Google has offered a bug repair to its iOS YouTube app, the primary replace to a significant Google iOS app since December, 9to5Google reports. Though there’s been speculation that the reason for the dearth of updates to iOS variations of Gmail, Docs, Search, and Pictures is an try to keep away from Apple’s new privateness labels, Google has explicitly denied that was the case. The corporate mentioned in a January 12th blog post it could add the labels to its apps when updates had been obtainable:
As Google’s iOS apps are up to date with new options or to repair bugs, you’ll see updates to our app web page listings that embody the brand new App Privateness Particulars. These labels signify the utmost classes of information that might be collected—which means should you use each obtainable function and repair within the app. The information you present to Google merchandise delivers useful providers to you, and you’ll at all times management your privateness settings by visiting your Google Account or going on to the Google merchandise you utilize on iOS.
Apple requires firms to use the privateness labels, which it launched on December 14th, earlier than they will replace current iOS apps. A few of Google’s different apps— Stadia, Authenticator, Translate, and Classroom, for instance— have obtained iOS updates already.
We’ve reached out to Google to ask if updates for the iOS variations of Gmail, Search, Docs and Pictures are forthcoming, and can report again if we study extra.
