If there is something in this world that can see who you are, what you are like, how you think and what you do, that is your smartphone. Your mobile not only contains your contacts, your messages or emails … it also stores and collects data about places, money and even your life.
Your phone also knows what steps you have taken to visit certain sites, the searches you have done and the history of the web pages you have visited. He knows everything about you. It's good, because it allows apps to adapt to your needs and gives you great comfort; but it's also risky, because it risks your privacy.
Fortunately, Apple & # 39; s Apple has a long list of security operations which gives you the possibility of completely protecting your privacy and your data. Today we will review the most important ones and tell you how to let them.
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The most distinguished security features of iOS and iPadOS
1. Automatic completion of codes
Many services such as social networks, cloud storage, registration, etc., provide two-factor authentication. When activating this security protection, logging in first requires the use of the code sent to your phone number. To access your account you must use this code.
Apple introduced a new feature in iOS 12 to automatically fill text fields with the code they send us. As soon as the message with the security code arrives, your iPhone is able to locate it and lift it to the top of your keyboard.
Best of all, you don't need to configure this option from anywhere, because it is enabled by default.
2. Create passwords automatically
Another exciting feature of security that came with the release of iOS 12 is the automatic creation of passwords with a high degree of security. These are the most complex passwords no one can imagine, not even you.
But you won't need to type a password every time you want to sign in. An active system takes care of them store and sync data across your devices to automatically fill in the password.
To use this function you should know that every time you sign up on a web page or apply an option will automatically generate a password.
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3. Send a message to suicide
IOS and iPadOS use end-to-end encryption for all messages in the traditional Apple Messages app. This means that no one can read your messages, except you and the recipient. However, in addition, you may choose to have the messages you send and receive be deleted later.
By default, your messages are saved forever in the Messaging system. But you can enter Settings> Messaging> Save messages and choose between options: 30 days, 1 year or so.
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4. Ringing spam ringing
Your iPhone has a function that will allow you to stop operator calls and other annoying promotional services. Apple knows this bothers its users, which is why it has added the option called “Silence unknown numbers” to the category Phone number Settings.
When you enable this function, all calls from numbers you do not save in your contacts will automatically be muted.
5.Block access to the location, camera or microphone
Today, almost all apps on the Windows App Store and iPadOS request permission to access your camera, contacts, location, health data and much more. If you accidentally accept these permissions or simply want to revoke them, there is an easy way to do so.
Just go to Settings> Privacy and you'll see a list of all the data that apps can access. When you enter a category, for example "Microphone", you will see all apps that have permission to access your microphone. From here, you can also deny access to all those applications you want.
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