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bobbyi_settv on Feb 24, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tracking my phone's silent connections

Are the frequent apple.com requests the phone checking to see if it has a working internet connection?

And if so are those responsible for the http (as opposed to https) traffic because they want to see if you're on a captive portal?

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