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iPhone Anti-Snatching Lock Steals Thieves’ Golden Seconds

Apple is testing an iPhone lock that could shut thieves out the moment a snatch is detected.

Key takeaways

  • A stolen unlocked iPhone is dangerous because the thief does not need to break in — the door is already open.
  • Apple is working on a feature that would automatically lock an iPhone when the system detects that it has been snatched from a user’s hand, according to 9to5Mac . ...
  • That makes this more than another privacy setting. MLXIO analysis: Apple appears to be targeting the most dangerous few seconds in phone theft: the gap between the...
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