While most people use Face ID or Touch ID to unlock their modern iPhones and iPads, there are still times when you’ll be required to enter your passcode. Examples include after rebooting your device, after pressing and holding certain buttons on your device, failing a biometric authentication attempt, and when you don’t have biometrics set up on your device.
Even since the first jailbreak for the iPhone launched back in 2007, tools have historically been free for end users to download or use. Despite being free, jailbreak users could generally donate to jailbreak developers if they wanted to provide gratitude for the tireless work that went into making it.
Don't take Plex's email from this morning lightly and change your password immediately because hackers now also have your email and username.
It’s not uncommon to see developers bolstering the security of jailbroken devices, and that’s exactly what we’re seeing today with the release of a new and free jailbreak tweak called ProtectedBrowser by iOS developer Ginsudev.
Apple on Wednesday released adjacent software updates for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac in the forms of iOS & iPadOS 15.6.1 and macOS Monterey 12.5.1 with important security improvements.
Facebook Messenger supports end-to-end encrypted, but it's off by default. Meta's now made the feature available to more people ahead of a global rollout.
Apple's removed mentions of the new Hide My Email in apps feature, suggesting it may not be ready for prime time when iOS 16 launches this fall.
While Apple continues to make moves when it comes to general user privacy and security, especially with iOS, there are still some areas where third-party companies can take advantage of the tools Apple has in place. For instance, a built-in web browser in apps like Facebook or Instagram, for instance, is still based on Apple's WebKit. But it sounds like Meta has still found a way to track users that use that third-party web browser instead of Safari.
Three new WhatsApp privacy features coming to Meta's popular messaging app let you control who sees your online status, block view-once screenshots and more.
Learn how to prevent unsolicited access to your Telegram chats and channels on your phone or computer by securing the app behind a lock.
Hyperixa is out with another jailbreak tweak release this weekend, the latest of which is being called Logger.
Learn how to protect WhatsApp chats on your iPhone to block anyone from reading your messages or remove Face ID, Touch ID, or password lock.