Google, meanwhile, was silent on the matter but stopped updating its apps.Ĭomplying with Apple’s privacy rules isn’t optional. Facebook was the most vociferous critic of Apple, but the company did choose to immediately show users just how much data it grabs from iPhone and iPad, even as it attacked Apple. Apple had just rolled the new app privacy labels that show users the terrifying amount of data apps collect from them.
Google didn’t surprise anyone when it stopped updating its mobile apps on iOS in late 2020.
