Apple introduced a privacy feature for iPad Pro last year that physically disconnects the microphone when compatible cases are closed. Apple will soon expand this privacy feature to work through ...

The Apple iPad 2 and iPad contain built-in microphones for recording audio. The microphone is on top of the tablet computer on the left side by the headphone jack. The microphone is always active and ...

is a senior reviewer covering laptops and other gadgets. Monica was a writer for Tom’s Guide and Business Insider before joining The Verge in 2020. Recent MacBooks have included a security feature ...

Apple introduced a new security feature on the 2020 iPad Pro that disconnects the microphone at a hardware level when an MFi case compliant case is attached and closed. This iPad Pro feature keeps ...

It stops software from listening in when you think your iPad is asleep. Apple’s newest iPad Pro has the ability to disconnect its microphone when the device is not in use for increased security. The ...

Apple quietly added a new privacy feature to the latest iPad Pro, borrowing a MacBook security feature to help prevent eavesdropping on its 2020 tablets. With the launch of the 2018 MacBook range and ...

Here’s another notch in Apple’s privacy belt. The just-released 2020 iPad Pro models feature a hardware disconnect for the microphone (see “Hell Freezes Over: Apple’s New iPad Pro Supports Trackpads,” ...

Apple has added an anti-eavesdropping feature to the 2020 iPad Pro that ensures the microphone hardware is disabled when a case is attached to the iPad and closed. The security feature was first ...

Recent Apple MacBooks have included an aggressive security feature that disconnects hardware microphones when the lid is physically closed. The feature is designed to prevent eavesdropping on ...