{"id":452409,"date":"2022-05-24T23:14:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T20:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-horrifying-iphone-secret-could-expose-your-texts\/"},"modified":"2022-05-24T23:14:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T20:14:10","slug":"this-horrifying-iphone-secret-could-expose-your-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-horrifying-iphone-secret-could-expose-your-texts\/","title":{"rendered":"#This horrifying iPhone secret could expose your texts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26bb465663b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26bb465663b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-horrifying-iphone-secret-could-expose-your-texts\/#%E2%80%9CThis_horrifying_iPhone_secret_could_expose_your_texts%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;This horrifying iPhone secret could expose your texts&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThis_horrifying_iPhone_secret_could_expose_your_texts%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;This horrifying iPhone secret could expose your texts&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>iPhone users have been cautioned against digitally editing screenshots of iMessage conversations.<\/p>\n<p>The draw tool is not an effective censor for a sharp iPhone user.<\/p>\n<p>Sending a screenshot of an iMessage conversation requires the occasional muzzling of prior messages.<\/p>\n<p>But the modern-day redaction technique \u2013 using the draw tool to black out text \u2013 is fallible.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@timmatron\/video\/6966750567985073414?_t=8SZpZBTdpW1&amp;_r=1\">TikTok<\/a>\u00a0unearthed a sneaky solution for reading hidden messages.<\/p>\n<p>After learning about this iPhone hack, you won\u2019t want to send screenshots with blacked out messages again.<\/p>\n<p>To make a censored message legible again, take a screenshot and then open up the photo editor.<\/p>\n<p>Turn up the exposure, brilliance, highlights, and shadows to 100.<\/p>\n<p>These edits will dramatically alter the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance of the censor over the text \u2013 but there is one more step.<\/p>\n<p>Turn down the contrast to -100.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the black bar is more translucent grey color and the message is visible \u2013 for better or worse.<\/p>\n<p>A safer method for cropping out previous messages is to hit enter on your keyboard until the message is elevated out of view.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"505\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-iphone-hack-1.jpg?w=505\" alt=\"Tiktok user @timmatron shows you that the pencil tool is not always a surefire way to block out words\" class=\"wp-image-22394582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-iphone-hack-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1010 1010w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-iphone-hack-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=758 757w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-iphone-hack-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=505 505w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-iphone-hack-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=253 252w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-iphone-hack-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\"\/><figcaption>Tiktok user @timmatron shows you that the pencil tool is not always a surefire way to block out words<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@timmatron\/Tiktok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"520\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-iphone-hack-2.jpg?w=520\" alt=\"To make a censored message legible again, snap a screenshot and then open up the photo editor.\" class=\"wp-image-22394587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-iphone-hack-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1040 1040w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-iphone-hack-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=779 780w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-iphone-hack-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=520 520w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-iphone-hack-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=260 260w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/tiktok-iphone-hack-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\"\/><figcaption>To make a censored message legible again, snap a screenshot and then open up the photo editor.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@timmatron\/Tiktok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>That way, no censor is required and the message meant to be hidden is never captured in the screenshot in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Trading in screenshots of iMessages is inherently dangerous <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> territory.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid this muzzling technique in the future to prevent a clever user from learning too much.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/5411055\/iphone-warning-could-expose-your-texts\/\">The Sun<\/a>\u00a0and was reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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