There were already plenty of reasons to look forward to the next iPhone update, due in early March. But now, Apple has announced something completely unexpected, which will make a huge difference. Get ready for quantum computer protection for iMessage. Seriously.
Privacy is central to Apple, with the company describing it as a fundamental human right. This kind of security upgrade is to be welcomed and offers real peace of mind.February 23 update. If you want quantum security on your iPhone, and even the sound of it is pretty cool, to be honest, it’s simple to set up. If you have the public or developer beta versions on your phone, it will be automatically upgraded to PQ3 protection.
Note that for the PQ3 encryption protocol to be active, devices at each end of the messages need to be running iOS 17.4 . And since not all iPhones can run iOS 17.4, the protocol won’t apply to them.“Quantum computing is serious business. Governments in the US, China, and Russia as well as tech companies such as Google, Amazon, and IBM are plowing billions into the relatively nascent efforts to create quantum computers.