Apple launched the major update 13.3 days ago in order to fix some bugs and bring some new features to iPhone users (improvements and features of the new update can be learned. from hereOne of those features was “Communication Limits”, which are restrictions that were added to the device's duration of use or screen time feature to help parents control what children do on the iPhone. And as previously found loopholes in Screen Time limits -this link- Time to find a loophole in the limits of communication.

A system vulnerability 13.3 that allows children to bypass the limits of communication and talking to strangers

The communication limits feature allows parents to control who the child can call and communicate with via messages or FaceTime and impose restrictions that prevent communication with strangers, but a loophole was discovered through which these restrictions can be bypassed, which makes the new feature useless.


What is the loophole

Since the new restrictions in the Screen Time feature prevent children from communicating with anyone who is not in their contacts, CNBC discovered that if the child receives a message from an unknown number, an option will appear for him to add this number to the contact list, and once the strange number is added, You can easily contact and communicate with him without a problem.

13.3

And according to CNBC, if the new feature works properly, it should not allow the child to add the strange number to the list until after the PIN has been entered by the parents.

It should be noted that this vulnerability does not work when activating the option "Downtime" or downtime, a feature that allows parents to set applications that the child can use during a specific period of time.

Also, if the child has an Apple smart watch, he can call any numbers and message them through the Siri voice assistant, even if those numbers are not present in their contacts.


How to fix the screen time vulnerability

13.3

Apple said that it is aware of the bugs currently in place and is working to fix them, but until then these steps can be used to reduce the impact of the flaw and until the iPhone company launches a new update:

◉ Go to device settings

◉ Then open Contacts

◉ Then choose a default account

◉ Then change the default account to any cloud

Thus, the contact list is forced to sync with iCloud because this problem occurs when contacts are synchronized with other services such as Gmail.

Finally, CNBC found a few other errors while testing the new parental control features where a problem appeared of blocking random numbers in contacts without any reason and another problem that caused the inbox to become unreadable.

Do you think Screen Time is a suitable solution to monitor and protect your children? Share your opinion in the comments

Source:

cnbc

Related articles