Living in a digital world, it’s common to keep your most valuable information in your devices. Therefore, it’s important you do everything you can to keep them safe.
Having an iPhone can be both a safe and risky experience, as they tend to come with preinstalled safety features that are rather protective, but they can’t protect you from everything. You could be making dangerous mistakes with your iPhone that you may not even realize are putting you at risk. Read more about two of them below.
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1. Using The Same Login Information For Every Website
When you create accounts for all the websites that require logins just to make purchases or browse them, which is extremely common these days, there's a good chance you use the same username and password that you use for other sites. Sure, it's convenient and makes passwords easy to remember, but it puts you at risk of letting the wrong people get access to your private data and information.
"Every time you create an account and log in with the same password, you're creating another opportunity for malicious actors," explains tech safety pro Aimee Simpson. "If they manage to breach into one of these sites and find your username and password, the fact that you use it everywhere means they now have unbridled access to all of your devices and accounts."
1. Leaving 'Background App Refresh' On
Many users think that when they exit out of an app on their iPhone or lock their phone, the app automatically stops all of its activity. However, that's not always the case, especially for busy apps like social media or news ones.
"The biggest hidden drains are Background App Refresh," says tech expert Steven Athwal. "If it's enabled, it'll update your apps even if you aren't using them. Social media, email, and news apps can repeatedly check for updates throughout the day, which keeps the phone's processor and network active. Turning this off for non-essential apps can really reduce passive battery drain."
