Apple improves iOS 17 security: Safari browsers need authentication such as Face ID to enter "seamless browsing" mode

CTOnews.com, September 19 (Xinhua)-- Apple's iOS 16 system released last year supports automatic locking of hidden photo albums through Face ID, while in iOS 17, Apple has extended this feature to "Private Browsing" in the Safari browser.

CTOnews.com attached a description of "no trace browsing" as follows: "when you use the 'trace browse' feature, the system will not store your browsing details or share the website you visit with other devices. Safari browsers will not remember the pages you visited, your search history, or your" auto-populate "information."

Apple has redesigned the Safari 17 browser in iOS 17, and users need to biologically verify their identity through Face ID or Touch ID before they can use "seamless browsing."

In addition, when the user switches back to the regular browsing mode from "trackless browsing", the "trackless browsing" is automatically locked, and the user's access needs to be re-authenticated.

This means that even if the iPhone is unlocked, additional authentication is required to enter "trackless browsing."

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