iPhone Theft Lock Fights the Seconds Thieves Exploit

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Apple is testing an iPhone lock that reacts during a snatch, not hours later—targeting unlocked sessions thieves exploit.

Apple is reportedly building an iPhone anti-snatching lock that would shut down access when a device is grabbed while unlocked — the precise moment existing lost-p...
That shift matters because the attack is not remote. It is physical, fast, and aimed at the few seconds when the phone is already open. Smartphone theft has “risen ste...
Apple Is Targeting the Moment After the Grab, Not the Hours After the Loss
The reported feature would bring the iPhone closer to Android’s Theft Detection Lock, a system designed to detect when a phone has been ripped from a user’s ha...

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