Selokhu kwafika i-iOS 7, i-Apple yengeze umsebenzi omusha osivumele ukuthi sithole futhi sivimbe idivayisi uma kungenzeka yebiwe noma siyilahlile, umsebenzi omusha owehlise inani lokweba kwalesi siginali e-United States, kusukela Ngokukhiya idivayisi, i-iPhone yaba yisisindo esimba eqolo kakhulu, kodwa ngaphandle kokusebenzisa, ngaphandle kokuthi umnikazi osemthethweni afake iphasiwedi ye-akhawunti i-terminal ehlanganiswe nayo. Abafana baseCupertino qhubeka nokusebenza ngokuzama ukwenza ngcono ukuphepha kwamatheminali abo futhi ibhalise ilungelo lobunikazi elizovumela ukuthola i-iPhone eyebiwe noma ngabe icishiwe noma i-SIM khadi isusiwe.
U-Apple ukwazile ukubhalisa i-Pantene e-United States Patent kanye ne-Trademark Office, ilungelo lobunikazi elichaza indlela yokuthola isikhundla se-iPhone noma icishiwe. Njengamanje i-iPhone inquma ukuma emephini inqobo nje uma inokuxhumeka kwe-inthanethi, ngokuxhumeka kwe-Wi-Fi noma nge-SIM khadi. Ngenxa yale patent enenombolo us20160323703 efakwe ngoMeyi 6, i-Apple yakhele uhlelo oluthi ikuvumela ukuthi uvule ingxenye yokugcina ukuze uthumele indawo yayo kumsebenzisi.
Lapho isikhundla sitholakala ngezimpondo eziseduze zeselula, idivayisi izothumela i-imeyili noma i-sms kumnikazi wesikhungo. Igunya lobunikazi alicacisi ukuthi isaziso sizothunyelwa kanjani. Futhi awucacisiwe kwilungelo lobunikazi uma lo msebenzi uzotholakala kuphela ku-iPhone noma unganwetshwa kwi-iPad naku-MacBook, ngoba okwamanje akuvumela kuphela ukuthi uthumele indawo yakho ngamanethiwekhi we-Wi-Fi oxhuma kuwo. Okwamanje asazi ukuthi lo msebenzi uzotholakala nini kumamodeli we-iPhone alandelayo, ngoba ukubhaliswa kwawo akusho ukuthi kufanele kutholakale ngesikhathi esithile, kumane nje kubhalise ukuzivikela ekusetshenzisweni okungenzeka ngumncintiswano.