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gheese
gheese

Reputation: 1200

How can an iPhone file browser see my apps files, and how can I stop it

I understand that on a non jail broken device an iPhone app is sandboxed. I thought this meant that its files would be hidden. How is it then that an application such as iExplorer ( http://www.macroplant.com/iexplorer/ ) can see my apps files ? And is there a way to prevent this ?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 198

Answers (1)

Fabian Kreiser
Fabian Kreiser

Reputation: 8337

Sandboxing only means that your app can't access any files outside of it's "sandbox", hence your app can't access other apps' files, but your app's files aren't hidden.

There's no way you can prevent this. If you have sensitive data that you store on the device, you'll need to encrypt it.

Update:
If you need to protect a custom font or something similar, you should take a look at this guide about encrypting resource files: http://aptogo.co.uk/2010/07/protecting-resources/

Upvotes: 2

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