I know most of us have put off running the 14.4.1 update due to it disabling certain features but I have to use an authenticator for access to some sites. Do any of you brains have any knowledge of a way around this? Am I being paranoid about not updating? What are your thoughts?
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I wish I could just tell them to buy me a phone. That would make things much easier!
Have you considered "dropping" yours in the toilet?
get a really old iphone for work, Remove the wifi card, bluetooth card, gps and camera, tape over the microphone and keep it in a foil bag.
all my authenticators work and im still on 13.7
My authenticator works... but we just received the email saying if we don't update, we will lose access. It FEELS like they are trying to force the update. I got that feeling in the pit of my stomach when I got the email.
Buy an iPhone 4 or 5 for $40 and use that for the authentication app. If they’re not happy with that then they should provide a acceptable phone for access.
Phone provided by work or your personal phone?
if it is a peronal phone I would tell work they need to buy me one? Or I would update?
Personal. I was thinking the same thing. "They can't force me to update my personal device." Is this where you are going?
Good and important question!
If it's his personal phone why would they demand this of him, if it's the company phone go on ahead and update because it's not technically his phone.
I am a she. lol.
The only thing I have "work-related" on the phone is the Authenticator App because it was a requirement when I started.
Sorry about that, hard to tell by some of our usernames on here, I am a she also, but probably wouldn't know it by Zeus in mine, lol.
Well has it been giving you problems using that app without the new download they want you to do? If it's still working, then who would know if you update it or not? If it isn't working properly without the new update then you might have to update because it would then affect your job right? Sorry you're having to make this decision. If you have another device like an ipad or similar that you don't have to update for work, you may still get info. Sorry don't think I was much help to your fren. :(
No worries. I was not offended. I just thought it was funny.
It has not been giving me problems. I just received an email from the powers that be saying "if you do not update by March 11. 2021, you will lose access to corporate resources." I am trying to find a workaround at this point because I REALLY don't want to run this update! (because I am paranoid!!!)
Charge the company for a work phone.
If it's a company phone, then don''t use it for personal uses, get your own phone and monthly plan, removed from their influence.
I am on ver 13.x because there is no covid bullshit in it. I intend on staying on this version. Oh and I keep getting reminded to install a covid tracker app.
Same.
Thank you all for your great input. I appreciate you taking the time to give me your feedback.
After a certain time frame they will automatically update your phone if you keep postponing the update. It's wrong, but they have it set up to do it whether you want it or not!!
I've been postponing my iPhone update for a long time now, at least six months if not longer. Heard they were going to force tracing on it so they could do the covid watch.
I, too, have been post-poning. You know how we tin-foil hat wearers are.... kek.
Meh. You’ll get the upgrade without your consent regardless. I refuse to upgrade from my iPhone 5c but get the latest & ‘greatest’ iPad just because (only got rid of my iPad v1.0 a couple of years ago - boy do I miss it, but still got an original mini, lol)... anyhoo - I rarely update my iPad but behold - I find new settings & features about once a month. The update acceptance is just an illusion.
That doesn't leave me with a good feeling. -_-
Is it your personal iPhone?
It is, yes.
Do they pay for the phone service?
Not at all.
This is probably not the advice you are seeking, but I would say tell your employer you will stop accessing corporate resources from your personal phone and then stop doing it.
You would be complying with their request and you wouldn’t need to update your phone.
We had to have the authenticator app. *shrug That's literally the only "work thing" on my phone.
I was thinking the same thing. :) I appreciate your advice!