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Leave Motion & Orientation Access On Or Off By Default ?


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rodedwards

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Jul 7, 2010
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Anyone else disappointed that Apple have turned off Motion & Orientation gyro settings in Safari by default in latest iOS 12.2 update?

It has basically ruined click and play Web VR online experiences as most people will not know (or be bothered) to dig deep in to the Apple > Safari Settings menus to activate Motion & Orientation gyro sensor.

Is it likely this is just a knee jerk privacy reaction that will be rectified later or is it likely that Apple will leave gyro activation turned off by default permanently?

Web VR is an exciting technology and Apple has effectively ruined it for the masses ...

Or maybe they have their own plans with Apple VR Headset release later this year ...
 

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macrumors Sandy Bridge
Oct 17, 2011
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Anyone else disappointed that Apple have turned off Motion & Orientation gyro settings in Safari by default in latest iOS 12.2 update?

It has basically ruined click and play Web VR online experiences as most people will not know (or be bothered) to dig deep in to the Apple > Safari Settings menus to activate Motion & Orientation gyro sensor.

Is it likely this is just a knee jerk privacy reaction that will be rectified later or is it likely that Apple will leave gyro activation turned off by default permanently?

Web VR is an exciting technology and Apple has effectively ruined it for the masses ...

Or maybe they have their own plans with Apple VR Headset release later this year ...
Hard to say one way or another--some discussion about it all at https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...fari-on-ios-12-2-for-privacy-reasons.2168369/
 
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