Apple added a secret feature in iOS 18.1 to improve system security
Last week we discovered that Detroit police concluded that the iPhone was capable of communicating with other phones to reboot and avoid experiencing brute force unlocking to collect incriminating evidence. Well, that’s not the case. An iPhone is not capable of secretly communicating with another iPhone. Even if there is some truth to this whole story…
Apple incorporated a secret feature of iOS 18.1 specially designed to improve system security in the event of loss or theft.
After introducing the Device Theft Protection feature in iOS 17.3, Apple has now added a new security feature in iOS 18.1 that forces the iPhone to a restart after a period of inactivity.
How the new iOS 18.1 security feature works
The iOS 18.1 security feature that Apple introduced on its iPhone isn’t created to prevent a police officer from finding evidence on your phone. But in reality It is designed to protect user data after loss or theft.
As you point out very well Until Since Mastodon, Apple has included a core extension in the system which activates automatically if the system is not unlocked. That is, if you have an iPhone turned on and you haven’t unlocked it for a long time, the phone will restart.
But iPhone auto restart with iOS 18.1 happens much later than you can imagine. Actually 4 days must pass without the device being unlocked. It should be remembered that this is not a function created to avoid forensic examination, the real enemy is anyone who wants to access the system for malicious purposes.
This is a feature that may not bother anyone who has had their iPhone unlocked for 4 days, but it does make a difference when it comes to increase computer security by restarting automatically to avoid brute force unlocking.
Other changes in iOS 18.1
The launch of iOS 18.1 took place at the end of October and mainly focused on the artificial intelligence functions of Apple Intelligence. This new service is initially available in English for users in the United States but will reach the rest of the world in the coming months.
With Apple Intelligence, iOS 18.1 users have access to writing tools correct and summarize texts, Siri improvements with a new design with more natural conversations and more context, natural language search in Photosthe Clean Up function to remove objects from images and audio transcriptions in Notes and other apps.
In addition, iOS 18.1 also brings changes to the Control Center integrating new shortcuts to Wi-Fi, Satellite, AirDrop and other functions. So if you haven’t updated to iOS 18.1 yet, we recommend you do so. Not only for Apple news, but also to improve the security of your iPhone.
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