Comments on: What are iPhone Safari Databases? http://www.lenashore.com/2010/02/what-are-iphone-safari-databases/ Business Tips, Tutorials, and other handy stuff Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:49:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lena Shore http://www.lenashore.com/2010/02/what-are-iphone-safari-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-2341 Lena Shore Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:55:49 +0000 http://www.lenashore.com/?p=1534#comment-2341 The purpose of the database is to make it easier for YOU to access a website a second time. The data is on your phone. Not the website they visited. Sounds like your friend went to a website, entered their email address and the website basically asked your phone if it wanted to store that information on your phone so it would be easier to access the site next time. If the website was sent any information it was information your friend gave it (like the email address). That being said, anything is possible. If your friend knows how to break into the iOS and write programming to specifically pass your phone information to miscellaneous websites then I guess the answer is 'yes'. But, I would find it highly unlikely. The purpose of the database is to make it easier for YOU to access a website a second time. The data is on your phone. Not the website they visited. Sounds like your friend went to a website, entered their email address and the website basically asked your phone if it wanted to store that information on your phone so it would be easier to access the site next time. If the website was sent any information it was information your friend gave it (like the email address).

That being said, anything is possible. If your friend knows how to break into the iOS and write programming to specifically pass your phone information to miscellaneous websites then I guess the answer is ‘yes’. But, I would find it highly unlikely.

]]> By: Phillipa http://www.lenashore.com/2010/02/what-are-iphone-safari-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-2340 Phillipa Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:36:00 +0000 http://www.lenashore.com/?p=1534#comment-2340 I just recently noticed the Databases tab in my settings and went through it. I deleted everything, but there was an email address on there of someone I let use my phone once and an anonymous twitter as well. My question - is it possible that any info on my phone,including my email,would be sent to the email I found/person who used my phone? If no, would it make a difference if their phone was jailbroken? I just recently noticed the Databases tab in my settings and went through it. I deleted everything, but there was an email address on there of someone I let use my phone once and an anonymous twitter as well. My question – is it possible that any info on my phone,including my email,would be sent to the email I found/person who used my phone? If no, would it make a difference if their phone was jailbroken?

]]> By: Lena Shore http://www.lenashore.com/2010/02/what-are-iphone-safari-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-2338 Lena Shore Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:35:11 +0000 http://www.lenashore.com/?p=1534#comment-2338 I doubt you've been hacked. My guess is that "anonymous feed" happens when there is some Twitter issue where it doesn't show the feed properly. Still , deleting it won't hurt anything. (: I doubt you’ve been hacked. My guess is that “anonymous feed” happens when there is some Twitter issue where it doesn’t show the feed properly. Still , deleting it won’t hurt anything. (:

]]> By: Ty85 http://www.lenashore.com/2010/02/what-are-iphone-safari-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-2337 Ty85 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:39:13 +0000 http://www.lenashore.com/?p=1534#comment-2337 Hi! I was wondering what I found on my Iphone Safari database section. I found what was named "anonymous feed" from twitter, and I do not use Twitter. Have I been hacked? I deleted it as soon as I found it. Hi! I was wondering what I found on my Iphone Safari database section. I found what was named “anonymous feed” from twitter, and I do not use Twitter. Have I been hacked? I deleted it as soon as I found it.

]]> By: Lena Shore http://www.lenashore.com/2010/02/what-are-iphone-safari-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-2333 Lena Shore Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:28:01 +0000 http://www.lenashore.com/?p=1534#comment-2333 Safari isn't "accepting" anything. Safari creates the database for your convenience on your device. Think of it as browser cache. When you go to a website, your browser stores images and other info from that website in your browser cache, so the next time you go to that same page, it loads faster. This is the same concept. It is the nature of using a browser. Creating databases is just a way for the browser to grab a little extra information to make your experience more seamless. There is no easy way to change the functionality of your iPhone/iPad Safari browser. I suppose you could hack the application and disable it if you had the knowledge to do so. Safari isn’t “accepting” anything. Safari creates the database for your convenience on your device. Think of it as browser cache. When you go to a website, your browser stores images and other info from that website in your browser cache, so the next time you go to that same page, it loads faster. This is the same concept. It is the nature of using a browser. Creating databases is just a way for the browser to grab a little extra information to make your experience more seamless.

