With the advent of iPhone OS 3.1, Apple gave mobile Safari the ability
to alert you of malicious phishing websites, but you're not protected until you
sync your database. According to The Loop, Apple responded to questions about this feature and how to update the anti-phishing database to keep yourself protected.
According to Apple, the database is not updated over the air, "... in order to protect battery life and ensure there aren’t any additional data fees."
So how do we get these magical updates, Apple? "After updating to iPhone OS 3.1 the user should launch Safari, connect to a Wi-Fi network and charge their iPhone with the screen off. For most users this process should happen automatically when they charge their phone,” said Bill Evans, an Apple spokesperson.
This sounds easy enough, but we just can't understand why these updates cannot simply be pushed out to the device at regular intervals with permission from the user. After all, we do have "unlimited data," right?
colinc
September 18, 2009 at 8:41am
Why would most people connect a 3G or 3G[S] to Wi-Fi? I know I do just to control my Apple TV but my wife's iPhone (and a lot of people I know) has never been connected to Wi-Fi.
