Is Widget Smith using Key logger to hack iPhone: IOS 14
The new iOS 14 released by Apple has added many new features and one of the major change added is Widget. Widget were also part of iOS 13 but all of them were inbuilt and users have limited control over Widgets. But now in iOS 14 there are lots of widget added by Apple that user can place on home screen of iPhone. Which is really cool ! As previously Apple never allowed its users to make any changes to home screen. But in OS 14 now you can customize home screen as per your design idea.
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Is Widget Smith Safe App ? |
As there are many different types of Widgets in different
sizes, and for managing them there is a
good app called WidgetSmith, which lets you add or remove different widgets to
iPhone home screen. As Widget Smith can access your phone data to show Widgets,
it is a genuine question that is Widget Smith safe to use on iPhone or how safe
is Widget Smith. We have tries to answer this in this article.
Recently there are many rumours spreading across internet that widget smith being used as a key logger for iOS 14 which means widget smith can steals passwords and cryptocurrency wallets, and it can also download and install new malware.
So many iPhone users using widget smith are actually worried about safety as can Widget Smith can steal data and hack your phone.
Is Widget Smith Safe to use : iOS 14
Does widget smith hack your phone !!! ???? We don't think so.
Widget Smith is also an App (developed using Widget Kit) that is developed by David
Smith. The app can create and add widget to home screen of iPhone. To show the
data, no doubt the App will have access to data that is shown on Widgets but it
is more important to know if What App is doing with your data. So is your data
Safe with Widget Smith. App safety is a big question in today’s world. Many
countries are banning apps for privacy , misuse of data. Below are some Widget
Smith Safety related points that you may would like to read before coming down
to any conclusion about Widget Smith Safety.
1. Widget Smith is also an App: Just
like any other app in your iPhone, Widget Smith is also an app which is
developed by third party. Therefore all the Developer guidelines for safety of
user data are valid for Widget Smith app as well. Before publishing app in App Store Developer have
to go through a very long list of checks regarding app privacy, data
collection, Data linked to the user, Tracking, advertisement etc. You can go
through the list of checks here. If the app is found to be not complying to
any of above it will not be allowed to be published on App store and it the app
is already on App store and any complaint regarding compliance is found, the
app can be turned down by Apple.
2. Widget Smith Permission access:
Widget smith do have privacy control eg if you want to add any health widget in
your iPhone using Widget Smith you will be asked to allow access to Health
data, it is totally upto you to grant access. Same is for weather Widget, it
will ask for location access. If you want to manage Widget Smith permission go
to ->Setting-> scroll down and find widget smith-> Tap on it and check
list for what permission it asks for.
Data
security is a big question for all third party app and is applicable to big
apps like Facebook, TikTok, Instagram. So if what makes you trust on these app
can also help to trust WidgetSmith.
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