I was in an app, NYT games, and my iPhone beeped twice. When I went to the notifications page to see why it said “scanning your device”. Anyone know what’s going on?
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iPhone 15, iOS 17
It is actually an ad provided by the game you were playing. They use an Ad Service that promotes the advertisement. You will find the most common Ad Services companies are owned by Google or Meta and they provide ads for many games. Apple does not provide the ads you see in the apps.
The way it works is that it adds a sound file to play to your Music Player like any app can do. The name of the sound is Scanning Your Device and it plays 2 beeps. It is an attempt to get you to purchase some kind of anti-virus software that you do not need.
It is actually an ad provided by the game you were playing. They use an Ad Service that promotes the advertisement. You will find the most common Ad Services companies are owned by Google or Meta and they provide ads for many games. Apple does not provide the ads you see in the apps.
The way it works is that it adds a sound file to play to your Music Player like any app can do. The name of the sound is Scanning Your Device and it plays 2 beeps. It is an attempt to get you to purchase some kind of anti-virus software that you do not need.
Someone else got this too (iPhone screen said: "SCANNING YOUR PHONE … - Apple Community). This is a scam and don't worry about it.
The same webpage had people arguing about it saying "This is why I hate Apple" but don't worry about it.
All you need to know is: It's a scam, don't worry about it.
Why did my iPhone notify me about device scanning?