There is no easy way to change the functionality of your iPhone/iPad Safari browser. I suppose you could hack the application and disable it if you had the knowledge to do so.

]]> By: Ron http://www.lenashore.com/2010/02/what-are-iphone-safari-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-2332 Ron Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:25:08 +0000 http://www.lenashore.com/?p=1534#comment-2332 Is there any way to prevent safari from accepting these databases? Thanks Is there any way to prevent safari from accepting these databases?
Thanks

]]> By: ParadiseMobi http://www.lenashore.com/2010/02/what-are-iphone-safari-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-2309 ParadiseMobi Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:49:20 +0000 http://www.lenashore.com/?p=1534#comment-2309 FYI re multiple gmail databases in iphone Settings/Safari/Databases: Today I decided to delete just ONE of the iphone Safari databases for ONE new gmail addy that I knew had NO content in it yet in my iphone Mail app. (For 2 years I have wanted to delete all those gmail databases in Settings/Safari/Databases but was chicken that it might delete something in my gmails in my iphone Mail app). GREAT NEWS, all Gmail databases are now deleted from iphone Safari databases & no harm done whatsoever as all addys are just fine in the Mail app! (That news may have been obvious to tech geeks all along, but I wasn't 100% sure so hesitated all this time!) For other dummies like me, here's the deal, like the above article basically says (which is what gave me the courage to start deleting): Gmail addy databases end up in your iphone Safari Databases whenever: 1. You go to google website & create a new gmail; &/or... 2. You visit your gmail anytime thereafter via the WEB/Safari (vs. just using the iphone Mail app). So have no fear, feel free to delete delete delete all those annoying gmail databases under Settings/Safari/Databases! It will NOT affect those same gmail addys in your iphone Mail app! FYI re multiple gmail databases in iphone Settings/Safari/Databases:

Today I decided to delete just ONE of the iphone Safari databases for ONE new gmail addy that I knew had NO content in it yet in my iphone Mail app.

(For 2 years I have wanted to delete all those gmail databases in Settings/Safari/Databases but was chicken that it might delete something in my gmails in my iphone Mail app).

GREAT NEWS, all Gmail databases are now deleted from iphone Safari databases & no harm done whatsoever as all addys are just fine in the Mail app! (That news may have been obvious to tech geeks all along, but I wasn’t 100% sure so hesitated all this time!)

For other dummies like me, here’s the deal, like the above article basically says (which is what gave me the courage to start deleting):

Gmail addy databases end up in your iphone Safari Databases whenever:
1. You go to google website & create a new gmail; &/or…
2. You visit your gmail anytime thereafter via the WEB/Safari (vs. just using the iphone Mail app).

So have no fear, feel free to delete delete delete all those annoying gmail databases under Settings/Safari/Databases! It will NOT affect those same gmail addys in your iphone Mail app!

]]> By: Lena Shore http://www.lenashore.com/2010/02/what-are-iphone-safari-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-2287 Lena Shore Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:01:19 +0000 http://www.lenashore.com/?p=1534#comment-2287 I don't have much knowledge in this arena. You might check out File Juicer or iPhone Backup Extractor and see if it will do what you want. I don’t have much knowledge in this arena. You might check out File Juicer or iPhone Backup Extractor and see if it will do what you want.

]]> By: Nasir Abbasi http://www.lenashore.com/2010/02/what-are-iphone-safari-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-2286 Nasir Abbasi Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:56:02 +0000 http://www.lenashore.com/?p=1534#comment-2286 Can we take backup of Safari cache, that store in form of SQlite Database. Can we take backup of Safari cache, that store in form of SQlite Database.

]]> By: Lena Shore http://www.lenashore.com/2010/02/what-are-iphone-safari-databases/comment-page-1/#comment-2285 Lena Shore Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:42:46 +0000 http://www.lenashore.com/?p=1534#comment-2285 Nasir - could you rephrase your question? I'm not quite understanding. (: Nasir – could you rephrase your question? I’m not quite understanding. (:

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