Apple Files New System Patent To Rate Wi-Fi Network On IOS

Apple will tell users whether the Wi-Fi network is trustworthy or not. (photo: x @TechLiandr)

JAKARTA - Apple has long warned iPhone and iPad users about the security of Wi-Fi networks in the Settings app based on their types of passwords. However, it looks like Apple wants to take this system to its next level, at least that's what one of the company's newest patents shows.

Apple wants to provide more details about the Wi-Fi network to users. The company has filed a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) showing a new system to rank a public Wi-Fi network based on several criteria.

Based on the patent description, Apple devices will collect data on Wi-Fi networks without properly identifying users and their locations. With this data, the system will map the Wi-Fi network and its characteristics to "enhanced the efficiency of interaction between the user device and the detected access point."

One patent illustration provides a clearer picture of how this new system works. For example, iOS users will see labels such as High Quality, Popular, and Suspicious in the Settings app to describe the Wi-Fi network. The system will also ask users if they want to connect to the popular Wi-Fi network available.

Of course, it should be noted that Apple has always filed new patents and not all materialized. However, given that Apple is committed to privacy, it seems very likely that such a system will be implemented in the future to tell users whether a Wi-Fi network is trustworthy or not.