iOS, Apple and Inactivity Reboot

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.
Apple's new "inactivity reboot" in iOS 18.1 frustrates law enforcement's access to iPhones
Media reported last week that some iPhones in the possession of law enforcement were mysteriously rebooting, making it more difficult for forensic experts to break
Apple Intelligence Features Like ChatGPT Hit iPhones in iOS 18.2 Beta
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With iOS 18, Apple Makes Locked iPhones Harder to Crack
After publishing an article breaking the news about how police were seeing iPhones stored for examination mysteriously reboot themselves, 404 Media covers the subsequent revelation that Apple has increased security in iOS 18 by automatically rebooting iPhones after they have spent four days in a locked state.
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.
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
Report: Apple Adds "Inactivity Reboot" Feature to iPhones
There’s something unexpected happening with iPhones that have the latest version of iOS 18.1. Specifically, law enforcement and tech journalists have reported that iPhones, when left unattended for long enough,

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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 ...
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Apple has warned investors that its future suite of new products may never be as profitable as the iPhone. The company issued ...
iPhones now auto-restart to block access to encrypted data after long idle times
Apple has added a new security feature with the iOS 18.1 update released last month to ensure that iPhones automatically ...
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Apple sells $46 billion worth of iPhones over the summer as AI helps end slump
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