An app icon showed up on my iPhone 5s that I didn’t recognize. I had just signed up for family sharing with my daughter and thought it might be something she downloaded on her phone (since realized it doesn’t work that way). I touched it to see what It was, it did that clock thing that happens when downloading from the App Store then dissapeared. What do you think? Did I install some malware? Should I do a factory reset?
iPhone 5s, iOS 12.1
You can't install malware on an iPhone unless you previously jailbroke it. What did it look like? Sometimes an app update will not complete right away; that may be what it was. But go to the App Store app, tap on Updates, and it will list recent updates with when they were updated.
You can't install malware on an iPhone unless you previously jailbroke it. What did it look like? Sometimes an app update will not complete right away; that may be what it was. But go to the App Store app, tap on Updates, and it will list recent updates with when they were updated.
This one? There have been several reports of the new measure app appearing on non-compatible devices. The reports also suggest the app disappears if you try to use it.
The icon was black with a couple of lines of little marks kind of like a radio dial band and there was no name under it like normal and why would it disappear? I couldn’t find it in the list of apps in settings or in purchased apps. I searched both mine and my daughters. Possibly it was previously jail broken. I bought it from Entouch Wireless as a reconditioned phone. I’ve had it about a week and a half.
Wow! I think you’ve got it. Maybe. I don’t remember actually downloading an app and as I said it’s not in my purchased list but I did check out the feature when I first read about the measure feature in “tips”. Thanks, I’ll explore that further.
The Measure App was an included App as part of iOS 12. Reports here seem to indicate that it appears on devices that aren’t compatible (it requires an iPhone 6S or newer). As to why Apple includes it for non compatible devices, we are left scratching our heads in confusion.
Yep, well I feel much better. Thanks guys!
You’re quite welcome.
Mystery app in iPhone 5s?
