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 new Inactivity Reboot feature shipping in iOS 18.1. First reported by security researcher Jiska Classen, this new feature reboots your iPhone if it has gone unused for at least four days.
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 law enforcement in forensic probes.
New iOS 18.1 Security Feature Reboots Your iPhone if It’s Inactive For Too Long
Last week, we saw a report of law enforcement officials being concerned that iPhones were secretly communicating with each other to force reboots, frustrating law enforcement. However, while it seems these suspicions were indeed based on a change that Apple made in a recent iOS update, it’s not what police forensic investigators first thought.
iPhones Kept by Law Enforcement Allegedly Reboot Themselves, Locking Them Out
Law enforcement officials said they want to raise awareness of the issue across the forensic and investigative fields.
iPhones might be harder for police to unlock, thanks to new reboot feature
New code introduced in the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system could make it more difficult for both police and thieves to unlock iPhones. 404 Media reported Thursday that law enforcement officials were warning each other that phones being stored for forensic examination seemed to be rebooting themselves — something that security experts confirmed
Apple's new iPhone update is locking law enforcement out of phones
Apple made your iPhone more secure and apparently no one really noticed until law enforcement got locked out of devices they had previously or were trying to crack. Last week, 404 Media reported on a new phenomenon occurring that was freaking out law enforcement.
iOS 18.1 brings inactivity reboot to iPhones: Your phone will lock down if?
OS 18.1 was recently rolled out by Apple for eligible iPhone users. The much awaited iOS 18.1 not only brought Apple Intelligence to iPhone users but also a bunch of new features and tools. As iPhone users wait for the next set of AI tools with iOS 18.
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A newly reported iPhone phenomenon could be bad news for both cops and robbers
Phones are seemingly rebooting automatically and sending signals to nearby units to do the same, and we aren’t sure if it’s a ...