iOS 16 is within reach of all the leaks and rumors of the past few weeks. There are fewer and fewer of them until the arrival of WWDC22 and we see all the news of the new operating systems of the big apple. On this occasion, the latest reports suggest that iCloud Private Relay (or iCloud Private Relay in Spanish) will extend its functions through iOS 16 bringing better user privacy to the entire operating system. It is likely that the function is no longer in “beta” mode since it is now in iOS 15 to make way for the final version with important new features in iOS 16.
iCloud Private Relay will expand its functionality in iOS 16
The key operation of iCloud Private Relay is based on our connection is bouncing on two different servers. With this bounce, the intention is to hide the IP and DNS records with which we are connected to external websites. Currently, iOS 15 has this system in beta via iCloud+ subscription included in iCloud plans. However, iCloud Private Relay only works with Safari.
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According to a report published by the media Digiday, Apple could think of extend iCloud Private Relay to all iOS 16 connections. That is, all Internet connections that leave our iDevice will be encrypted through the bounce from the iCloud relay: third-party applications, third-party services, browsers other than Safari, etc. This would imply a very significant change because many tracking companies make money from information related to our IP addresses and other types of content that they can extract from connections.
However, it is a important step towards improving user privacy on the network. Additionally, a handful of new features are expected to arrive in the so-called iCloud Private Relay bundle beyond Connections. Let’s remember that in this bundle there is also the “Hide mail” option with which Apple generates random emails that redirect to our main email, among other functions. These will take a step forward in iOS 16 by evolving user security.
