Apple iPhone software changes: How it will affect you Apple is poised to protect users and annoy Facebook with a controversial iPhone update that could change the way you’re tracked. Technology by Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson Premium Content Subscriber only Apple is expected host a showdown with Facebook and other data-hungry tech enterprises next week, and Australian iPhone users will have to decide how much they want to share about themselves. The Cupertino smartphone giant has revealed it would start rolling out its much-anticipated iPhone software update, iOS 14.5, from April 26. And while the feature-packed refresh will add tools such as a new option for unlocking an iPhone while wearing a face mask, it will also require apps to request permission for the use of personal data - an addition Facebook has publicly campaigned against.