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title: "What is sandbox in ios?"  
description: "What is sandbox in ios?"  
author: "Ailsa Singh"  
published: 2017-01-07  
updated: 2020-09-19  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/23148/what-is-sandbox-in-ios  
category: "ios"  
tags: ["ios"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is sandbox in ios?

A sandbox is a security technique for separating running applications specially in terms of mobile application . A sandbox limit the application to access files, preferences, network resources and hardware etc. In sandboxing process, the system installs each app in its own sandbox directory, that acts as the home directory for the app and its data.

## Answers

### Answer by Ailsa Singh

A sandbox is a security technique for separating running applications specially in terms of mobile application . A sandbox limit the application to access files, preferences, network resources and hardware etc. In sandboxing process, the system installs each app in its own sandbox directory, that acts as the home directory for the app and its data.


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