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If you have an iPhone, you\u2019re likely running iOS 26. But be warned. There\u2019s a dangerous hidden setting buried in your phone that you must change. Apple doesn\u2019t often make mistakes when it comes to security and privacy. But it has done so here.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re talking Apple\u2019s excellent new defense against malicious accessories plugged into your device. While over-the-air, wireless, remote attacks grab headlines, your phone is as likely to be compromised by a cable as a WiFi or cellular connection. <\/p>\n
ForbesGoogle\u2019s Gmail Upgrade\u2014Do Not Lose Access To Your AccountBy Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n This is why both Apple<\/a> and Google<\/a> have added time-outs to iPhone and Android phones to return devices to their before first unlock (BFU<\/a>) state to stop forensic software from exfiltrating phone data. And it\u2019s why juice jacking<\/a> is still newsworthy.<\/p>\n These so-called \u201cWired Accessories\u201d options can be found in Settings > Privacy & Security > Security. Apple explains that you have the following options:<\/p>\n Change your Wired Accessory settings now.<\/p>\n Apple iOS 26 \/ @UKZak”Always Ask: approve every accessory manually, every time.Ask for New Accessories: approve new accessories manually the first time they connect.Automatically Allow When Unlocked: approve accessories automatically when they connect to your unlocked iPhone or iPad (default setting).Always Allow: approve all accessories automatically when they connect.”<\/p>\n As you can see, the default setting is to automatically allow new wired\/physical accessories to connect when your iPhone is unlocked. This is dangerous. And so is the worst option of all: to \u201calways allow\u201d connections. Either of the other two are fine \u2014 always ask or ask when connecting any new accessory.<\/p>\n ForbesDelete Any Texts On Your Phone If You See This Google WarningBy Zak Doffman<\/a><\/p>\n I warned all iPhone users to change this setting<\/a> when iOS 26 was first released. And more such warnings are now being issued (1<\/a>,2<\/a>). TSA<\/a> and others say that juice jacking remains a threat, even as FCC assures otherwise. But irrespective of that, you should be warned before connecting a new accessory to your phone in its unlocked state.<\/p>\n A physical accessory plugged into your iphone is a risk if it is afforded trusted status just because your phone is unlocked. I\u2019m not sure why Apple set the default as it did. But it\u2019s an easy change to make. You should do that now. It takes just a few seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Change this setting today. NurPhoto via Getty Images If you have an iPhone, you\u2019re likely running iOS 26.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":238936,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[100840,130432,132047,132048,50636,118099,71004,165,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-238935","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-ios-26-update","9":"tag-ios-26-0-2","10":"tag-ios-26-1","11":"tag-ios-26-4","12":"tag-iphone-17-pro-max","13":"tag-iphone-18-leak","14":"tag-iphone-air","15":"tag-mobile","16":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}