{"id":1305,"date":"2018-01-17T15:21:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T23:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2018-01-17T15:25:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T23:25:51","slug":"patches-for-spectre-impact-on-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digivideoplus.com\/dv_blog\/2018\/01\/17\/patches-for-spectre-impact-on-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Patches for Spectre — impact on your iPhone?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much in the media still about global computer\u00a0security vulnerabilities\u00a0Meltdown<\/a> and Spectre<\/a>. Apple, among other companies, released patches to mitigate\u00a0the risks. This PC World article (January 16, 2018) summarizes the situation for Apple’s mobile devices — your iPhone: “Apple\u2019s iOS 11.2.2 Spectre patch probably won\u2019t slow down your iPhone, but here\u2019s what to do if it does<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Last week Apple pushed out iOS 11.2.2<\/a>, which seeks to mitigate the risks associated with the Spectre chip flaw<\/a> via a security update to Safari and Webkit. Since a Spectre attacker is most likely to attack your system via a Javascript vulnerability, Apple has addressed the issue in iOS 11.2.2 to make your system more secure.<\/p>\n

The patch doesn\u2019t actually fix the issue, however, and it\u2019s unlikely Apple will ever release an iOS update that will. While researchers and programmers are actively working on ways to reduce the likelihood that your iPhone will ever be exploited using the Spectre flaws, Apple and others have made it clear that these are merely mitigations and not outright fixes.<\/p>\n

We tested an iPhone 6 with an original battery both before and after installing iOS 11.2.2, and the results were much more in line with what Apple told us. …\u00a0That\u2019s roughly a 2.5-percent performance hit …<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If your iPhone’s performance feels different, the article reocmmends:<\/p>\n