Apple developed new in-store device for wireless software updates
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- X$7
- 21 Oct 2023
Anon, 17 Oct 2023For anyone who has ever wondered if your phone is safe from... moreor just make a new flagship that has detachable batteries and sims.
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- Anon
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- 17 Oct 2023
For anyone who has ever wondered if your phone is safe from hacking when turned off, we all now have the answer. Yes they can!
Get yourselves an old Nokia where you can take out the sim and the battery. Only way to be sure.
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- Anonymous
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- 17 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 17 Oct 2023So in the future your phone won't be save even when it... moreMore fake news you create it in your head
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- 17 Oct 2023
DetourToNirvana, 16 Oct 2023Apple feeling quite adventurous... Updating a phone that al... moreGiven iOS update's tendency to lower battery health reading, I wont be surprised when we hear about users complaining about their new Iphones having less than 100% BH out of the box. Happened to my wife's Ip11PM, dropping from 96 to 90% after an update.
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- Anonymous
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- 17 Oct 2023
galaxyS15, 16 Oct 2023This is not a back door they created in iPhone. This is a e... moreWhatever you want to name it, that doesn't change the meaning of it. It's a backdoor.
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- 17 Oct 2023
Glad (most) people (here) are reacting with the very much appropriate terror and/or skepticism to this.
They are essentially creating the wireless equivalent of breaking encryption. All the arguments Apple made against breaking/backdoor-ing encryption (e.g. for chats) when requested by Agencies, (and that was one of the few things I appreciate Apple for), well, those arguments also exactly apply here. Beyond bad that Apple didn't act accordingly here
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- Anonymous
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- 17 Oct 2023
So in the future your phone won't be save even when it is deactivated.
Any hacker could misuse this backdoor, as if Apple hadn't implemented enough back doors in the past.
Moreover, why do companies focus on bullshit things instead of things that customers care about? iPhones are overheating and the answer is a pad-like device that updates your phone before you even get to see it.
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 16 Oct 2023while updating must charge battery. if not then sell with d... moreAll iPhones are sold with a fully charged battery so the customer doesn't need to wait for it to charge and enjoy it.
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Oct 2023
Am I the only one to to realised that this "new in-store device" will be all that I will ever need to "acquire" to be able to wireless hack any modern iPhones?
It will have the ability to turn on iphones, turn off iphones, update firmware.. Everything needed to inject ANYTHING into the system of any iPhone regardless of their willingness.
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Oct 2023
I could imagine that they can turn it on via a code sent as a strong NFC signal to the NFC chip.
Then run the update code with auto turn off embedded in the code.
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- 16 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 16 Oct 2023Exactly. It's not clear if this will work on any iPhon... moreThis is not a back door they created in iPhone. This is a express Highway for 'INTERSTED PARTIES'
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- 16 Oct 2023
If this is a thing for all the iphones then what is all those security in iphones. This is gonna be a nightmare for people who has "security phobia" about their phones. Exciting times ahead..
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Oct 2023
while updating must charge battery. if not then sell with dead or discharged battery.
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- AngryLithuanian
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- 16 Oct 2023
Get's stolen and sold in black market to later abuse sealed iPhones before they are even sold. Gold 😁
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 16 Oct 2023Does this mean apple always had a backdoor which allows the... moreOff course there's an hidden folder on the apple ios that tracks where you go how you get there and sends it all back to apple/US government
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- 16 Oct 2023
Anonymous, 16 Oct 2023Typical Samsung, mock Apple, later followed or being backfi... moreThe moment Samsung slowly removed both headphone jack and microSD card slot, I knew something wrong is going on. That's why I made the brave decision to leave Samsung by selling my S22 Ultra and gone for Sony with my current Xperia 1 iv. Do I miss my old Samsung phone? No, not even slightly.
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Oct 2023
Apple really tries so hard to go wireless.
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- DetourToNirvana
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- 16 Oct 2023
Apple feeling quite adventurous... Updating a phone that already overheats, while it's in a sealed box. That should cook the battery to medium rare.