Apple has settled its 2019 lawsuit with Corellium, a company that builds virtual iOS devices used by security researchers to find bugs in iPhones and other iOS devices, the Washington Post reported. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but the agreement comes after Apple suffered a great legal loss in the dispute at the end of 2020.
Corellium’s software allows users to run virtual iPhones on a computer browser, giving them deep access to iOS without the need for a physical device. In addition to accusing Corellium of infringing its copyrights, Apple said the company sells its product indiscriminately, thereby compromising the security of the platform.
However, a judge rejected the copyright claims, calling them “confusing, even dishonest”. He wrote in its decision that “the Court finds that Corellium has met its burden of establishing fair use”, adding that its use of iOS in this context was permitted.
Corellium began rolling out its platform to individual subscribers earlier this year, having only previously made it available to enterprise users. Each access request is individually reviewed so that it does not fall into the wrong hands for malicious purposes, according to the company.
Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Engadget.
