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Usually when Apple manufactures iPhones, it pre-installs the latest iOS system. However, during the process of iPhone packaging and shipping to consumer purchase, Apple usually releases iOS updates, causing users to manually update their iPhones after unboxing them. System.
Last year, we shared Apple’s latest air-to-air iOS update technology, which allows Apple Stores to directly use wireless technology to upgrade the iOS system without disassembling the iPhone. Now Bloomberg reports that Apple has begun to launch this new air-to-air iOS system. Upgrade iOS system devices and will be the first to adopt it in Apple direct stores in the United States.
Apple launches Presto within Apple to update iOS system devices over the air
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman recently reported that Apple began to launch a new system “Presto within Apple” for Apple Store employees in the United States in April, which can rely on MagSafe and wireless technology to isolate the iPhone without unboxing it. Perform OTA updates to the iOS system for mobile phones.
It is understood that Apple has successfully developed an unopened iPhone to update iOS devices over the air. It looks like a small metal cabinet into which a brand new, unopened iPhone can be placed. Direct-operated store employees can wirelessly update it through the “Presto within Apple” system. This method turns on the iPhone and uses air-to-air wireless technology to update the iPhone to the latest iOS system version.
After the iPhone OTA upgrade is completed, the Presto within Apple system will also automatically shut down the unboxed phone to ensure that the power will not be exhausted.
Other sources also revealed to “Mr. Crazy” that in fact, Apple warehouses have already used similar systems, and they can also be upgraded without unboxing.
As for whether anyone is worried that Presto within Apple will cause security holes? What should I do if the battery runs out during the update? Usually Apple uses encrypted WiFi wireless transmission and unique signature commands, which are not so easily broken. For the problem of updating power, this device itself has MagSafe wireless charging technology, using a special large Qi coil to directly charge the iPhone in the box. .
Apple’s patent has already confirmed that it is not only applicable to iPhone mobile phones
In fact, Apple has already achieved in December 2023 Presto within Apple patentthe patent document also shows that this system is not limited to iPhone phones, and can also be used with other Apple devices.
Apple’s patent points out that in order to improve the efficiency and customer experience of Apple Stores and prevent iPhones in stock from being stolen and stolen, Apple finally launched this Presto within Apple system, which can directly perform software updates without unboxing. .
The Presto within Apple patent also explains in detail the steps before the OTA update for the device in the box. The device will first use wireless methods to determine whether the electronic device’s certificate and unique device identification ID are in the verification list. After confirmation, it will enter the network establishment process. The permission connection stage allows the iPhone device to directly connect to the server system for updates through Presto within Apple. When the update is completed, the configuration stage will be released and the electronic device can be removed from the authorization list.
Why does Apple need to update the system for unopened iPhones?
Apple implemented this plan mainly to ensure that the iPhone can maintain the latest version. In the future, after consumers unpack the new iPhone, they will be able to save the time of updating the iOS system and enjoy the most secure and error-free new version of the system.
Since the default system of the new iPhone will only be pre-installed with the latest iOS system version when it is assembled and released, it will take more than a month from the completion of the assembly to the successful delivery to the user, and Apple will launch the latest iOS version update. As a result, it is easy for the system version to be too old or prone to errors.
This can also avoid future problems like the iOS 17 transfer failure and Apple error that occurred not long after the new iPhone 15 went on sale. As a result, Apple officials need to immediately release the iOS 17.0.1 update fix. Due to the initial version of iOS 17 There are still many problems, and it has been updated to iOS 17.0.3 so far, causing users to spend a lot of time updating the system.
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