A special security feature is coming to millions of iPhone users. This feature will protect the iPhone from data theft. This feature was recently added in iOS 18.1, which some users have received. This feature has been found in some iPhone models. This security feature automatically reboots the device if the phone is locked for a long time, making it very difficult to bypass the phone’s security.
New security feature
According to the report, several iPhone models held by the US police department for forensic investigation were found to be repeatedly rebooted. The automatic reboot made it difficult to bypass the phone’s security. According to a 404 Media report, the device had problems unlocking due to repeated reboots on its own. Because of this, the police department had to face difficulty in examining the seized iPhone.
Media reports said that Michigan police said in their document that Apple recently added this feature, so that the phone receives a signal to reboot from another device. However, a security researcher has discovered an inactivity reboot security feature in the code of iOS 18.2. This feature is specially designed in such a way that if the phone is not unlocked for a long time, it will reboot automatically.
It is impossible to steal data!
After the introduction of this security feature, even if the iPhone is stolen, it will be left with just a box. This feature from Apple will not allow the phone to be unlocked, making data theft less likely. Apple encrypts user data in two ways. Data is encrypted before the first unlock of the device and after the first unlock of the device.
However, this is not the first time that Apple has released a security feature for its iPhone. The company has disabled USB debugging in its iPhones by default, making the phone’s data inaccessible via USB.
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