<![CDATA[I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default.]]>I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default.

Every. Single. Keystroke. Instantly.

Just searching for a contact, an appointment or a local file? Doesn’t matter, it gets sent to Apple anyways.

You probably want to turn this off!
Go to Settings -> Search and disable „show related content“.
This disables web search in the launcher, but what do we have browsers for?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/61b8b341-1fcd-4867-9419-0f74b2d417a9/i-recently-looked-at-my-iphone-s-traffic-and-was-painfully-reminded-at-how-it-sends-every-keystroke-you-type-into-the-home-screen-search-to-apples-servers-by-default.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 04:14:06 GMTTue, 05 May 2026 10:48:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Sun, 10 May 2026 02:54:01 GMT]]>@NikTheDusky @xjki …and after the next software update it’s probably back again 🫠 How does one stay on top of all these settings? 🫩

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/dzedus/statuses/116548019260577390https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/dzedus/statuses/116548019260577390Sun, 10 May 2026 02:54:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Sat, 09 May 2026 16:40:19 GMT]]>@NikTheDusky
In German it is called:
In den deutsche Einstellungen-> Suchen-> „zugehörigen Inhalt anzeigen“

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://rheinneckar.social/users/seebeutel/statuses/116545606068197344https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://rheinneckar.social/users/seebeutel/statuses/116545606068197344Sat, 09 May 2026 16:40:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Fri, 08 May 2026 04:38:02 GMT]]>@NikTheDusky nooooooo my keylogger :((( ]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://labyrinth.zone/objects/ee68a0b0-e917-492e-b2b2-0d9f46435f6dhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://labyrinth.zone/objects/ee68a0b0-e917-492e-b2b2-0d9f46435f6dFri, 08 May 2026 04:38:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Wed, 06 May 2026 13:47:01 GMT]]>@mast0d0nphan the keyboard doesn't matter because the requests that are sent are part of the search feature in the search bar on the home screen. you can either turn of location access for this specific feature to prevent it from including your geolocation, or disable the web search suggestions feature altogether. This happens in your browser as well, if you have suggestions turned on there. You need to disable these as well, if you don't want that.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/NikTheDusky/statuses/116527937745244662https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/NikTheDusky/statuses/116527937745244662Wed, 06 May 2026 13:47:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Wed, 06 May 2026 07:53:01 GMT]]>@jonossaseuraava @NikTheDusky @schratze
true ❤

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ennexis.de/ap/users/116511607267168125/statuses/116526545748033618https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ennexis.de/ap/users/116511607267168125/statuses/116526545748033618Wed, 06 May 2026 07:53:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Wed, 06 May 2026 06:39:43 GMT]]>@cyon @NikTheDusky @schratze
Heliboard FTW]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://post.ebin.club/objects/8bd16b30-fe2c-4db3-a56b-fb7de90aeecfhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://post.ebin.club/objects/8bd16b30-fe2c-4db3-a56b-fb7de90aeecfWed, 06 May 2026 06:39:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Wed, 06 May 2026 06:33:05 GMT]]>@jonossaseuraava @NikTheDusky @schratze
So its microsofts "Swiftkey" on android that some Android roms from vendors use...
and the Google Keyboard has an "incognito" mode when entering passwords?

glad i use old refurbished phones with LinageOS :3
they are less then 120€ too

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ennexis.de/ap/users/116511607267168125/statuses/116526231391941802https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ennexis.de/ap/users/116511607267168125/statuses/116526231391941802Wed, 06 May 2026 06:33:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Wed, 06 May 2026 06:10:43 GMT]]>@schratze @NikTheDusky
This is the "tap disable giant snake" comic / meme irl]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://post.ebin.club/objects/570b85ff-2db5-47d8-88e9-0eeffd1417fehttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://post.ebin.club/objects/570b85ff-2db5-47d8-88e9-0eeffd1417feWed, 06 May 2026 06:10:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Wed, 06 May 2026 03:03:35 GMT]]>@Quasit @NikTheDusky - you mean something like Linux?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wien.rocks/users/carquint/statuses/116525407646566505https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wien.rocks/users/carquint/statuses/116525407646566505Wed, 06 May 2026 03:03:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 17:16:21 GMT]]>@NikTheDusky Does it doe this for other keyboards that can be installed?

Can the Network permissions be disabled for the Home app or the keyboard?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/mast0d0nphan/statuses/116523098535961833https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/mast0d0nphan/statuses/116523098535961833Tue, 05 May 2026 17:16:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 17:03:47 GMT]]>@NikTheDusky I’m somewhat remembering having agreed to something that might be this very feature. Are you sure that it is enabled by default?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://woof.group/users/Reemt/statuses/116523049151956653https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://woof.group/users/Reemt/statuses/116523049151956653Tue, 05 May 2026 17:03:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 16:12:21 GMT]]>@schratze @NikTheDusky
I'm pretty sure @ashleygjovik already posted a lot on that topic.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.nyc/users/draken/statuses/116522846847337344https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.nyc/users/draken/statuses/116522846847337344Tue, 05 May 2026 16:12:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 15:40:07 GMT]]>@NikTheDusky damn yeah it IS buried deep in privacy and security -> location service -> system service -> suggestion and search. Somehow i have all the related options turned off already. I guess my habit of fully exploring the settings before using a device is paying off

