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Should I buy antivirus software for my phone and what is best

What is best antivirus to use for my iPhone iPhone 15

iPhone 15, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 10, 2024 9:28 AM

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Posted on Oct 10, 2024 9:31 AM

None. You would just be wasting your money. Your phone is not going to get a virus and there is no application that can scan your phone. The apps in iOS are sandboxed so they cannot access other apps, so anything that claims it can scan your phone is straight up lying to you.

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