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You should junk your old iPhone immediately. Experts tell you why.

If you are using an old iPhone, then the chances of hacking increase phenomenally. Here’s what experts says. (Unsplash)

Apple iPhones come with long years of security and OS updates and you can probably use them for year and years. Sadly, however, even your mighty iPhone has an end-of-life date! Reason is that after a few years, Apple avoids providing the essential updates to the older iPhones. And that means old iPhones are prone to attract hackers who can easily get into your device.

Security experts Kaspersky explained that the closed Apple ecosystem only permits apps that don't access the phone's root coding but also reduces both the need for iOS antivirus and makes an iOS antivirus impossible to create for App Store approval. However, security experts have also warned that iOS is not invulnerable to malware attacks. That means, “if Apple misses any vulnerabilities or chooses certain undesirable approaches to security, you will have little to no control over this.”

Hence, Kaspersky experts urge users to consider replacing older iPhones if they are no longer actively getting operating system updates. Recently, Apple has released the latest iOS 16 update, and there are a bunch of models that are left unsupported. The list includes - iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, and iPhone 7 Plus.

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If your iPhone is on the list, it is probably time to move on and get a new iPhone for yourself! Meanwhile, security experts have shared some tips to keep your mobile phone safe and secure. Have a look here.

How to keep your iPhone safe and secure

• Stick to the Apple store to download official apps.
• Never download apps without verifying their safety first.
• Always update to the latest OS version as soon as possible.
• Consider replacing your phone once it is unsupported by the OS.
• Enable password protection on your OS, apps, and services when possible.
• Always turn on multi factor authentication. Use the password plus biometrics — such as fingerprint scanning or facial ID.