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Hidden Photos available via USB (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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Well this is interesting. I plugged my phone into my computer to pull some photos off of it and I just happen to start browsing it via Windows Explorer since the device shows up there. Imagine my surprise when I saw things that were in my Hidden folder show up clear as day. It seems that lock is only at an application level and just browsing the file system it’s there to see.

Does anyone else experience something similar? Is there a note I missed that it’s still be available via other means?

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[–] [S] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

That makes sense but the one difference I see is the hidden/deleted folders are Face ID locked and you need to be present to access them at the time. Just having the passcode can get you in to the phone but not to those folders, yet all you need is the passcode for file system access.

I’ll report it via the method you suggested too.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not to discount this frustration, but you can absolutely access the hidden photos with just the passcode. Try it.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Huh… TIL. You just have to fail it like 4-5 times and it switches to a passcode prompt.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    As an added layer of security, you can set the phone to self-destruct by going to Settings > FaceID & Passcode > Erase Data. If someone enters the incorrect passcode more than 10 times, the phone will erase itself. Assuming a 6 digit passcode, there are 1 million possible combinations. An attacker would have an effective 1 in 100,000 chance (.001%) of guessing your passcode correctly

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