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I've been invited to participate of a beta and have seen 2 apps that can be downloaded directly from safari over-the-air. There's any risk they can harm my device in any way? And no, my iphone is not jailbroken
iPhone 5s, iOS 7.0.4
Unless your iPhone has been jailbroken or otherwise modified, you cannot
download apps over the air using Safari. If you have doubts about what you
might be downloading, why participate in this 'beta'?
With any app that's not gone through Apple's vetting process there's always the chance that the app can contain malware of some sort, though the damage any such app could cause will be limited. There's always the chance that some data on your iPhone could be compromised, though. If you dont trust the developer, don't participate in the beta.
Regards.
Because it's from an app that helps organize my time and it's something I'm looking for, but I don't mind living without it if there's any risk involved.
Thank you for the help. The developer did say they're not colllecting the UDID's or the data on the phones, but I'm not trusting my iphone and my account's safety in his words only. He did also mention that the date had to be changed in order to download it, maybe because Apple doesn't allow it to be distributed that way anymore, anyways I'll just stick with the apps I get from the Store.
Best Regards.
Is it possible to get a Virus from an over-the-air distributed app?
