Apple Tells us More About the Anti-Phishing Feature in iPhone OS 3.1

Posted by Sierra Monica B. in Apple & Mac on 09 17th, 2009 | no responses

Earlier this month, Apple announced the availability of a new version of the iPhone OS, designed for users already using the 3.0 version.
iPhone OS 3.1 updates the handset’s software with the Genius recommendations for applications, wireless ringtone downloads, Genius Mixes, and many improvements and enhancements in synching, content organization and others.

One special capability enabled by the latest software update refers to anti-phishing, and Bill Evans, spokesman at Apple, explains more about this. He told The Loop about the anti-phishing database in the Safari web browser that downloads automatically while the handset is in charging mode, so it won’t interfere with user’s tasks, protecting the battery life. This won’t add data fees and, after updating the software to iPhone OS 3.1, the user can open the browser to connect via Wi-fi and charge the handset with the screen off. These steps should be followed just in case the update wasn’t performed automatically already.

The anti-phishing feature keeps users safe from potentially malicious web sites, warning them when landing on fraudulent pages.
When there are new updates to the Safari database, these are downloaded automatically. Besides this, iPhone OS 3.1’s latest enhancements are meant to enable a more pleasant mobile experience for iPhone’s users.