{"id":58430,"date":"2025-04-03T12:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T12:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b627682d-0a21-4db3-b2d0-770633aed9c3"},"modified":"2025-04-03T12:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T12:32:01","slug":"a-bizarre-ios-18-4-bug-is-surprising-iphone-users-with-random-app-installs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/a-bizarre-ios-18-4-bug-is-surprising-iphone-users-with-random-app-installs\/","title":{"rendered":"A bizarre iOS 18.4 bug is surprising iPhone users with random app installs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_image\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage c-cmsImage_loaded\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/84a3b3bf8361ae35c06d74bbd97e619efd407cd1\/2025\/04\/03\/e99f7c35-7f8b-4d4a-aa3f-aa1aca9cc3fa\/bizarre-ios-18-4-bug-installs-random-apps-on-some-users-iphones.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=768\" alt=\"Bizarre iOS 18.4 bug installs random apps on some users' iPhones\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/5bf79bfc50b2d543e680f739afb550af3ae70d43\/2025\/04\/03\/e99f7c35-7f8b-4d4a-aa3f-aa1aca9cc3fa\/bizarre-ios-18-4-bug-installs-random-apps-on-some-users-iphones.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"Bizarre iOS 18.4 bug installs random apps on some users' iPhones\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/875dbaad7e10fb2ca800fc2327fb7b61352853e0\/2025\/04\/03\/e99f7c35-7f8b-4d4a-aa3f-aa1aca9cc3fa\/bizarre-ios-18-4-bug-installs-random-apps-on-some-users-iphones.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"Bizarre iOS 18.4 bug installs random apps on some users' iPhones\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/875dbaad7e10fb2ca800fc2327fb7b61352853e0\/2025\/04\/03\/e99f7c35-7f8b-4d4a-aa3f-aa1aca9cc3fa\/bizarre-ios-18-4-bug-installs-random-apps-on-some-users-iphones.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"Bizarre iOS 18.4 bug installs random apps on some users' iPhones\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Elyse Betters Picaro \/ ZDNET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A small number of iPhone users who have installed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/whats-new-in-ios-18-4-ai-priority-notifications-and-9-other-big-updates\/\">latest iOS 18.4 update<\/a> are finding apps installed on their handsets that they did not install.<\/p>\n<h2>New and previously deleted apps<\/h2>\n<p>There are at least three threads over on Reddit detailing the issue. Some users report new apps &#8212; usually games like Squid Game or Cooking Mama &#8212; and others are saying that apps that were previously deleted have reappeared. <\/p>\n<p><strong>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ios-18-4-update-draining-your-iphones-battery-try-these-6-fixes\/\">iOS 18.4 update draining your iPhone&#8217;s battery? Try these six fixes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Okay so after updating to iOS 18.4 successfully,&#8221; wrote Reddit user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ios\/comments\/1joout2\/when_updating_apps-this_chinese-game_install\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">MoistCombination1991<\/a>, &#8220;I went to the app store to update apps. And to my surprise this Chinese game install itself automatically.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Reddit user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ios\/comments\/1jodhhh\/comment\/mkzswog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">scurry126<\/a> sheds a bit more light on the issue. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This happened to me. I got Cooking Mama added to my home screen. What&#8217;s weird is that looking at the App Store, Cooking Mama shows &#8216;Get&#8217; instead of the redownload button. So according to the App Store, I&#8217;ve never owned it but it appeared on my device.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/home-and-office\/kitchen-household\/apple-home-finally-gets-robot-vacuum-support-thanks-to-matter-and-ios-18-4\/\"><strong>Apple Home finally gets robot vacuum support, thanks to Matter and iOS 18.4<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another user, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/ios\/comments\/1joavoj\/comment\/mkqg9p5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">MildAndClassic<\/a>, puts it quite bluntly: <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today I feel like I&#8217;m using some cheap Chinese mobile where after software update some random application installed in my phone for no reason.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/how-to-clear-your-iphone-cache-for-a-fresh-and-faster-start-in-2025\/\"><strong>How to clear your iPhone cache for a fresh (and faster) start in 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a thread over on Apple&#8217;s own support forum from someone called <a href=\"https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/256029403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">Someandroiduser<\/a> who reports that a game called Last War Survival, an app that was previously installed, has reappeared on the Home Screen. <\/p>\n<p><!----><\/p>\n<h2>So, what&#8217;s going on here?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>The bottom line is we do not know, other than that it is clearly some sort of mistake on Apple&#8217;s end, and it is clearly rather embarrassing for a company that makes so much noise about security to start installing random apps onto people&#8217;s iPhones. <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll have to wait for Apple to explain what happened here. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/whats-new-in-ios-18-4-ai-priority-notifications-and-9-other-big-updates\/\"><strong>What&#8217;s new in iOS 18.4? 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