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genxlib

(5,524 posts)
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 08:14 AM Sep 2021

Apple must think we are stupid

"They" have an "important update" to the iphone Ios that everyone is trying to get me to download and install.

Well I don't know what is in that update so why would I put it into my phone?

It came out way too quickly because apparently there was some kind of emergency dangerous vulnerability.

I even read that they can use it to track everything you do!

Well I have done my own research and I am not going to take it.

Based on what I have read, I should just open one of those random texts and click on the link provided. Lucky me, I have one that will also enhance my penis size!

So you sheeple can do what Apple demands you to do.

I am making a stand for Freedom


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Apple must think we are stupid (Original Post) genxlib Sep 2021 OP
Almost all of the apple users that ItsjustMe Sep 2021 #1
Ok, you had me going at the beginning but thank goodness badhair77 Sep 2021 #2
No worries genxlib Sep 2021 #4
Sheep! IronLionZion Sep 2021 #21
I'm trying to figure out how to go back to iOS 9... Hugin Sep 2021 #3
I am still using MacWeb on my Mac Plus SouthernDem4ever Sep 2021 #10
We should burn all of our Apple products and go with... Hugin Sep 2021 #13
Time to upgrade. GemDigger Sep 2021 #41
🖖;-{) Goonch Sep 2021 #5
My cousin's friend got the update and it cracked the screen unblock Sep 2021 #6
Do you follow Louis Rossmann ItsjustMe Sep 2021 #7
I don't even know if my screen is cracked Sucha NastyWoman Sep 2021 #8
Microsoft authenticator turned my Android screen lime green and the touchscreen stopped working. milestogo Sep 2021 #22
The update turned me into a newt IronLionZion Sep 2021 #26
A hahaha classic! unblock Sep 2021 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Hiawatha Pete Sep 2021 #35
That is one of my all time favorite movie moments. genxlib Sep 2021 #46
Ha, ha, ha!!! PatSeg Sep 2021 #31
It stops the Iphone from vibrating if you are a devout christian. Tommymac Sep 2021 #9
I like how you reverse-capped iOS into Ios, perfect! HuskyOffset Sep 2021 #11
My iPhone autocorrects that to iOS every time. Iggo Sep 2021 #42
We left Apple's eco-system this year sellitman Sep 2021 #12
Yet, they own the market share! Nt USALiberal Sep 2021 #14
They make great products sellitman Sep 2021 #20
I agree with you there!!!! USALiberal Sep 2021 #25
Buy stock in them if you can. I buy on "dips" a few shares spooky3 Sep 2021 #34
Good to see more people using Ubuntu IronLionZion Sep 2021 #23
Manjaro is great IbogaProject Sep 2021 #38
you have missed an opportunity to extend the warranty on your car! New Haven Sep 2021 #15
NGL( Not Gonna Lie) you had me in the first half genxlib. irisblue Sep 2021 #16
I got the update and now my iPhone is stuck to the refrigerator. Ocelot II Sep 2021 #17
Lost my coffee on that one! bronxiteforever Sep 2021 #24
Lolol blm Sep 2021 #29
Heeheehee! Nt spooky3 Sep 2021 #36
I onced worked for a major tech company in their product vulnerability team fescuerescue Sep 2021 #18
If your phone is magnetic IronLionZion Sep 2021 #19
Don't get the nanochip tracker vaccine but get the Apple rechargeable tracking device? Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2021 #27
Not gonna lie, you had me in the first part Sympthsical Sep 2021 #30
Oh, that was brilliant! PatSeg Sep 2021 #32
Oh, it's just a massive data breach. Nothing to worry about. n/t Eyeball_Kid Sep 2021 #33
I'm okay - Me and my iPhone Pro Max are protected by a hunk Backseat Driver Sep 2021 #37
Unfortunately the hack got me LittleGirl Sep 2021 #39
Nice job! n/t TeamProg Sep 2021 #40
I decided to download something horse-related instead! Buckeye_Democrat Sep 2021 #43
Hey did the penis size thing work? Asking for a friend... Takket Sep 2021 #44
LOL. ananda Sep 2021 #45
Unfortunately, my wife's computer actually got fucked doing that update Silent3 Sep 2021 #47
Yea FORCEDENTRY ought to make you suspicious eh? CousinIT Sep 2021 #48

badhair77

(4,216 posts)
2. Ok, you had me going at the beginning but thank goodness
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 08:25 AM
Sep 2021

I saw the sarcasm emoji. I saw an alert on DU yesterday and updated all my devices but for a moment you had me second guessing that decision.

