Comment by Almondsetat
2 years ago
what does "uninstall iMessage" mean? you can disable iMessage right in the settings so you only receive SMSs
2 years ago
what does "uninstall iMessage" mean? you can disable iMessage right in the settings so you only receive SMSs
Which is what lockdown mode already does
Actually lockdown is better. It leaves E2E encryption alone, but restricts attachment types, which should be enough to block the initial exploit in the chain.
Disabling iMessage would fall back to SMS, allowing messages to be snooped / modified in transit.
Hopefully they’ll also have a way to disable RCS, since it allows attackers to modify messages, and also has a larger implementation attack surface than SMS.
No, Lockdown Mode doesn't disable iMessage.
"Most message attachments are blocked and some features are unavailable."
iMessage with blue bubbles still works in Lockdown Mode. I think GIFs don't display properly and certain other attachments, but I can share photos, audio clips and video so I otherwise don't really notice that Lockdown Mode is enabled.
Unfortunately, Lockdown Mode disables Live Photos from being received via iMessage... That's a pretty big iPhone feature to not work under Lockdown Mode!
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