Ios 12.4 final review reddit năm 2024

’ which impacts billions of iOS and Android devices around the world. But while Google has already patched the problem and started the rollout out to devices, iPhone and iPad users are not so lucky because a bizarre mistake by Apple has left them with nowhere to go.

KNOB stands for ‘Key Negotiation of Bluetooth’ (terrible acronym, I know) and what it amounts to is a clever, “brute force” attack on “any standard-compliant Bluetooth device”. It works remotely by exploiting a flaw in the Bluetooth encryption key protocol to force through small packets of data which give the hacker access to your device. And because its a flaw inherent to Bluetooth, everyone is vulnerable.

“We conducted KNOB attacks on more than 17 unique Bluetooth chips (by attacking 24 different devices)," explained the researchers. "At the time of writing, we were able to test chips from Broadcom, Qualcomm, Apple, Intel, and Chicony manufacturers. All devices that we tested were vulnerable to the KNOB attack.”

But here’s why it’s so much worse for iPhone and iPad users: in its security notes Apple confirmed the “iPhone 5s and later, iPad Air and later, and iPod touch 6th generation and later” (aka every iOS 11 and iOS 12 compatible device dating back to 2013) are vulnerable to it and a patch was issued in iOS 12.4 (bug code CVE-2019-9506). But, in case you have been living under a rock, iOS 12.4 contains a which allows hackers to remotely jailbreak your iPhones and install malicious code.

Consequently, every supported iPhone or iPad is vulnerable to the KNOB Attack if they are not running iOS 12.4 and every device which has upgraded to it is vulnerable to a remote attack which is just as bad.

Are you running a very old iPhone or iPad and feeling smug? Don’t. Not only is every iOS device ever made running standard-compliant Bluetooth, making them all vulnerable to KNOB, old devices are no longer supported meaning they are unlikely to be patched. So when, in January, Tim Cook stated there are 1.4BN active iOS devices around the world, that’s how many are vulnerable to this Catch-22 situation right now.

For Apple, releasing iOS 12.4.1 must now be their top priority to give users an escape route, as well as emergency upgrades for iOS 9 and 10 (it has happened before). That said, so far Apple has remained silent about the iOS 12.4 exploit and iOS 12.4.1 has not been seen in beta testing so there is currently no timeframe for a fix. Meanwhile, iOS 13 will arrive next month and it drops support for

Apple has released iOS 12.4 to the public, an update for iPhone and iPad that offers performance improvements rather than feature changes, and may be laying the ground work for the upcoming release of Apple Card in the United States.

Owners of iPhones, iPads, and the iPod touch can download the update within iOS by going to the Settings app, selecting General then Software Update, selecting the update, and entering the PIN for the device. For those who have already enabled automatic updates, the device will download the update and provide a notification when it is available to install.

The public release follows the issuing of seven beta builds of the software to developers, with the most recent released on July 16. Throughout the betas, no major or minor changes were observed at all, strongly suggesting iOS 12.4 was to be a maintenance release for performance and bug-fixing purposes.

It is plausible that, given the number of builds, Apple used this update to make some background preparations for the introduction of Apple Card, its branded credit card with Goldman Sachs, which features deep integration with the Wallet app. Apple Card is due to be launched in the United States this summer.

The previous update, iOS 12.3, offered a variety of changes to the mobile operating system, including the updated TV app with the new Apple TV Channels, allowing users to subscribe to channels under the new TV experience. There was also the inclusion of support for AirPlay 2-enabled televisions, and a variety of smaller interface tweaks.

Apple may also be saving the addition of features to iOS for its milestone versions, consisting of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, the latter being a variant specifically for iPad use. Apple is currently running betas of the two operating systems, with an anticipated release this fall.

Is iOS 12 still usable?

In October of 2022, we announced that iOS 12 would no longer be supported after the 2022 - 2023 season. As of June 1, 2024, Takedown version 3.2. 5 — the last release that runs on iOS 12 — will no longer synchronize with your online database.

What does iOS 12.4 or later mean?

iOS 12.4 introduces iPhone migration to directly transfer data from an old iPhone to a new iPhone, includes enhancements to Apple News+ and improves the security of your iPhone or iPad.

Is iOS 12 any good?

The Bottom Line. Apple's iOS 12 tackles thorny issues of smartphone addiction head-on with Screen Time, and hands users hitherto unknown power with Siri Shortcuts. That's in addition to fun memoji and an already-excellent mobile operating system.