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://rubber.social/users/tanzureir/statuses/116522720137310889https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://rubber.social/users/tanzureir/statuses/116522720137310889Tue, 05 May 2026 15:40:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 15:32:54 GMT]]>@chris you are using a web browser, right? HTTPS is encrypted and the only identifiable information exchanged is your IP address (which isnt actually your IP address, we ran out of those years ago, and some sort of an IP address is needed to use the internet in the first place so its impossible not to send one), anyone viewing the encrypted traffic will not be able to idenify you from it, they can only idenify you from seeing your post, which is not the traffic which is encrypted, this is what apple encrypts, the traffic, the underlying request gets decrypted when it reaches apple

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chitter.xyz/users/sylvie/statuses/116522691772472199https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chitter.xyz/users/sylvie/statuses/116522691772472199Tue, 05 May 2026 15:32:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 15:25:11 GMT]]>@sylvie i believe you are incorrect.

my post is very obviously identifiable including my name and any information. Nothing on Mastodon is encrypted, during transport or otherwise.

by contrast, information sent to Apple is encrypted in transport and “Any information sent to Apple does not identify you, and is associated with a 15-minute random, rotating device-generated identifier.”

"This information does not include search results that show files or content on your device.”

"Your account name, number, and password will not be sent to Apple.”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/users/chris/statuses/116522661393208647https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/users/chris/statuses/116522661393208647Tue, 05 May 2026 15:25:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 15:21:45 GMT]]>@chris your post, the one im replying to right now, is also "encrypted and non-identifiable" in the exact same way the apple nonsense is, course that doesnt mean i cant read it and reply to it, or even know who sent it

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chitter.xyz/users/sylvie/statuses/116522647944836093https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chitter.xyz/users/sylvie/statuses/116522647944836093Tue, 05 May 2026 15:21:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 15:19:36 GMT]]>@NikTheDusky honestly i (accidentally) dont have search autocomplete in my browser (not apple) and when i WANT autocomplete i just go to the home page of the search engine i use

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chitter.xyz/users/sylvie/statuses/116522639450474804https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chitter.xyz/users/sylvie/statuses/116522639450474804Tue, 05 May 2026 15:19:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 14:57:57 GMT]]>@NikTheDusky The only reasonable response to learning this is to get in the car and have your passenger repeatedly type ‘A’ as you drive as fast as you can down the highway

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jimfl/statuses/116522554314019791https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jimfl/statuses/116522554314019791Tue, 05 May 2026 14:57:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 14:28:02 GMT]]>@NikTheDusky Apple is like: we care about your user experience, so we installed a keylogger on your device

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/schratze/statuses/116522436676314365https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/schratze/statuses/116522436676314365Tue, 05 May 2026 14:28:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 14:27:36 GMT]]>@NikTheDusky
People have reported iPhone Safari ads changing on things never typed in search but spoken aloud.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/stevewfolds/statuses/116522435003617838https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/stevewfolds/statuses/116522435003617838Tue, 05 May 2026 14:27:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 14:19:40 GMT]]>@NikTheDusky no worries, and ya transport is encrypted you're right not the information 🙂 the most important part for me is that it is not identifiable by apple or anyone else, not even your apple ID is exposed. There are a lot of problems with Apple these days but it does bring some comfort that they are not identifying me to their servers or their "partners in crime"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/users/chris/statuses/116522403785418550https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/users/chris/statuses/116522403785418550Tue, 05 May 2026 14:19:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 14:04:13 GMT]]>@chris Thank you! I added a clarification post and updated the initial posts. I just have to correct you in one point, the data isn't encrypted. It can't be, because if it was, they wouldn't be able to send the queries to search providers to get their recommendations / completions in return. It's just the transport that's encrypted, but this should be the bare minimum anyways.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/NikTheDusky/statuses/116522343044243051https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/NikTheDusky/statuses/116522343044243051Tue, 05 May 2026 14:04:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 13:54:43 GMT]]>Yes yes, okay, one more post in this series. As the "About Search & Privacy" document linked in the settings says, you can disable the location collection just for the search thingamajig.
Also, the data does not have a unique identifier per se, it rotates every 15 minutes, _but_ Apple doesn't say anything about deleting the data at some point. 😄

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/NikTheDusky/statuses/116522305658564939https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/NikTheDusky/statuses/116522305658564939Tue, 05 May 2026 13:54:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I recently looked at my iPhone‘s traffic and was painfully reminded at how it sends every keystroke you type into the home screen search to Apples servers by default. on Tue, 05 May 2026 13:40:10 GMT]]>@tsia_ @NikTheDusky I wish it offered startpage as a search engine as well, but Ecosia works for me.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/115696907373093865/statuses/116522248459776704https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hear-me.social/ap/users/115696907373093865/statuses/116522248459776704Tue, 05 May 2026 13:40:10 GMT