Here’s Why Thieves Will Find It Difficult to Break into Your Stolen iPhones Soon
When your phone is stolen, the first thing you worry about is all the data stored on the device and the hassle you have to go through to get a new SIM card. However, Apple is ready to tighten things up for iPhone users in the near future.
The company is working on iOS 17.3 beta, which has a new feature called Stolen Device Protection that builds an extra layer of protection in case your iPhone is stolen. The biggest security measure iPhone users will get after the next iOS 17 update is Face ID or Touch ID authentication, which allows anyone else to access your data or even reset the device.
Apple takes the level of security a step further by preventing a stranger from accessing your password stored in iCloud, which may contain confidential information such as bank passwords and your card’s PIN code, which help with quick one-time payments.
According to reports, Apple has been concerned about recent incidents of stolen iPhones being bypassed using a 6-digit passcode that allows them to reset the device or make other changes. But let’s say they are able to crack the code and bypass the security. Apple sets a second set of authentication through Face ID or Touch ID, which is activated one hour after the device is illegally accessed.
iPhones are popular with people, which makes them equally attractive to thieves, but Apple’s new focus on security for stolen iPhones could put an end to thieves targeting iPhones unless they manage to find a loophole to bypass these new security measures.
This week, the iOS 17.2 update was released to iPhone users, giving them a new status video feature on the iPhone 15 Pro, while all models get a new Journal app and some other security improvements.