Hugin

(33,128 posts)
13. We should burn all of our Apple products and go with...
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 09:22 AM
Sep 2021
Etch-a-sketch.






I have deducted from social media posts by people's cousins that they are 500% Internet tubes compatible!

Sucha NastyWoman

(2,748 posts)
8. I don't even know if my screen is cracked
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 08:43 AM
Sep 2021

Because mine suddenly developed a magnetic force so string that I can’t get it loose from my fridge.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
22. Microsoft authenticator turned my Android screen lime green and the touchscreen stopped working.
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 09:37 AM
Sep 2021

No kidding. I had to replace the phone.

Response to IronLionZion (Reply #26)

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
9. It stops the Iphone from vibrating if you are a devout christian.
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 08:51 AM
Sep 2021

We all know that vibrators are a gateway to sex, and sex is the leading cause for abortions.

HuskyOffset

(888 posts)
11. I like how you reverse-capped iOS into Ios, perfect!
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 09:11 AM
Sep 2021

I put people that can't get iOS, iPhone, macOS, etc. capitalization correct in the same category as people who use "Democrat" as an adjective consistently.

sellitman

(11,606 posts)
12. We left Apple's eco-system this year
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 09:21 AM
Sep 2021

With the death of our iMac I am completely over Apple.

My son built us a Manjaro Powered Desktop that rocks and is upgrade-able. He also installed Ubuntu on my old Chromebook that wasn't being upgraded years ago. I switched to a Pixel 5 this past year and love it. Apple charges too much for way too little.

spooky3

(34,439 posts)
34. Buy stock in them if you can. I buy on "dips" a few shares
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 10:26 AM
Sep 2021

at a time, when everyone else panics. They may get too much of my money when I buy my Mac and iPhone, but the quality is good so I can use them longer than average, and if I can make money on stock gains, it’s all good.

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)
18. I onced worked for a major tech company in their product vulnerability team
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 09:33 AM
Sep 2021

We are all using their technology to read and post this very second.

Anyway, those sort of emergency updates with little details were the worst.

You had to get it out to everyone, but the details of the vulnerability also had to be kept secret until most people had the patch.

Those were stressful times.

Sympthsical

(9,072 posts)
30. Not gonna lie, you had me in the first part
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 10:07 AM
Sep 2021

People actually do say that about "mysterious" updates, lol.

So excited about the 13 reveal today, because I desperately need a new phone. Mine looks like the painting of Dorian Gray. Hopefully they'll be on sale by the end of the month.

Backseat Driver

(4,390 posts)
37. I'm okay - Me and my iPhone Pro Max are protected by a hunk
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 10:34 AM
Sep 2021

of authentic shungite from some Russian region - Go Buckyballs! Taking no chances w/5G and it's a great text conversation starter and tower voice call inhibitor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shungite

LittleGirl

(8,282 posts)
39. Unfortunately the hack got me
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 11:06 AM
Sep 2021

Sunday night. I had to go online and unlock my phone and iPad and change the password. The IP address was Canada and I live in Europe so it was scary for a minute. We updated with this patch on Monday.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
43. I decided to download something horse-related instead!
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 12:49 PM
Sep 2021

It's called "trojan horse", which I expect to work better than Apple's update!

Silent3

(15,204 posts)
47. Unfortunately, my wife's computer actually got fucked doing that update
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 04:19 PM
Sep 2021

I'm trying to recover it now. I'm not sure if it was the new update itself, or the update to Big Sur that started as a first step. By default, the Software Update process never offered an update that patched this vulnerability while sticking to her old OS version.

The laptop I'm on now is running Big Sur, and so is my desktop system. Big Sur hasn't been a problem for me. But my wife was in no hurry to update her system... and unfortunately it locked up during the update, leaving me no choice but to do a forced power down. We waited overnight and a good chunk of today, so it was clearly not going to get unstuck on its own.

CousinIT

(9,239 posts)
48. Yea FORCEDENTRY ought to make you suspicious eh?
Tue Sep 14, 2021, 04:29 PM
Sep 2021

I mean innit that like "FORCEDVACCINE"?

REALLY. How dumb do they think we are?!?!

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