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Anthony Spadafora

iOS 17.4 is getting a major iMessage security upgrade to thwart quantum computing attacks

IMessage on an iPhone.

When iOS 17.4 becomes publicly available in March, the best iPhones are getting a major security upgrade to protect them from attacks carried out using quantum computers. Yes, Apple is that forward thinking.

It may be known for its cross-device functionality and the fact that it lets you send text messages for free over Wi-Fi, but Apple’s iMessage is actually one of the best encrypted messaging apps available. Long before the launch of Signal, Apple was providing iPhone and Mac users with end-to-end encrypted chats by default, all the way back in 2011 when iMessage was first released.

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