Apple is said to position its next version of the operating system at a peak when it comes to mobile security. Apple iOS 12 which is said to make its debut this fall is touted as the most secure and safe operating system platform released by the Cupertino giant till date.
Firstly, the iOS 12 platform will cut down most of the data access to developers and their apps. The latest App Store guidelines also speak the same. Thus, as per the new stipulations certain regulations have been placed for developers to access a user’s phone contacts, names, addresses and photos linked to the contacts. Thus, this move will help in eradicating the developers from creating predictive databases from user’s contacts which would otherwise help the marketing companies.
Secondly, Apple iOS 12 will help keep a check on apps which mine cryptocurrency which in fact helps in keeping the phone safe from excessive heating, will help prevent battery drain and will help in reducing strain on the processor.
In addition to the extension of password management, iOS 12 will improve the way its users handle two-factor authentication in an effort to make the security practices less of a hassle and more of ease. Some sources report that the latest platform will automatically copy the code sent to your device so that the app paste’s the info directly on the log-in page by integrating authentication tools with the auto-fill option.
Apple is all set to bring in a website tracking prevention in its iOS 12 by default. Thus, users using Safari browser might not worry about the data harvesting business carried out by many company websites without your permission.
Another significant security change which the iOS 12 will carry is to cut down USB based communications after one hour of inactivity on the device’s lightning data port.
