That means it’s harder for phone thieves, too.

"There is an apparently new iOS 18 security feature that reboots iPhones that haven’t been unlocked in a few days, frustrating police by making it harder to break into suspects’ iPhones

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Apple added “inactivity reboot” code in iOS 18.1 that triggers iPhones to restart after they’ve been locked for four days"

  • TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world
    11·
    7 hours ago

    You don’t have to reboot it. You just have to click the main side button several times (10?). Which you can do by feel.