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CPU iPhone OS 16_5 like Mac OS X - Meaning?

i have an iPhone 12, and in connection with logging into Google I have to certify through Google YouTube. Then I get the following answer: CPU iPhone OS 16_5 like Mac OS X.

is everything in order, or have I been hacket with a .Mac?


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iPhone 12, iOS 16

Posted on Jun 5, 2023 8:59 AM

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Posted on Jan 1, 2024 8:34 PM

How did you fix it please answer im living same problem too and its kinda scary

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Oct 9, 2023 1:37 PM in response to Kwrigging

Kwrigging wrote:

Your phone can be hacked without being jailbroken. My personal experience and they may have dealt with it already
is to install an MDM on your phone. Essentially giving someone full control over your device.

You have to give permission for an MDM to be installed (unless your phone is a managed device provided by your company or school in which case it's not really your phone).

Jun 5, 2023 9:09 AM in response to Rita75

It appears to be the way Google identifies your device. It happens most often with a new device or after a password change. It could also show up when using a new Google service or one that has not been used for a while. You have not been hacked and to be clear, if your iPhone is not Jailbroken, then it is not possible to hack your phone.

Jun 5, 2023 9:10 AM in response to Rita75

Keep the iPhone updated to the latest iOS always and never Jailbreak. That's it.


iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be hacked or infected with Virus / Malware / Spyware unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed them on your device or/and have Jailbroken


It (Hacking) also depends on how careful you are in sharing sensitive and valuable information pertaining to your iPhone such as Passcode, Password, etc with your friends and family members.


Be judicious when sharing the device's sensitive and valuable information with friends and family members.



If you don't reckon what is said above is true then you have two options...

  1. Report the hacking incident that you are facing to the local law enforcement authorities and follow it up
  2. Believe it, it can't be hacked. There are people who still believe that the earth is flat and also some believe no one has ever landed on the moon. What can anyone do about that? This is a free world you can believe in anything, the choice is yours.


Jun 5, 2023 9:09 AM in response to Rita75

For enhanced comprehension of the phenomenon, it would greatly benefit if you could kindly repost using a screenshot. Visual representations hold more impact than mere words.


Please bear in mind that this is a public forum, and when attaching a screenshot, refrain from including any personal credentials such as IP addresses, card details, email IDs, Apple IDs, IMEI numbers, serial numbers, phone numbers, order IDs, or any identifiable location information if you are sharing a map.



With the limited information that you have provided, It is hard to even guess the problems faced by you. 


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Please re-post with detail so that someone else can help.



Feb 27, 2024 6:18 AM in response to Grateful087

Grateful087 wrote:

You made me feel better, reading other posts made me feel as if my phone was hacked. How can you tell of your iPhone is hacked?

Answer these questions:

  1. Have you jailbroken your phone?
  2. Has anyone had unsupervised access to your unlocked phone for more than 10-15 minutes?
  3. Are you a high-profile activist, journalist or politician whose data would be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to acquire?


If the answer to all of those questions is "No", your phone has not been hacked.


If you explain what is causing you to ask the question in the first place, people can help you figure out the actual cause of your problem.

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