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1. TheDon+Or[view] [source] 2026-02-04 16:35:44
>>robin_+(OP)
I find it so frustrating that Lockdown Mode is so all-or-nothing.

I want some of the lockdown stuff (No facetime and message attachments from strangers, no link previews, no device connections), but like half of the other ones I don't want.

Why can't I just toggle an iMessage setting for "no link preview, no attachments", or a general setting for "no automatic device connection to untrusted computers while locked"? Why can't I turn off "random dickpicks from strangers on iMessage" without also turning off my browser's javascript JIT and a bunch of other random crap?

Sure, leave the "Lockdown mode" toggle so people who just want "give me all the security" can get it, but split out individual options too.

Just to go through the features I don't want:

* Lockdown Mode disables javascript JIT in the browser - I want fast javascript, I use some websites and apps that cannot function without it, and non-JIT js drains battery more

* Shared photo albums - I'm okay viewing shared photo albums from friends, but lockdown mode prevents you from even viewing them

* Configuration profiles - I need this to install custom fonts

Apple's refusal to split out more granular options here hurts my security.

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2. everdr+rW[view] [source] 2026-02-04 18:43:31
>>TheDon+Or
>* Lockdown Mode disables javascript JIT in the browser - I want fast javascript, I use some websites and apps that cannot function without it, and non-JIT js drains battery more

This feature has the benefit of teaching users (correctly) that browsing the internet on a phone has always been a terrible idea.

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3. rantin+g71[view] [source] 2026-02-04 19:34:43
>>everdr+rW
I'll bite. Why is it so terrible? I'm browsing this site right now on my phone and don't see the horror.
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4. mghack+Na1[view] [source] 2026-02-04 19:55:02
>>rantin+g71
Phone networks by design track you more precisely than possible over a conventional internet connection to facilitate the automatic connection to the nearest available network. Also, for similar reasons it requires the phone network to know that it is your phone
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5. ziml77+0u3[view] [source] 2026-02-05 13:51:00
>>mghack+Na1
The phone network already needs to know where your phone is to be able to route incoming calls.

Also, I don't get how the situation with your home internet connection changes much. Your ISP knows exactly where you are because your house doesn't move.

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