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There are a lot of big changes iniOS 18, but theres one that you may not have noticed.
Security ResearcherJiska Classenposted a timelapse of this feature in action over on X.
See the latest iOS inactivity reboot in action!iOS 18 comes with improved anti-theft measures.
Three days w/o unlock, the iPhone will reboot, preventing thieves from getting your data.
It doesnt matter whether a phone is in the hands of thieves, law enforcement or someone else entirely.
It turns out it wasnt anything quite so technical.
Those reboots also seem to be happening regardless of whether an iPhone has a signal or not.
Meaning its coded into the phone itself, and not prompted by an outside force.
For ordinary people, its unlikely youll experience the automatic lockout very often.
Odds are youre using your iPhone every day, and means the timer cant count down to completion.
But for anyone trying to gain unauthorized access?
Suddenly theyre going to have a much harder time accessing your data.
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