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I removed the "Mobile Device Security - Undetectable Spyware" section as it contained inaccuracies, guesswork and in general had a too tinfoily tone. Mobile operating systems, such as iOS and iPadOs, are indeed closed source walled gardens which make security inspection more difficult for researchers. Nevertheless, Apple has a track record of fixing discovered vulnerabilities in a timely manner. Security support for mobile devices may last almost up to a decade, longest of all manufacturers. | I removed the "Mobile Device Security - Undetectable Spyware" section as it contained inaccuracies, guesswork and in general had a too tinfoily tone. Mobile operating systems, such as iOS and iPadOs, are indeed closed source walled gardens which make security inspection more difficult for researchers. Nevertheless, Apple has a track record of fixing discovered vulnerabilities in a timely manner. Security support for mobile devices may last almost up to a decade, longest of all manufacturers. | ||
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created this section according to the referenced talk on 38C3. It's true that apple is providing more security updates to the end users than other company's, Perhaps the paragraph should reflect that? But it's also a ungoing issue that professional spywares are available and patching those zero day attacks is really difficult because of the locked down nature like explained in the talk. | |||
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I don't understand this line under Recent Attempts to do Better, is there a grammatical error here, or do I just not know the correct terminology (if this is a terminology issue, does the Senator rule apply?)? "A battery removable with just a 9V battery in the 2024 [https://support.apple.com/en-us/120671 iPhone 16] and [https://support.apple.com/en-us/120671 iPhone 16 Plus]." [[User:Icandostuff|Icandostuff]] ([[User talk:Icandostuff|talk]]) 14:29, 16 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Would Apple breaking the activation of A5 devices with IMEIs starting with 9900, preventing these from being used at all without purchasing hardware to circumvent the activation? I don't think there are great sources for these, as most are on [https://www.reddit.com/r/LegacyJailbreak/comments/1qswbhi/9900%20imei%20a5a6%20a9%20ios%209%20and%20future%202027/ reddit] and discord kinda (sadge). I think it's a somewhat important issue, considering this can happen to other devices, like what's happening to [https://fixvx.com/%20orangera1n/status/2034015387520586229 A8 (literally as of writing)]. thanks! -pre (im too lazy to make an account right now) [[Special:Contributions/50.65.201.220|50.65.201.220]] 04:45, 18 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
==Some problems with the article== | |||
I just noticed that some sources being cited are just external links, rather than being used as refs, especially at the top. Please fix this! [[User:JamesTDG|JamesTDG]] ([[User talk:JamesTDG|talk]]) 11:57, 17 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
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Should AirPower really be listed in the hardware design issues category? It wasn't ever released, and it didn't really affect anyone like anything else in this list. [[Special:Contributions/50.65.201.220|50.65.201.220]] 02:23, 16 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
==IPhone should not redirect here as long as there is a separate iPhone page== | |||
see topic name [[User:IWillRememberMyPassword|IWillRememberMyPassword]] ([[User talk:IWillRememberMyPassword|talk]]) 23:49, 8 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
:Fixed the redirect. Thanks for pointing it out. :) — [[User:Sojourna|Sojourna]] ([[User talk:Sojourna|talk]]) 04:42, 9 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 04:42, 9 April 2026
I removed the "Mobile Device Security - Undetectable Spyware" section as it contained inaccuracies, guesswork and in general had a too tinfoily tone. Mobile operating systems, such as iOS and iPadOs, are indeed closed source walled gardens which make security inspection more difficult for researchers. Nevertheless, Apple has a track record of fixing discovered vulnerabilities in a timely manner. Security support for mobile devices may last almost up to a decade, longest of all manufacturers.
created this section according to the referenced talk on 38C3. It's true that apple is providing more security updates to the end users than other company's, Perhaps the paragraph should reflect that? But it's also a ungoing issue that professional spywares are available and patching those zero day attacks is really difficult because of the locked down nature like explained in the talk.
I don't understand this line under Recent Attempts to do Better, is there a grammatical error here, or do I just not know the correct terminology (if this is a terminology issue, does the Senator rule apply?)? "A battery removable with just a 9V battery in the 2024 iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus." Icandostuff (talk) 14:29, 16 August 2025 (UTC)
Would Apple breaking the activation of A5 devices with IMEIs starting with 9900, preventing these from being used at all without purchasing hardware to circumvent the activation? I don't think there are great sources for these, as most are on reddit and discord kinda (sadge). I think it's a somewhat important issue, considering this can happen to other devices, like what's happening to A8 (literally as of writing). thanks! -pre (im too lazy to make an account right now) 50.65.201.220 04:45, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
Some problems with the article
[edit source]I just noticed that some sources being cited are just external links, rather than being used as refs, especially at the top. Please fix this! JamesTDG (talk) 11:57, 17 October 2025 (UTC)
Should AirPower really be listed in the hardware design issues category? It wasn't ever released, and it didn't really affect anyone like anything else in this list. 50.65.201.220 02:23, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
IPhone should not redirect here as long as there is a separate iPhone page
[edit source]see topic name IWillRememberMyPassword (talk) 23:49, 8 April 2026 (UTC)
- Fixed the redirect. Thanks for pointing it out. :) — Sojourna (talk) 04:42, 9 April 2026 (UTC)