iPhone 13 Pro reports virus; seeking repair advice

I have iphone 13 pro telling my phone has some virus which appt for repair best for iPhone

iPhone 13, iOS 26

Posted on Jan 25, 2026 11:04 PM

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Posted on Jan 26, 2026 1:44 AM

There are NO IPHONE VIRUSES.

It is a SCAM.

Ignore it and clear history and website data in Settings, Apps, Safari.

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Jan 26, 2026 1:41 AM in response to Animalpaws

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


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



**The primary reason for this is Sandboxing. All third-party apps are “sandboxed”, so they are restricted from accessing files stored by other apps or from making changes to the device. Sandboxing is designed to prevent apps from gathering or modifying information stored by other apps.


Security of runtime process in iOS and iPadOS - Apple Support



The sandbox on an iPhone is a security feature that creates a restricted environment for each app to run in isolation from other apps and the operating system. It is a core component of iOS's security architecture and plays a crucial role in making iPhones more secure.




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