Category Archives: ios

iOS 16.2: Sync issues with Polar Flow app 6.11

We have iOS 16.2 and the Polar Flow app 6.11 was released on December 21, 2022. Blog reader Thomas B. just informed me via email that there were problems.  Quote: The Polar app 6.11 or older on an iOS 16.1.x … Continue reading

Posted in ios, issue | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Advertising

iOS/iPadOS 16.1.1 released

[German]Apple has released iOS/iPadOS 16.1.1 for newer iPhone and iPad models on November 9, 2022. It is a security and maintenance update that is supposed to fix a WLAN problem.  Thanks to Gerold for the tip. Advertising

Posted in ios | Tagged | Leave a comment

How to find weak passwords in Active Directory and eliminate them with PowerShell

[Sponsored Post]Weak or compromised passwords are a known gateway for attackers. If you are able to identify which users in Active Directory (AD) are threatened by this, then PowerShell can help to remedy it. However, PowerShell scripts cannot eliminate basic AD deficits, other tools are needed for this. More ...

iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16 released

[German]As expected, Apple has released its iOS 16.1 for iPhones and iPadOS 16 for iPads on October 24, 2022. This means that compatible devices can be updated to iOS 16.x or its counterpart iPadOS 16.x. The release of iPadOS had … Continue reading

Posted in ios, Update | Tagged | Leave a comment

Advertising

iOS 16.0.3 released

[German]Apple has released iOS 16.0.3 for newer iPhone models on October 10, 2022. It is a security update that is supposed to fix the CVE-2022-22658 vulnerability in Mail.  Thanks to Gerold for the tip.  Advertising

Posted in ios | Tagged | Leave a comment

Meta finds over 400 mobile apps stealing Facebook credentials in 2022

[German]Facebook parent company Meta said that it's security researcher has already identified more than 400 malicious mobile apps this year that are out to steal their users' Facebook credentials. The problem could affect 1 million Facebook users who have installed … Continue reading

Posted in Android, ios, Security | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Advertising

iOS 16.0.2 released

[German]Small addendum: Apple has released iOS 16.0.2 for newer iPhone models on September 22, 2022. This is a maintenance update that is supposed to eliminate bugs and security gaps of the previous version. It also includes a fix for the … Continue reading

Posted in devices, ios | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Intune Microsoft Endpoint Manager: Update from iOS 15 to iOS 16 may fail …

[German]Brief note for administrators who use Microsoft Endpoint Manager to manage mobile devices. Microsoft has just announced that iOS/iPadOS 15 devices that are logged in with a user registry cannot be successfully updated to iOS 16. Advertising

Posted in ios, issue, Software | Tagged , | Leave a comment

iOS 12.5.6 released

Advertising [German]Apple has released a security update for iOS to version 12.5.6 as of August 31, 2022 (thanks to Gerold for the tip). The update closes a vulnerability on older iPhone models. Here is a brief overview of these updates.

Posted in ios, Security, Update | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Advertising

Report: Apple tests iPhones with USB-C port

[German]Anonymous sources reported to Bloomberg, Apple is testing future iPhone models that replace the current Lightning charging port with the more widespread USB-C port. This would be an absolute paradigm shift for Apple and its customers. Advertising

Posted in devices, ios | Tagged | Leave a comment

Apple, Google, Microsoft support new initiative of the FIDO Alliance for "Passwordless Sign-Ins

[German]Yesterday, May 5, was "World Password Day" – and from this point of view, the announcement of the FIDO Alliance to make the Internet more secure and usable for everyone is only logical. The FIDO Alliance and the World Wide … Continue reading

Posted in Android, Cloud, ios, macOS, Security, Windows | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment