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Looking forward to more options for detecting compromised iOS devices. We also need an option to stay on Version N-1 stable version of iOS, during the months w
by walterbell 1y ago
Looking forward to more options for detecting compromised iOS devices.
We also need an option to stay on Version N-1 stable version of iOS, during the months when Version N is being fixed in public. Otherwise, iOS devices are only secure about 6 months of the year, between March and September, until the cycle of vulnerability begins anew.
- Analemma_ 1y agoYou have that option now? iOS updates aren't forced.
- Waterluvian 1y agoYeah. I have a habit of waiting a very long time to update.
- walterbell 1y agoiOS update to most recent release is always forced during reinstallation. It's not possible to reinstall any older version you were previously running. You will lose access to apps which are not compatible with newer iOS.
- wmf 1y agoYou're an extreeeeeme outlier.
- walterbell 1y agoAfter an iOS device is compromised, is there any option other than reinstall?
- wmf 1y agoI didn't know reinstalling is even possible so I would just throw the device away.
- walterbell 1y agoIt's an Apple option when restoring an iOS device backup on Apple Macbook. Many zero-day security flaws are documented as fixed in Apple updates, actively used to compromise iOS devices.
- LocalH 1y agoIt doesn't even take a Mac. Windows iTunes allows restoring to signed versions of iOS
- LocalH 1y agoToo Android-pilled?
- LocalH 1y agoThat's not a reason to dismiss their use case. It's not that uncommon to have a software issue that requires a restore, which in Apple land is almost always an upgrade unless you just did one
- layer8 1y agoYou don’t receive security updates for older versions when your device supports a newer version.
- LocalH 1y agoI think as devices stop being supported and become obsoleted, it should be possible to install arbitrary iOS versions on them.
- candiddevmike 1y agoStop supporting? Great, release the source and firmware. Should go for all code IMO, games included.
- LocalH 1y agoI just want to be able to install iOS 8 on my iPhone 6 so I can play Rock Band Reloaded without the bugs that come from trying to play it on iOS 10