Here’s why you should update your iPhone to iOS 15.2

9to5Mac By José Adorno

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[{"selector":"#anim-8780ccd2-9955-4940-b4ad-b2a4fa8a413c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] App Privacy Report is finally here with iOS 15.2 One of the features delayed with the iOS 15 original release that wasn’t available with iOS 15.1 was the App Privacy Report page. Now, with iOS 15.2, it’s finally live to all users.

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[{"selector":"#anim-087e3957-42c9-41c7-b1d9-dc3782c52ede","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Legacy Contacts is another important feature arriving with iOS 15.2 As we store more and more data digitally, a growing concern is that all of it could be lost in the event of our death – we’ve outlined in the past the risk to family photos in particular. Here’s how Apple plans to help us with that:

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[{"selector":"#anim-f99b7191-c783-427e-8e4c-5f7d819a1176","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The release notes say: Macro photo control for switching to the Ultra Wide lens to capture macro photos and videos be enabled in Settings on iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max.

[{"selector":"#anim-4ae0d288-ddfc-41d5-8b71-310eab8b3e17","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more about why you should update your iPhone to iOS 15.2 and watch our hands-on video about everything that’s new at 9to5Mac.com.