In terms of (almost) useless features, it must be recognized that Apple is about to strike a blow! Indeed, the Cupertino company will soon grant the possibility of removing security patches on its iPhone.
But there will of course be some conditions to be met in order to undertake this risky process, to say the least.
We don’t play it safe
The presentation of the new iPhone 14s caused a stir, but not necessarily for the right reasons. The price of smartphones in the range is enough to cringe despite the lack of new features on board. In addition, the company run by Tim Cook has also increased its battery replacement prices…
Thus, users are now entitled to expect some good news, for example the arrival of new features. And in this area, Apple surprises. Thanks to a document found by MacRumorswe learned today that the American multinational will allow owners of an iPhone running iOS 16 to manually remove security patches installed via Rapid Security Response.
A more than questionable usefulness
To perform the operation, go to the “Settings” menu of the phone, then to “General” and finally to the “About” tab. Then it is necessary to press the installed version of iOS to have the opportunity to uninstall a previously downloaded security patch. Currently, we do not know exactly what such an option would be used for. Except perhaps if an application important to the user were to malfunction after downloading a patch.
However, the phone would then be exposed to vulnerabilities and iPhones are unfortunately not spared in this regard. Anyway, this only affects security patches installed via Rapid Security Response. Remember that this system makes it possible to obtain the latest security-related files without having to update the smartphone completely. This process can also be deactivated through the settings… but again, such manipulation would expose you to great risks.
Source : The Verge
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