Newsletter Archives

Apple turns on ‘Discoverable by Others.’ Should you worry?

Posted on April 15, 2024 at 02:44 CDT by B. Livingston • Comment in the Forums

PUBLIC DEFENDER

By Brian Livingston

The blogosphere has been going nuts lately after learning that Apple quietly turned on by default an iPhone setting known as “Discoverable by Others.”

Despite your initial shock after hearing this — or seeing it for yourself on your phone — being discoverable may or may not be something you need to be concerned about.

I’ll explain today what the setting does and why you might want to leave it on — or turn it off immediately.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.16.0, 2024-04-15).

Public Defender Apple, Discovery, iPhone, Journaling, Newsletters, Privacy, Security

Plus Membership

Donations from Plus members keep this site going. You can identify the people who support AskWoody by the Plus badge on their avatars.

AskWoody Plus members not only get access to all of the contents of this site -- including Susan Bradley's frequently updated Patch Watch listing -- they also receive weekly AskWoody Plus Newsletters (formerly Windows Secrets Newsletter) and AskWoody Plus Alerts, emails when there are important breaking developments.

Welcome to our unique respite from the madness.

It's easy to post questions about Windows 11, Windows 10, Win8.1, Win7, Surface, Office, or browse through our Forums. Post anonymously or register for greater privileges. Keep it civil, please: Decorous Lounge rules strictly enforced. Questions? Contact Customer Support.

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

Newsletter Archives

Apple turns on ‘Discoverable by Others.’ Should you worry?

Plus Membership

Search Newsletters

Search Forums

View the Forum

Search for Topics

Recent Topics

Recent blog posts

My Profile

Key Links

Remembering Woody

Newsletter Archives

Apple turns on ‘Discoverable by Others.’ Should you worry?

Plus Membership

Search Newsletters

Search Forums

View the Forum

Search for Topics

Recent Topics

Recent blog posts

My Profile

Login and Registration

Key Links

Remembering Woody