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Theft-proof! Keep your iPhone data secure with this important feature

This iPhone setting adds an additional layer of security to your iCloud data. Check out our step-by-step guide to enable it.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: Jan 30 2023, 12:56 IST
The latest iOS 16.3 update for iPhones will transform your experience
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1/6 iOS 16.3 has some amazing new features including the Security Keys for Apple IDs. Apple has introduced the Security Keys feature, which allows you to strengthen the security of your account by requiring a physical security key as part of the two-factor authentication sign-in process.  ( HT Tech)
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2/6 Apple has introduced the Black Unity Wallpaper for iPhones to honour Black history and culture. (Pixabay)
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3/6 Advanced-Data Protection will be available globally with the iOS 16.3 update providing you a choice to activate end-to-end encryption for additional apps such as Notes, Photos, Message backups and more. (HT Tech)
Apple Advanced Data Protection for iCloud
4/6 Apart from these, Apple has rolled out support for the recently launched 2nd Gen HomePod. Moreover, the update also fixes several bugs and issues such as the accidental, issue of the horizontal lines on the iPhone 14 Pro Max, the black wallpaper bug, and Siri issues in CarPlay have also been addressed. (Unsplash)
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5/6 Who is eligible to get the update? Anyone with an eligible iPhone. That means anyone with an iPhone 8 or later will be able to download the iOS 16.3 update. (Unsplash)
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6/6 How to install the latest iOS 16 update: Just open Settings and tap General. Now go to the Software Update and check for the latest available update. (Unsplash)
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Advanced Data Protection for iCloud adds Apple's highest level of cloud data security. (Apple Support)

Apple iPhones are some of the most secure smartphones you can buy. Despite extensive levels of security, there are still risks and vulnerabilities that are exploited by cybercriminals, leaving your iPhone open to data theft. To counter this, Apple regularly releases new software updates which plug the holes, fix vulnerabilities as well as add additional layers of security to protect your iPhone from hackers and cybercriminals. Apple has a feature that enabled Apple's highest level of security on iCloud.

This feature is called Advanced Data Protection for iCloud and it is an optional setting that offers Apple's highest level of cloud data security. If you choose to enable Advanced Data Protection, the majority of your iCloud data, including iCloud Backup, Photos, Notes, and more, is protected using end-to-end encryption. No one else can access your end-to-end encrypted data and it remains secure even in the case of a data breach in the cloud.

Ivan Krstic, Apple's head of Security Engineering and Architecture said about this feature, “Advanced Data Protection is Apple's highest level of cloud data security, giving users the choice to protect the vast majority of their most sensitive iCloud data with end-to-end encryption so that it can only be decrypted on their trusted devices.”

To enable this feature, users have to set up at least one alternative recovery method, a recovery contact or a recovery key. If users ever lose access to their account, they can use one of the account recovery methods to recover the iCloud data. Moreover, users need to have two-factor authentication enabled for their Apple ID.

Turn on Advanced Data Protection for iCloud on iPhone

Step 1: 

Open the Settings app.

Step 2: 

Tap your name, then tap iCloud.

Step 3: 

Scroll down, tap Advanced Data Protection, then tap Turn on Advanced Data Protection.

Step 4: 

Follow the onscreen instructions to review your recovery methods and enable Advanced Data Protection.

Turn on Advanced Data Protection for iCloud on Mac

Step 1: 

Choose Apple Menu and then System Settings.

Step 2: 

Click your name, then click iCloud.

Step 3: 

Click Advanced Data Protection, then click Turn On.

Step 4: 

Follow the onscreen instructions to review your recovery methods and enable Advanced Data Protection.

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First Published Date: 30 Jan, 12:35 IST
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