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Questions tagged [iphone]

The iPhone is a line of smart phones designed by Apple Inc, running Apple's iOS mobile operating system. The first generation iPhone was released in 2007 and has followed an annual release schedule since.

The iPhone is a line of smart phones designed by Apple Inc, running Apple's iOS mobile operating system. The first generation iPhone was released in 2007 and has followed an annual release schedule since.

This tag should be used when asking questions specific to the iPhone device. For questions relating to the iOS operating system, use the tag instead.

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iPhone\Network Security

A client of mine is concerned someone is retrieving data and intercepting text-messages from his iPhone and his home network. He has told me that he has seen one of the text-messages he sent to his mother on his neighbors phone. They have been…
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Finding my iPhone - Conned through SMS and website

I lost my iPhone 6 phone on Tuesday night at a club. I was registered on iCloud.com so on next morning I saw the phone was offline and showed the last known location. However the 24 hours rule meant thereafter the phone did not show the last…
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iMessage sent to contact that I did not type or send!

I have an iPhone XR with iOS 14 with security issues in the past. One of my email addresses showed up on to data breach websites and the password I use was the same for all of my accounts like a dummy. Accordingly, my Apple account was hacked at the…
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Can Mallory unlock an iPhone6 without reception by brute-forcing a 4-digit passcode?

Bob has an iPhone6 with encryption enabled and a 4-digit passcode but which is not set to erase data after 10 failed passcode attempts. . Mallory steals Bob's iPhone from somebody's hand and cycles away. Before Bob can remote-wipe the phone,…
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Does turning off an iPhone make it safe from "juice jacking"?

Would turning an iPhone off when charging from an untrusted charger make it safe from juice jacking?
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Can your iphone be unwittingly jailbroken?

Is it possible for an iphone to be jailbroken by visiting a malicious website in your iphone's browser?
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How does one protect an iPhone against Grayshift hacking?

Grayshift claims that USB restricted mode does not make a difference, so how do people protect against Grayshift?
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Find a stolen iphone that isn't activated

I called Apple to see if they could ping my stolen iPhone 4. They said that they cant because the "find my iphone" isnt on. The phone isnt activated but the person who stole it has been using it to get into my emails, Facebook and other apps linked…
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my iphone 6 S keeps getting this s3.amazonnaws site pop up

Today I was on the Walmart site and then 10 seconds later out of nowhere it redirected me to a amazonnaws site and it said, 'MESSAGE! Congratulations insert internet provider here user, you have been chosen for a chance to get a new Iphone 7,…
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Is image meta-data copied when taking an iPhone Screenshot?

If a photo is taken using an iPhone, the image file can carry date, time and location information. If this original image is then screen shot, would this original information be copied with the screen shot
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Is it possible someone uses my cell number to make calls for my cell phone company to create a record?

My old cell phone number had made lots of calls I am not familiar with. I was confronted with a list of calls I know I did not call. I was also told that I was using Skype. I have never used skype, I do not know how to work that program. But,…
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Mystery text message connected to a Chinese news site?

Over the past few weeks I have noticed that there is a mystery contact showing up in my text message history: When I click into this message there is nothing in the history. I went to the domain associated with the text message and found the…
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SQLite database iPhone data

I opened a SQLite database file, and it seems to have many rows that aren't readable. The data has got weird symbols including "question mark diamonds". Is it data that iPhone encrypts when it goes to the database and decrypts back? Is there a way…
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How can I setup 2fa on iphone with 1 phone?

When setting up my refurbished iphone se, it wants a phone # for 2fA... I have one phone. It's not sitting on a desktop, I carry it with me places. The other option is to not use 2FA, which it cautions against. Am I expected to carry 2 phones with…
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How much of a security risk would the apps on my iPhone pose if I did my banking on iPhone?

I have a bunch of different apps on my iPhone 7 (iOS v.12.4.1). Some of these are made by large companies such as Amazon, McDonalds, and so on. There are also some that have been made by perhaps a single developer. Some of my apps are quite well…
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