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cheadrick's avatar
cheadrick
Initiate
Dec 17, 2021

RBR50 WiFi iPhone Privacy Warning

iPhone 8     iOS     15.1 iPhone 12   iOS     15.1 Orbi RBR50 router firmware        V2.7.3.22     No new firmware available Orbi RBS50 Satellite firmware     V2.7.3.22     No new firmware availab...
steffger's avatar
steffger
Aspirant
Jan 17, 2022

me too

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 17, 2022

    This article goes into a lot of detail about this new iPhone "feature":

    https://www.iphonetricks.org/how-to-fix-wifi-privacy-warning-on-iphone/ 

    I particularly enjoyed the idea that using the regular unencrypted DNS would allow:

    This means that other devices on the same network might track your browsing activity.

     

    (updating router firmware will not accomplish anything on the Orbi platform.)