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iOS Secure Exclave makes its way from M4 iPad Pro to iPhone 16

Security feature introduced with the M4 iPad Pro looks to be a standard in Apple products.

Apple hasn’t mentioned the Secure Exclave in its product announcements, but developer Gui Rambo posted about it during the launch of the M4 iPad Pro, where it made its debut. When using its camera and microphone, the Secure Indicator Light turns on; Rambo posted that this makes it “a lot less likely that any malware or user space app would be able to access those sensors without the user’s knowledge.” While Apple has used light indicators in the past, they were controlled by software, making them somewhat vulnerable to hackers. Roman is a Macworld Senior Editor with over 30 years of experience covering the tech industry, focusing on the Mac and other products in the Apple ecosystem.

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