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My phone needs to be cleaned. How do I know who to trust?

iPhone 13, iOS 15

Posted on Jul 25, 2022 12:02 PM

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Posted on Jul 25, 2022 12:09 PM

What do you mean by “cleaned”. Here is how to clean an iPhone→Cleaning your iPhone - Apple Support. If that isn’t what you mean, it is never necessary to “clean” the software in an iPhone. It is self-cleaning (perhaps like your oven). And there are NO trustworthy 3rd party apps among the ones that claim to “clean” iPhones, just a bunch of apps that will waste your money and slow down your phone (and possibly steal your data).



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Jul 25, 2022 12:09 PM in response to KImberlyJoygirl

What do you mean by “cleaned”. Here is how to clean an iPhone→Cleaning your iPhone - Apple Support. If that isn’t what you mean, it is never necessary to “clean” the software in an iPhone. It is self-cleaning (perhaps like your oven). And there are NO trustworthy 3rd party apps among the ones that claim to “clean” iPhones, just a bunch of apps that will waste your money and slow down your phone (and possibly steal your data).



Jul 25, 2022 2:13 PM in response to KImberlyJoygirl

If you received a popup alert or warning or anything for that matter alleging your iPhone needs to be "cleaned", it's a scam.


Here's a recent example:



Just close the popup and forget it.


More information here: Phony "tech support" / "ransomware" popups and web pages - Apple Community. They can appear on any device — an iPhone, an iPad, a Mac, an Apple Watch... anything.

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