individually, follow the above steps and turn off the toggles beside any app listed there. It is important to note that even with this option disabled, you can still be tracked while using the web on your iPhone or iPad.
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