Security News > 2020 > April > iPhone zero day – don’t panic! Here’s what you need to know

Attackers would need a secondary kernel-level vulnerability to get system-level control and thereby to escape from the strictures of the vulnerable app.

Of course, email apps typically contain plenty of juicy data all of their own, so a double-vulnerability compromise of the email app alone is still a worthwhile result for any attacker.

Gmail and Outlook, for example, have their own email apps that you can use instead of Apple's one, even if it means using two or more apps instead of leaving all your messsages to the built-in iPhone app.

To remove an app, hold down any app icon until all your icons start shaking, and any removable apps will show up with an [X] button in the top left corner.

You can reinstall removed system apps via the App Store at any time - the built-in email app is called simply Mail by Apple.

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