Suspicious notification with Apple logo on iPad

Greeting,


I was reading on my iPad and a notification pop up and said click here to confirm your Samsung TV I never clicked on it, but this is a first time I have encountered this so I cleared all my notifications and on top of that it had the apple logo box with the happy face. So is my iPad ok ? Everything is updated on my iPad.


is there something I can do to make sure ?



Regards,

Marko


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Original Title: iPad notifications alert

iPad Pro, iPadOS 18

Posted on Sep 8, 2025 05:09 PM

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Posted on Sep 9, 2025 02:06 AM

Do you actually have a Samsung smart TV that supports AirPlay?


If you do have an applicable Samsung TV, then the notification might be benign. If you don't have a Samsung TV, then it is very possible that the notification may be something else of greater concern - however, without benefit of screenshots that illustrate precisely what you observed, it is impossible to provide a definitive answer.


See:

Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support


Most scam alerts and fake notifications are designed to scare the unwary into giving away sensitive information - or to fool you into doing something that you shouldn’t - often to defraud you financially.


Providing that your iPad has been kept up-to-date with system software updates, you should not be overly concerned for your iPad being directly compromised. Due to the system architecture of iOS/iPadOS, unless jailbroken, your iPad is not susceptible to traditional malware infection per-se. However, as with all computer systems, there are still vulnerabilities and exploits to which you remain vulnerable. For older devices, no longer benefiting from regular security updates, the risk of an unpatched vulnerability being exploited increases. Regardless of the installed version of iPadOS, there are useful mitigations that can be used to significantly reduce your exposure to risk.



Threat Mitigation


The majority of threats to which you will be invariably exposed will surface via web pages or embedded links within email or other messaging platforms. Browser-based attacks can be largely and successfully mitigated by installing a good Content and Ad-blocking product. One of the most respected within the Apple App Store - designed for iPad, iPhone and Mac - is 1Blocker for Safari.

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/1blocker-for-safari/id1365531024


1Blocker is highly configurable - and crucially does not rely upon an external proxy-service of dubious provenance, often utilised by so-called AntiVirus products intended for iOS/iPadOS. Instead, all processing by 1Blocker takes place on your device - and contrary to expectations, Safari will run faster and more efficiently.


Unwanted content is not simply filtered after download (a technique used by basic/inferior products), but instead undesirable embedded content is blocked from download. The 1Blocker product has also introduced its new “Firewall” functions - that are explicitly designed to block “trackers”. Being implemented at the network-layer, this additional protection works across all Apps. Recent updates to 1Blocker has introduced additional network extensions, extending protection to other Apps.


A further to improve protection from exploits is to use a security focussed DNS Service in preference to automatic DNS settings. This can either be set on a per-device basis in Settings, or can be set-up on your home Router - and in so doing extends the benefit of this specific protection to other devices on your local network. I suggest using one of the following DNS services - for which IPv4 and IPv6 server addresses are listed:


Quad9 (recommended)


9.9.9.9

149.112.112.112

2620:fe::fe

2620:fe::9



OpenDNS


208.67.222.222

208.67.220.220

2620:119:35::35

2620:119:53::53



Cloudflare


1.1.1.1

1.0.0.1

2606:4700:4700::1111

2606:4700:4700::1001



Use of the above DNS services will help to shield you from “known bad” websites and URLs - and when used alongside 1Blocker, or other reputable Content Blocker, provides defence in depth.


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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Sep 9, 2025 02:06 AM in response to Marko1965

Do you actually have a Samsung smart TV that supports AirPlay?


If you do have an applicable Samsung TV, then the notification might be benign. If you don't have a Samsung TV, then it is very possible that the notification may be something else of greater concern - however, without benefit of screenshots that illustrate precisely what you observed, it is impossible to provide a definitive answer.


See:

Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support


Most scam alerts and fake notifications are designed to scare the unwary into giving away sensitive information - or to fool you into doing something that you shouldn’t - often to defraud you financially.


Providing that your iPad has been kept up-to-date with system software updates, you should not be overly concerned for your iPad being directly compromised. Due to the system architecture of iOS/iPadOS, unless jailbroken, your iPad is not susceptible to traditional malware infection per-se. However, as with all computer systems, there are still vulnerabilities and exploits to which you remain vulnerable. For older devices, no longer benefiting from regular security updates, the risk of an unpatched vulnerability being exploited increases. Regardless of the installed version of iPadOS, there are useful mitigations that can be used to significantly reduce your exposure to risk.



Threat Mitigation


The majority of threats to which you will be invariably exposed will surface via web pages or embedded links within email or other messaging platforms. Browser-based attacks can be largely and successfully mitigated by installing a good Content and Ad-blocking product. One of the most respected within the Apple App Store - designed for iPad, iPhone and Mac - is 1Blocker for Safari.

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/1blocker-for-safari/id1365531024


1Blocker is highly configurable - and crucially does not rely upon an external proxy-service of dubious provenance, often utilised by so-called AntiVirus products intended for iOS/iPadOS. Instead, all processing by 1Blocker takes place on your device - and contrary to expectations, Safari will run faster and more efficiently.


Unwanted content is not simply filtered after download (a technique used by basic/inferior products), but instead undesirable embedded content is blocked from download. The 1Blocker product has also introduced its new “Firewall” functions - that are explicitly designed to block “trackers”. Being implemented at the network-layer, this additional protection works across all Apps. Recent updates to 1Blocker has introduced additional network extensions, extending protection to other Apps.


A further to improve protection from exploits is to use a security focussed DNS Service in preference to automatic DNS settings. This can either be set on a per-device basis in Settings, or can be set-up on your home Router - and in so doing extends the benefit of this specific protection to other devices on your local network. I suggest using one of the following DNS services - for which IPv4 and IPv6 server addresses are listed:


Quad9 (recommended)


9.9.9.9

149.112.112.112

2620:fe::fe

2620:fe::9



OpenDNS


208.67.222.222

208.67.220.220

2620:119:35::35

2620:119:53::53



Cloudflare


1.1.1.1

1.0.0.1

2606:4700:4700::1111

2606:4700:4700::1001



Use of the above DNS services will help to shield you from “known bad” websites and URLs - and when used alongside 1Blocker, or other reputable Content Blocker, provides defence in depth.


Sep 10, 2025 08:21 AM in response to Marko1965

I get this from time to time on my iPad. It wants to connect to my iPad via Airplay to my TV. When clicking on the the notification your TV will display a 4 digit code to type into the iPad… now your screen on the iPad is displayed on the TV. This is how I watch the Apple event yesterday from Apple’s web site from my iPad. It’s not a scam. If I remember right the notification will display your TV name along with the size of the TV.

Sep 10, 2025 09:05 AM in response to LotusPilot

Greetings,


I get so paranoid now with all these scammers trying to penetrate information. Plex was breached 2 days ago from third-party data user id and email and password was stolen,so I had to change my password and enable 2FA and pin code, and I even changed my email.. I have data protection enabled on the iCloud if hackers penetrate iCloud security were a big trouble, but I doubt that very much

Sep 10, 2025 10:33 AM in response to Marko1965



Never had a problem with scammers with anything Apple.

Marko1965 wrote:

Greetings,

I get so paranoid now with all these scammers trying to penetrate information. Plex was breached 2 days ago from third-party data user id and email and password was stolen,so I had to change my password and enable 2FA and pin code, and I even changed my email.. I have data protection enabled on the iCloud if hackers penetrate iCloud security were a big trouble, but I doubt that very much


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