{"id":12445,"date":"2018-05-31T06:30:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T14:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/05\/31\/news-6214\/"},"modified":"2018-05-31T06:30:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T14:30:03","slug":"news-6214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/05\/31\/news-6214\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Apple hiding with iOS 11.4?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 06:48:00 -0700<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you installed iOS 11.4? Once you\u2019d looked at AirPlay 2<\/a>and Messages in iCloud<\/a>, did you happen to take a look at the contents of the security updates?<\/p>\n

If you did you\u2019ll have been disappointed.<\/p>\n

Apple hasn\u2019t disclosed details concerning the security content of the new software. It hasn\u2019t revealed anything concerning USB Restricted Mode<\/a>, which apparently makes it harder for people to hack into your device.<\/p>\n

Sophos<\/a> notes that if the updates Apple shipped so far this week — iOS 11.4, watchOS 4.3.1, iTunes 12.7.5 for Windows, and tvOS 11.4 \u2013 had any security enhancements you\u2019d expect them to be listed on Apple\u2019s security updates page<\/a>. Visit that page and all you\u2019ll find (instead of an explanation) is the phrase:<\/p>\n

\u201cDetails available soon\u201d.<\/p>\n

You could speculate that Apple has (not for the first time) hidden a few surprises in the just-released software, perhaps supporting announcements it plans for WWDC<\/a>?<\/p>\n

However, if that is the case then why has no one noticed<\/a>?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not as if there wasn\u2019t a public beta test<\/a> of the software. We know there\u2019s a community of people who take great delight in tearing Apple\u2019s beta code apart to see if they can find any secrets.<\/p>\n

To use Messages in iCloud on a Mac, users must install the still unreleased 10.13.5 update for macOS High Sierra. Why wasn\u2019t this update introduced at the same time as the other updates? We don\u2019t know. We do know that Apple is already testing macOS\u00a010.13.6<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Perhaps there\u2019s a hint on the WWDC website<\/a>?<\/p>\n

We expect Apple to make a bunch of announcements regarding future OS features at the event, so it\u2019s not surprising to find sessions with placeholder names like:<\/p>\n

And, of course, “It\u2019s about time we offered this one”. (Third-party watchfaces, I hope.)<\/p>\n

Count them up (I did) and you’ll find at least 115 sessions with placeholder names like these. (Some are repeated). This means that almost\u00a0half the sessions scheduled at WWDC<\/a>\u00a0will relate in some way to technologies Apple hasn\u2019t revealed yet. There are just over 250 sessions listed in all.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no great surprise Apple has kept a few aces up its sleeve for WWDC. It usually does.\u00a0We\u2019ve heard the rumours<\/a>, read the rebuttals<\/a>, heard more rumours<\/a>, and still know we don’t know enough.<\/p>\n

There may be no connection at all between the seeming late release of macOS 10.13.5, the lack of published detail regarding the security content inside the recent iOS-related updates, and the many as yet undescribed WWDC sessions.<\/p>\n

But then again…<\/p>\n

Decoding this saucerful of secrets gives me the sense that Apple will keep WWDC attendees busy enough to complete the Close Your Rings Challenge<\/a> without too much effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot to get through<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Google+?<\/strong>\u00a0If you use social media and happen to be a Google+ user, why not\u00a0join\u00a0AppleHolic’s Kool Aid Corner community<\/a>\u00a0and get involved with the conversation as we pursue the spirit of the New Model Apple?<\/p>\n

Got a story? Please\u00a0<\/strong>drop me a line via Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and let me know. I’d like it if you chose to follow me there so I can let you know about new articles I publish and reports I find.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/category\/security\/index.rss<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 06:48:00 -0700<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Have you installed iOS 11.4? Once you\u2019d looked at AirPlay 2<\/a>and Messages in iCloud<\/a>, did you happen to take a look at the contents of the security updates?<\/p>\n

\u2018Details available soon\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you did you\u2019ll have been disappointed.<\/p>\n

Apple hasn\u2019t disclosed details concerning the security content of the new software. It hasn\u2019t revealed anything concerning USB Restricted Mode<\/a>, which apparently makes it harder for people to hack into your device.<\/p>\n

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