The new security measure that no one has told you about and which is designed to combat iPhone theft but which is also affecting other groups.
In the iOS 18.1 update for the iPhone, a multitude of new features have been included, but one of them went unnoticed, until law enforcement raised their voices.
What few people knew is that with the iOS 18.1 update, the Cupertino company has released the so-called “inactivity restart” on our iPhone.
So, when law enforcement was trying to unlock an iPhone to extract information, they noticed a new security measure that Apple had kept secret.
And it is that the iPhones that the security forces had in their possession, mysteriously, were rebooted from time to time, which made it quite difficult for them to collect evidence.
Now, a researcher at X, the former Twitter, has clarified that Apple mysteriously deployed a feature with iOS 18.1 that restarts the iPhone if it has not been unlocked for a specific time.
This inactivity reset is more designed for the issue of theft, criminals, and hackers in general, but it can also cause some inconvenience to law enforcement.
Basically, “inactivity reset” integrates a timer, and this timer is reset when the iPhone is unlocked.
When the iPhone hasn’t been unlocked for about four days, it automatically restarts, returning to the phase before the first unlock.
According to what is said, this feature has been born to deter thieves and the like from stealing iPhones, who then usually decrypt and resell them later.
Obviously, that is also causing a headache for law enforcement, who must take into account this new Apple security feature if they want to extract information from devices.
