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Can an Iphone be hacked through the installation of an application?

Can an Iphone be hacked through the installation of an application?


Like logging into a Banking Application?



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iPhone 14 Plus, iOS 16

Posted on Jan 19, 2023 11:26 PM

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Posted on Jan 20, 2023 12:03 AM

only way one can install anything on a nonjailbroken ios device is apples app store


and all apps are sandboxed so they can't affect stuff outside themselves


you can read more about what sandbox imply here

App Sandbox | Apple Developer Documentation

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Can an Iphone be hacked through the installation of an application?

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