Updates to fix security issues are...crap? Yeah, that basically says it all right there.
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Apple Releases iOS 9.3.5 With Fix for Three Critical Vulnerabilities Exploited by Hacking Group
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So should they just hold back updates like they used to? Or are we going to continue to pretend there weren't this many issues back in the day?
Yep. They'll never please some people, it amazes me.
I'll be called an Apple fanboy but I don't give two hoots, on Android, you'd never get a fix for something like this, so be grateful Apple have took the time to patch it, in less than 10 days.
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And yet things of this nature would still surface nonetheless.
All of this is kind like saying world peace is simple, people just need to be nicer to each other and that's it. Yup, it really is that simple, and clearly that simplicity is achievable given how well humanity or essentially any living creatures throughout history have pulled it off.
If you can downgrade, then the person looking to exploit the bugs can downgrade too, that's why they don't allow it.
While this is good news overall, and those people saying they should've had everything perfect are just insane (there will always be improvements and security patches needed), it is a little alarming to here that this could've been out there since iOS 7 days...maybe it was so small that it never made the radar of Apple? I'm also surprised that Lookout, which if I'm not mistaken is an Android security app, was the ones that "discovered" the extent of the issue.
Either way, good to hear, and good for Apple in acting so fast...iOS 10 Beta has been great so far, so hopefully these patches exist there as well =]
Either way, good to hear, and good for Apple in acting so fast...iOS 10 Beta has been great so far, so hopefully these patches exist there as well =]
It essentially just came up in another thread about updates so I'll link to that discussion/post: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-2-and-ios-9-3-3.1989728/page-2#post-23280166
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Updating would do it
All I got from that thread is you can delete the automatic download, and then when it automatically downloads again delete it again and so on and on and on and on. Hardly a solution is it.
Seems like you overlooked the main part in the linked post about installing a tvOS or watchOS update profile that stops the updates from coming through.
Epic fail. Software can be completely bug free if anyone wants to make it that way. I've written bug free software, software written in C that had no known or registered bugs and zero revisions for 25 years of use. Its not the software that makes bugs, it is the process for bug free software that nobody wants to use.
Bugs are a choice and they are preferred rather than spend the time and money to get the software correct. Just because every one does it, does not mean that it has to be. And until we quit accepting bugs as the status quo, we will always have bugs. Expectation is very powerful, and we need to expect bug free software.
They're specialized in security. Security exploits use a well worn set of tools whatever the platform may be to escape sandboxes, escalate access, etc. Not sure why the guy who received the suspicious email on an Iphone sent them the link though.
Should be patched in the last iOS 10 betas (dev/publ.)
https://twitter.com/lorenzofb/status/768872333188665344
https://twitter.com/lorenzofb/status/768872333188665344
The specific post I linked to at https://forums.macrumors.com/threads...-2-and-ios-9-3-3.1989728/page-2#post-23280166 which mentions and links to that method (being directly at https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-do-i-shut-it-up.1973615/page-4#post-23259894).
Just curious: how to know if your iPhone was affected?
How you can "cure" this kind of malware?
Does system update, apart from fixing holes, removes malware?
How you can "cure" this kind of malware?
Does system update, apart from fixing holes, removes malware?
Not sure if it does? Good question. A setup as new would, but that's quite a hastle.
You install iOS 9.3.5 to update your device so that it isn't open to these exploits. As the underlying issues would be patched in the new update, the exploits can't run on it.
How very interesting.... Thanks for that. Hope it'll still work in the future. Seems like a nice little trick.
Such is the nature of major security breaches I guess. You never know when they're going to occur.
It should be noted that this doesn't really affect the general public. The spyware used was aimed at State actors and foreign government personnel, i.e. to intercept State communications. Nothing that the Average Joe has to worry about. Average Joe can wait until iOS 10.
So you can read about them? How about you try an Android and find out for yourself what iOS is missing?
Intrusive? There is an option to "schedule this later tonight...." So how is that so intrusive? You wake up and its done. Otherwise its maybe 10 min. Come on, you cant be that important. You have spent more time posting Apple complaints on Macrumors than it would take to update your device.I was at 9.3.3 when 9.3.4 was made available. I have given up trying to resist the updates... that red "1" indicator is like the eye of Sauron burning a hole in my soul.
That's absurd. Who is saying that security exploits shouldn't be fixed?
Apple's OS update model is not designed for weekly updates. If they're going to update iOS frequently, then they need to come up with a less intrusive way to do it.
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But the article says this update fixes a serious sophisticated exploit. It's not a bug, although I agree last major iOS releases are buggier than ever. But I don't understand bashing Apple for quick security fixes.Or...their SW is getting more buggy
The comment of mine you quoted was made before MacRumors gave the updated information about what the major reason was for the newest iOS update. Since they added that additional information it became more clear, to me anyway, as to why a new one was pushed so quickly on the heels of the last one, which is slightly out of character for Apple, and that is why I was slightly surprised at first.
