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Apple Watch has the U1 chip. It knows *exactly* where your iPhone is, down to millimetre precision and direction.

Again; it doesn’t know who’s using the phone even if it knows down to 100 millionth of a millimetre precision where the phone is.
 
Apple Watch has the U1 chip. It knows *exactly* where your iPhone is, down to millimetre precision and direction.
Uh, Apple Watch 6th gen has the U1 chip, none of the earlier ones do, and neither does the AW SE.

And so what if it’s within arm’s length? The agency that’s detaining you, or the person who quietly picked up your phone off the table, merely has to put the phone within arm’s length of you to get it to unlock.
 
So what are the IPSW files that I just downloaded from RedmondPie? Are they not the iOS 14.1 update?

I wonder if someone will hack into The mainframe of the update and find some hidden updates like airbags and AirPower

I was able to install the update.

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This is a VERY BAD IDEA.

Anyone who wanted to gain access to your phone could do so just by having you standing next to your phone. Like the cops. Or a mugger.
They could easily require attention-aware for this unlock mode. Personally, I haven't used FaceID in like six months, when I'm out, and that sucks. I'm all for an Apple Watch based security option.
 
That hasn't stopped Apple from letting people unlock their Macs with an Apple Watch. Clearly they consider it secure 'enough.'

Sometimes my mack even does not unlock when I'm sitting in front of it. So it is not as accurate as it seems.
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So far so good! .... after like 90 seconds :D As long as it’s not on fire, I’ll give it some time and see how it goes.
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So what are the IPSW files that I just downloaded from RedmondPie? Are they not the iOS 14.1 update?

I wonder if someone will hack into The mainframe of the update and find some hidden updates like airbags and AirPower
They are the 14.1 update, but Apple pulled them for an unknown reason. Usually when the rollout of an update is stopped and the update files are pulled, it means that Apple found an issue with the update.
I wouldn't update my devices right now if I were you, just wait until it's released again.
 
They are the 14.1 update, but Apple pulled them for an unknown reason. Usually when the rollout of an update is stopped and the update files are pulled, it means that Apple found an issue with the update.
I wouldn't update my devices right now if I were you, just wait until it's released again.

Or it was really published by accident.
 
I’d love to have seen a point update with a solution to face masks.

Apple has a real opportunity to skip Face ID by verifying if the wearer’s Apple Watch is nearby. The Watch is already a secure authenticated device. When you put on the Watch at home, Face ID on your iPhone verifies you and passes on that security to your Watch. As long as you keep the Watch on, it should be able to unlock your iPhone even if you’re wearing a mask.

There are 3 ways of authentification:
  • Something you have
  • Something you know
  • Something you are
It is always best to fulfill at least 2 of these 3 categories. But only needing something you have can be tricky as it doesn’t require any effort if both devices are at a similar place. Stealing your fingerprint or facial data is far more complicated and mostly not worth the hassle. Evestroppimg on a PIN or password is easier but people tend to use fingerprints or facial data more frequently.
 
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So it seems that there might not have been an issue with the update, just an issue on where the update was posted on the dev portal? Same build, file size..
 
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Those of you who already got it can probably relax. It's a fair guess that this was simply intended as a developer GM, but jumped the gun a bit--not some last second bug. :)
 
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