# Security & Privacy Scorecard

## com.apple.MobileSMS

**Overall Security:** 99/100 | **Overall Privacy:** 100/100

## What This Means for You

Messages and contact information are handled entirely within Apple's own infrastructure, with no third-party advertising or analytics companies in the data path. Conversations are not routed to external marketing or tracking services.

## Recommendation: Very Secure

**Best For:** iPhone users relying on Apple's native messaging

## Key Findings

**Data Security** - 0 findings

**Network Security** - 1 finding (1 info)

**Code Safety** - 0 findings

**Privacy** - 0 findings

## Privacy Concerns

### What Data is Collected

No third-party data collection services were identified. Messages and contacts stay within Apple's own systems.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

No third-party services received data in this version of the app.

## Understanding the Scores

- **Security:** 99/100
- **Privacy:** 100/100
- **Data Security:** 100/100
- **Network Security:** 100/100
- **Code Safety:** 99/100
- **Data Collection:** 100/100
- **Data Sharing:** 100/100
- **User Control:** 100/100

## Positive Security Features

- Messages are handled entirely within Apple's own infrastructure, with no routing through external services
- No advertising or analytics companies have access to conversation data
- Complete absence of third-party data sharing preserves full ownership of communication history

## Areas for Improvement

- One low-priority network configuration setting could be tightened for an ideal setup, though it has no practical impact on the security of messages.
- The code safety score is one point below perfect due to a minor internal implementation detail that does not affect how data is handled.

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## About This Analysis

### App Details

- **App:** com.apple.MobileSMS
- **Package ID:** com.apple.MobileSMS
- **Version:** 4.5.3 (Build 1)
- **Scan Date:** 2026-04-02