I looked down at my watch, and suddenly realised that if I didn’t hurry, I was going to be late for my flight. Downing my coffee, I quickly gathered my stuff from my table at the coffeeshop where I had been sitting by myself. As I did so, a stranger who was passing by stopped, pulled out his phone, and enthusiastically exclaimed, “Hey, my phone has the same case as yours. Do you mind if I have a look at yours?” Without waiting for my answer, the man picked up my phone and began turning it over and examining it minutely. I was taken aback, but the man’s enthusiasm seemed genuine which was understandable as my phone case is a classic that has saved my phone from many a hard fall. So I finished putting away my stuff, picked up my bag, collected my phone from the stranger and hurriedly left. As I dashed out of the coffeeshop, I saw my boss sitting at another table. He was gesticulating at me and mouthing, “How could you give your phone to a stranger?” I waved at him but didn’t stop as I was already late for my flight. However I glanced down at my phone’s screen as I ran. To my horror, all the icons had disappeared. All that I could see was several rows of tiny hieroglyphics slowly scrolling on a white screen. How was I going to disable my credit cards if I couldn’t even call the bank? I mean how was I going to be able to do anything with a phone that was as good as bricked. As my heart began pounding, I sat up and realised I was in bed. It was all just a dream though it seemed so real. has always worried me. Even the man’s claim to having the same phone case was just the right way to disarm my suspicions as I usually strongly recommend that case to any iPhone 6S+ user I meet. Phone hacking Still, it was weird how the faceless monsters of my childhood nightmares are being replaced with faceless hackers. As I tossed around trying to fall asleep, I recalled reading that dreaming of ‘being late’ symbolises a desire for a change in life. My brother had just told me he had upgraded to the XS while I had decided to stick with 6S+ on principle and price. Was the meaning of my dream a desire for a change of phone? Forget about subliminal advertising, this is a whole new level. Apple has hacked my dreams! Help!
