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Re:From Pegasus to Predator – The evolution of commercial sp... by aberoham on Monday December 30, 2024 @02:42AM (#42547377)
AVIF images being automatically disabled by default in Lockdown Mode is painful. That and various automatic family sharing things (such as shared photos or children app install requests) no longer working has made Lockdown a deal breaker in some cases where the user doesn’t appreciate the threat.
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Re:From Pegasus to Predator – The evolution of commercial sp... by daneel_w on Monday December 30, 2024 @08:58AM (#42549300)
Do you happen to have a full list of what media formats are still working in Messages when in lockdown mode? Does HEIC/HEIF work? (Pardon the question but I just don't have a second iOS device available for testing this myself.)
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Re:From Pegasus to Predator – The evolution of commercial sp... by kdmtctl on Monday December 30, 2024 @07:54PM (#42555317)
One shouldn't use a locked down device to auto share pictures and approve children app install requests. If there is no need for a separate device for sensitive data then one possibly is not a person of interest and doesn't need a lockdown mode. It is not possible to have comfort and security at the same time.

And a sensitive device should not be easily discoverable to gatekeep who can actually send anything to it. This is also renders it unusable for day to day family tasks.

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