I've tried out different lock screen shortcuts on my iPhone in iOS 18 — these are my 9 favorites
Simply press and hold on your lock screen, tapping on the Customize button that pops up. After you select the lock screen to ...
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New iOS 18.1 Feature Drives Cops Crazy: Secret 'Inactivity Reboot' Locks up iPhone After Four Days
Apple's iOS 18.1 auto-reboot feature locks iPhones after four days, blocking easy access, but at the same time, frustrating ...
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Apple quietly added ‘Inactivity Reboot’ in iOS 18.1 to safeguard a lost or stolen iPhone
404 Media reported that iPhones stored by police in evidence were rebooting themselves, and it turns out it’s all due to a ...
iOS 18.1—Apple Secretly Added A Cool New iPhone Security Feature
Apple has quietly added a new security feature in iOS 18.1 called Inactivity Reboot. Here's what you need to know.
No, Your iPhone Is Not ‘Mysteriously Rebooting’: Here’s What’s Happening
A recent report suggested that iPhones were secretly communicating with each other in a way the police didn’t like. Now there’s a new answer to the mystery.
Apple Makes It More Difficult for Crooks and Cops To Look at Your Phone
The inactivity reboot code stipulates that iPhones should automatically reboot themselves after a certain amount of ...
iOS 18.1 added a new ‘Inactivity Reboot’ security feature for iPhone
Last week, a report from 404 Media highlighted concerns from law enforcement officials about iPhones automatically rebooting themselves. While ...
iPhones quietly got a new security feature that’s frustrating the FBI and investigators
A new iPhone security feature in iOS 18 will make it tough for forensic analysts to obtain data from a locked device ...
Apple's new iPhone update is locking law enforcement out of phones
Last week, 404 Media reported on a new phenomenon occurring that was freaking out law enforcement. iPhones that were being ...
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How this new iPhone feature could be a ‘headache’ for thieves
When an iPhone reboots, it enters a highly secure "Before First Unlock" (BFU) state, requiring the original ... by Apple in iOS 18.1. The feature's existence was verified through code analysis, as ...
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iPhones are rebooting to protect your data from thieves – here’s how it works
What’s the purpose of this? Well, when an iPhone is rebooted, it moves from what’s called After First Unlock (AFU) mode to a Before First Unlock (BFU) status. An iPhone running in BFU mode is more ...