People across the internet have been sounding the alarm about potential security risks connected to an iPhone setting that you may not have noticed. And experts in cybersecurity think it’s worth taking a look.
Over the past several weeks, several social media users on TikTok and Instagram have taken to the internet to warn others about the Airplay settings on their iPhones. Last month, one viral TikTok post warned iPhone users to make sure their Airplay settings were not set to “Automatic.”
This setting can be accessed on an iPhone by going to: Settings > General > Airplay & Continuity > Automatically Airplay. Under “Automatically Airplay,” Apple offers iPhone users the option to choose between “Never,” “Ask” or “Automatic.”
The viral post claimed that having “Automatic” selected makes users more vulnerable to hackers who have the ability get all of the information on their phone “in a matter of seconds” — as long as the hacker’s phone is right next to the user’s phone.
Many people replied to the TikTok post expressing concerns about the setting, with some noting that their Airplay setting was unknowingly set to “Automatic.”
