iMessage you can think of it as an instant messaging software, it has no circle of friends, no official account entrance, and no applet shopping and other content; but it has a wealth of emoji self-drafting, convenient communication, in the use of picture video, voice recording is a highly secure Apple self-developed communication software, different from the operator's SMS/MMS service, users only need to use WiFi or cellular data network for data support, you can complete the communication.
Last week, we released a piece of information about iMessage being attacked by a security breach: iPhone suffered the most sophisticated attack in history: an iMessage text message can be invaded and steal privacy: the specific reason is that this virus can wantonly attack Apple's iMessage text messages, implant malicious programs, collect users' privacy information, and can collect data such as microphone recordings, photos, and geographic location of target users, this vulnerability is named "Operation". Triangulation", although restarting the phone can close the vulnerability, the attacker only needs to send a malicious iMessage text (Apple network text message) to reopen it, without the user having to click on it.
This vulnerability evolved into a situation of abuse by hackers in the iOS16 system, and was fixed only after being discovered by Apple in June 2023.
So what are the advantages of iMessage over traditional SMS and communication messages?
For example, you can create and send your own Memoji, send messages with special effects, sync in real time on iPhone, Apple watch, MacBook, and iPad, and use them directly without additional downloads and logins, and send images, videos, voices, and receive messages without delay, and at the same time, with high security!
Apple officially claims that iMessage is an end-to-end encryption algorithm, any message at the moment it leaves the sender's phone, until it reaches the recipient's phone, all the processes before the message is encrypted, only the receiver can decrypt it, Apple can only see the encrypted text message, can not be processed. However, since the key used for the encryption and decryption of the end-to-end encryption algorithm is also generated by Apple. As long as Apple stores the key, it can of course read the user information. Although Apple officially claims that their architecture will not store this key, it is difficult to say because Apple's iMeesage is not open source!
So, why are there so few people using iMessage in China?
1. iMessage can send spam and harassing text messages for free at will;
iMessage also does not need to add friends in advance before sending content, as long as the sender enters the other party's mobile phone number or Apple ID email, you can send the content directly, and Apple's content is still free, saving criminals a more cost-saving means.
2. Apple's self-developed iOS software requires an iPhone device to use
iMessage is supported by a large iOS system, and the basic conditions require an iPhone device to use this feature;
Third, the power of WeChat and other communication software
Apple released iMessage for the first time in 2011, and in 2012, the number of SMS messages sent by Chinese mobile phone users reached 897.3 billion; at that time, the SMS business was booming; but in 2013, WeChat was born, a stronger, more functional use scenarios and user carriers will completely defeat iMessage; SMS and other content has been replaced by the developed network of WeChat communication software, and quickly became a national-level chat tool.
According to statistics, Apple users have more than 1.5 billion users in the world, and iMessage has 1 billion users in the world.
But whether it is iMessage or domestic WeChat, its essence is to optimize communication costs, facilitate the connection between users on the Internet, for users, Xi is difficult to replace is the basic element of the survival of these communication software; iMessage is still one of the most important functions of Apple users under the iOS system system; in the face of this important communication function, Apple should pay more attention to security and privacy issues, combat and prevent security vulnerabilities and harassment like Triangulation / The occurrence of fraudulent text messages.
Finally, if you want to filter spam messages, you can set the corresponding settings on your iPhone: at the same time, if you use an iCloud account and turn on the calendar syncing function, you may receive pervasive spam messages in your calendar and schedule reminders. - You can also directly go to [Settings], find [Account and Password], find iCLoud, and turn off the calendar synchronization function directly in it.
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