{"id":134394,"date":"2024-12-07T16:01:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T09:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134394"},"modified":"2024-12-07T16:01:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T09:01:11","slug":"apples-surprising-iphone-update-green-bubbles-end-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134394","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s Surprising iPhone Update\u2014Green Bubbles End Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-0\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\">The long-awaited end of the green bubble<\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Apple seems all set to launch iOS 18.2 next week, bringing the long-awaited release of feature-rich Apple Intelligence tools held back from iOS 18\u2019s launch in the fall. But the next iPhone firmware release also brings the most surprising update in years\u2014a change to how your iPhone works and\u2014finally\u2014an end to those pesky green bubbles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/02\/13\/apple-imessage-vs-free-whatsapp-upgrade-for-iphone-samsung-and-google\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/02\/13\/apple-imessage-vs-free-whatsapp-upgrade-for-iphone-samsung-and-google\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/02\/13\/apple-imessage-vs-free-whatsapp-upgrade-for-iphone-samsung-and-google\/\" aria-label=\"The saga of green bubbles versus blue bubbles is very much an American thing\" rel=\"noopener\">The saga of green bubbles versus blue bubbles is very much an American thing<\/a>\u2014the US has been the only significant market which has held WhatsApp at bay, and clearly when your entire social network moves to WhatsApp\u2014whether on iPhone or Android, all users look the same. It\u2019s refreshingly democratic and socially leveling.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/12\/06\/fbi-warns-iphone-and-android-users-stop-sending-texts\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"FBI Warns iPhone And Android Users\u2014Stop Sending Texts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/12\/06\/fbi-warns-iphone-and-android-users-stop-sending-texts\/\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span class=\"link-embed__provider\">Forbes<\/span><span class=\"link-embed__title\">FBI Warns iPhone And Android Users\u2014Stop Sending Texts<\/span><small class=\"link-embed__byline\">By <span class=\"link-embed__author\">Zak Doffman<\/span><\/small><\/span><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail-wrapper\"><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail allow-inline-style\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/specials-images.forbesimg.com\/imageserve\/674f992ea157fb1e3e6db236\/960x0.jpg?cropX1=395&amp;cropX2=1325&amp;cropY1=219&amp;cropY2=807);\"\/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That said, Americans <em>are <\/em>trying it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/07\/26\/whatsapp-update-hits-at-iphone-16-and-ios-18-as-millions-switch-imessage\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/07\/26\/whatsapp-update-hits-at-iphone-16-and-ios-18-as-millions-switch-imessage\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/07\/26\/whatsapp-update-hits-at-iphone-16-and-ios-18-as-millions-switch-imessage\/\" aria-label=\"Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg celebrated WhatApp hitting the 100 million US users milestone in the summer\" rel=\"noopener\">Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg celebrated WhatApp hitting the 100 million US users milestone in the summer<\/a>, and those of you in the US will have noticed the billboards and Modern Family ads pointing out the benefits of seamless, secure cross-platform messaging.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/p>\n<p>None of which actually killed the green bubbles. It seems that this will come down to two government players\u2014China\u2019s Ministry of State Security and America\u2019s FBI. The Chinese started it\u2014not actually MSS themselves, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-hack-us-telecoms-salt-typhoon-88cabc592dae2fa870772c5ce4ace5ea\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-hack-us-telecoms-salt-typhoon-88cabc592dae2fa870772c5ce4ace5ea\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-hack-us-telecoms-salt-typhoon-88cabc592dae2fa870772c5ce4ace5ea\" aria-label=\"but one of its arm\u2019s length hacking groups which managed to infiltrate US telco networks\">but one of its arm\u2019s length hacking groups which managed to infiltrate US telco networks<\/a>. The FBI then understandably warned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/12\/06\/fbi-warns-iphone-and-android-users-stop-sending-texts\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/12\/06\/fbi-warns-iphone-and-android-users-stop-sending-texts\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/12\/06\/fbi-warns-iphone-and-android-users-stop-sending-texts\/\" aria-label=\"US citizens should stop sending unsecured text messages\" rel=\"noopener\">US citizens should stop sending unsecured text messages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what those green bubbles are of course. They weren\u2019t actually designed to distinguish social standing amongst teen and gen-z users. What they <em>actually<\/em> highlight it a lack of end-to-end encryption. To put it simply, blue is secure and green is not. It doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s old school SMS green or new kid on the block RCS green. