Only a few weeks left until the launch of iOS 17! It is expected to be announced during the Apple WWDC 2023 event starting on June 5. It will bring a lot of interesting features, but before that, Apple is planning to roll out an important iMessage update important with the iOS 16.6 update. Apple released iOS 16.6 beta yesterday that includes iMessage Contact Key Verification, a Mac rumor proposed report. Although it is still uncertain whether the feature will be fully operational in the initial beta release.
According to report, the beta version has an iMessage Contact Key Verification option available in the iPhone’s Settings app. However, it’s not showing any function while tapping it so far. The report says that additional settings may need to be enabled, or there’s a chance the feature hasn’t been fully implemented yet.
What is iMessage contact key verification?
iMessage Contact Key Verification was introduced last year to cater for Apple users are vulnerable to “unusual digital threats”. Its purpose is to provide an extra layer of security for users such as journalists, human rights activists and government officials who face the risk of targeted digital attacks by state-sponsored actors or other malicious organizations. Apple says that “The vast majority of users will never be the target of sophisticated cyberattacks, but this feature provides an important extra layer of security for those users.” Who maybe.”
How it works? iMessage contact key verification allows Apple users to verify that their messages are being exchanged with the requested recipients instead of malicious entities. Not only that, in case two or more individuals who have this feature enabled have a conversation, Apple will issue an alert if there is a breach in the cloud server. This will help indicate whether the chat is vulnerable to unauthorized access.
In addition to these, iPhone users who have iMessage Contact Key Verification enabled can compare Contact Verification Codes directly, in FaceTime, or through any other app to verify the identity of the recipient.
Implement iMessage contact key verification
Apple has previously said that the iMessage Contact Key Verification feature will be available globally in 2023, so the feature is expected to roll out alongside the final iOS 16.6 update to all. iPhone users.
