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Apple patent hints at new system to rank Wi-Fi networks in iOS


It’s been a while since iOS began warning iPhone and iPad users about the security of Wi-Fi networks in the...

It’s been a while since iOS began warning iPhone and iPad users about the security of Wi-Fi networks in the Settings app depending on their password type. Based on the patent description, Apple devices would collect data about Wi-Fi networks without identifying the user and their exact location. With this data, a system would map these Wi-Fi networks and their characteristics in order to “improve the efficiency of the interactions between user devices and the detected access points.”

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