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/09\/19\/apples-ios-18-update-new-warning-for-millions-of-iphone-15-iphone-16-users\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/09\/19\/apples-ios-18-update-new-warning-for-millions-of-iphone-15-iphone-16-users\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/09\/19\/apples-ios-18-update-new-warning-for-millions-of-iphone-15-iphone-16-users\/\" aria-label=\"Blue is still secure and green is still not\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue is still secure and green is still not<\/a>. And so, when the FBI warns Americans to stop sending unsecured text messages, they mean green bubbles.<\/p>\n<p>Cue Apple and that surprising update. iOS 18.2\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/ios-18-2-is-coming-soon-with-new-apple-intelligence-features-when-is-the-release\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/ios-18-2-is-coming-soon-with-new-apple-intelligence-features-when-is-the-release\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/ios-18-2-is-coming-soon-with-new-apple-intelligence-features-when-is-the-release\/\" aria-label=\"now expected next week\">now expected next week<\/a>\u2014will allow iPhone users to change default apps for the first time. Importantly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/11\/21\/apples-new-upgrade-choice-millions-of-iphone-users-must-now-decide\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/11\/21\/apples-new-upgrade-choice-millions-of-iphone-users-must-now-decide\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/11\/21\/apples-new-upgrade-choice-millions-of-iphone-users-must-now-decide\/\" aria-label=\"this includes your phone dialer and messenger\" rel=\"noopener\">this includes your phone dialer and messenger<\/a>, the very two apps the FBI and CISA have pointed out should be encrypted if at all possible. As you\u2019ll all know by now, given the headlines over the last 72-hours, standard network calls or messages between Androids and iPhones are never end-to-end encrypted.<\/p>\n<p>And so, following the logic, iPhone users should change their default dialer and messenger to WhatsApp or Signal or other fully secured options. Apple offers FaceTime for calls and iMessage for texts, but both only secure iPhone-to-iPhone, so that doesn\u2019t work. In one respect, the timing of iOS 18.2 could not be better, but in another\u2014perhaps for Apple and for Google\u2019s RCS push, it could not be worse.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone will do this, of course. But many will. Especially given the FBI warning making headlines across the US in the wake of Salt Typhoon\u2019s ongoing Chinese hacks, and with no firm end in sight. If some users do change, if <em>enough <\/em>users do change, then perhaps we can end the green bubble nonsense once and for all. The bubbles would still be green if texting Android to iPhone from iMessage\u2014but if you\u2019re using a fully encrypted platform as your default instead, this becomes irrelevant.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"embed-base color-body color-body-border link-embed embed-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/12\/06\/new-android-spyware-alert-delete-all-these-apps-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"New Android Spyware Alert\u2014Delete All These Apps Now\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga-track=\"forbesEmbedly:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/12\/06\/new-android-spyware-alert-delete-all-these-apps-now\/\"><span class=\"link-embed__info\"><span class=\"link-embed__provider\">Forbes<\/span><span class=\"link-embed__title\">New Android Spyware Alert\u2014Delete All These Apps Now<\/span><small class=\"link-embed__byline\">By <span class=\"link-embed__author\">Zak Doffman<\/span><\/small><\/span><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail-wrapper\"><span class=\"link-embed__thumbnail allow-inline-style\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/specials-images.forbesimg.com\/imageserve\/6645bf2f5153e46c85df85cb\/960x0.jpg?cropX1=201&amp;cropX2=1778&amp;cropY1=105&amp;cropY2=1217);\"\/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we entered 2024, I suggested that it would be the year messaging changed forever, but I did not expect it to run quite like this. We really are in uncharted territory, and will watch with interest to see what happens through December as users respond to the network hacking news and the fallout that will inevitably follow.<\/p>\n<p>What we <em>really<\/em> need is the green bubbles to turn blue, for RCS to be fully secured as another option for users. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/article\/rcs-nowin-ios-a-new-chapter-for-mobile-messaging\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/article\/rcs-nowin-ios-a-new-chapter-for-mobile-messaging\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/article\/rcs-nowin-ios-a-new-chapter-for-mobile-messaging\/\" aria-label=\"But despite the GSMA and Google working on this\">But despite the GSMA and Google working on this<\/a>, it\u2019s not yet in sight, unlike iOS 18.2 which is now just days away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/zakdoffman\/2024\/12\/06\/apples-surprising-iphone-update-green-bubbles-end-next-week\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The long-awaited end of the green bubble NurPhoto via Getty Images Apple seems all set to launch iOS 18.2 next week, bringing the long-awaited release of feature-rich Apple Intelligence tools &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134394\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8630],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=134394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134394\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=134394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=134394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=134394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}