Apple says a bug may grant ‘full access’ to third-party keyboards by mistake – TechCrunch, TechCrunch

Appleis warning users of a bug in iOS 13 and iPadOS involving third-party keyboards. *****

Ina brief advisoryposted Tuesday, the tech giant said the bug impacts third-party keyboards which have the ability to request “full access” permissions.

iOS 13 wasreleasedlast week. Both iOS 13 .1 and iPadOS 13 .1, the new software version for iPads, are outtoday.

Third-party keyboards can eitherrun as standalone, or with “full access” they can talk to other apps or get internet access for additional features, like spell check. But “full access” also allows the keyboard maker to capture keystroke data or anything you type – like emails, messages or passwords – to its servers.

This bug, however, may allow third-party keyboards to gain full access permissions – even if it was not approved

Apple didn’t say much more about the problem. A spokesperson did not comment beyond the advisory. But the advisory said that the bug doesn’t affect iOS ’in-built keyboard.

The bug will be fixed in an upcoming software update.