Apple’s new operating system is crawling with security flaws – among other things it is possible to bypass the lock screen password, which means that anyone can get access to your iPhone.
But now the company has released an update of the system where the problem is solved by simply downloading.
There are nearly one million iPhone handsets in Sweden and many of the users chose last week to update their phones to the new operating system, iOS 7.
pretty quickly turned into a security update, several reports of deficiencies reported at once.
The calling – you pay
The most serious of these deficiencies is undeniable that it is suddenly possible to bypass the screen-unlock password which in practice means that anyone who comes across your iPhone has the ability to access all your information and call an expensive phone, or tablet counting on your expense.
But during Thursday evening, Apple released an update to the operating system, version 7.0.2, which promises to this serious security issue has already been resolved, writes MacWorld.
It is easy to update to the new version and it only takes three minutes.
Go to settings, general, and software update to download the new version, which Apple promises that the bug is gone. Alternatively, you can connect your iPhone or iPad to a computer with iTunes.
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