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Apple quietly introduced code into iOS 18.1 which reboots the device if it has not been unlocked for a period of time, reverting it to a state which improves the security of iPhones overall and is making it harder for police to break into the devices, according to multiple iPhone security experts. 

On Thursday, 404 Media reported that law enforcement officials were freaking out that iPhones which had been stored for examination were mysteriously rebooting themselves. At the time the cause was unclear, with the officials only able to speculate why they were being locked out of the devices. Now a day later, the potential reason why is coming into view.

“Apple indeed added a feature called ‘inactivity reboot’ in iOS 18.1.,” Dr.-Ing. Jiska Classen, a research group leader at the Hasso Plattner Institute, tweeted after 404 Media published on Thursday along with screenshots that they presented as the relevant pieces of code.

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[–] herrvogel@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (9 children)

You joke but people do that. I've seen people repurpose their old android phones to host small services on their home networks. I won't comment on how reasonable it is because battery, but it's a thing.

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 10 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Literally no difference between a low power SOC RaspberryPi or a fucking phone which is the same thing with a built-in display.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

What exactly is the phone fucking?

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

To shreds we all say. Hope you are well though.

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