- Advanced: side channels that public APIs allow, like checking which apps you have installed, graphics checks in a hidden browser, and a record that survives reinstalling the app.
Ever wondered how advertisers recognize you across apps and websites? It usually comes down to fingerprinting: small, ordinary details about your device, combined until the mix is rare enough to point back to you.
It reads the same public iOS APIs that third-party apps use, showing you the raw data and explaining why it matters.
Your region, languages, settings, storage, and sensors create a pattern distinctive enough to follow you online.
- Passive: readable by any app with no prompt at all, from your time zone and keyboard languages to your battery and storage.