Getting into a stolen iPhone will soon be an almost impossible task for thieves. Apple because he is going to iOS 17.3 introduces a brand new feature to increase protection for stolen devices, which will significantly increase the security of phones and thus reduce the risk of theft.ancand potential breaking into them after they have been stolen. From the AppThis is largely a reaction to reports from the beginning of this year that thieves are increasingly using a tactic where the PIN number of a person is first read and then the phone is stolen, which makes it easy for attackers to access it. A PIN number is enough for many tasks, including confirming payments via Apple Pay or password reset Apple ID.
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The new feature is called Stolen Device Protection and is quite simple in nature. When this feature is enabled, a numeric code is not required for verification, but Face ID whether Touch IDFor particularly sensitive actions, such as changing the password to Apple ID and so on and so forth Apple adds an hour-long security delay that works so that after verification via Face ID whether Touch ID you need to wait one hour, then confirm the request again with biometrics and only then is the given action made available. However, it should be added here in one breath that the delay will be iPhone run only in unknown places. If the action is entered at home, at work, or in general in places where the user is often present and therefore it is likely that he entered the action, there will be no one-hour delay and everything will proceed as normal.
Since this is a safety feature associated with Face ID whether Touch ID, you probably won't be surprised to find that its settings are made in the section Face ID/Touch ID and password, where the Stolen Device Protection option will be added. After upgrading to iOS 17.3, all users will be prompted to activate it, as it is a significant increase in the overall security of the device. If you are interested in the new feature now, you can get it via the beta iOS 17.3. The public version can then be expected sometime around the turn of January and February.
Actions that will require authentication after the feature is enabled Face ID or Touch ID:
- View/use passwords or access keys stored in iCloud Keychain
- Applying for a new card Apple Card
- View the virtual card Apple Card
- Turn off Lost mode
- Erasing all content and settings
- Proconducting certain events with Apple Cash and saving in the Wallet app
- Using payment methods stored in Safari
- Using iPhone to set up a new device
Actions that will require authentication using Face ID or Touch ID and will have an hour-long safety delay after the function is turned on:
- Changing the password Apple ID
- Update selected account security settings Apple ID, including adding or removing a trusted device, trusted phone number, recovery key, or recovery contact.
- Change iPhone passcode
- Add or remove Face ID or Touch ID
- Turn off Find
- Deactivating device theft protection
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Great news. I would also add a second pin that would only be used for changes to find my a apple ID but I understand that after this change it will seem redundant.
People who wipe their phone in the store before purchasing will have to wait an hour longer
I don't know, but isn't it normal to go sell an already wiped phone?
And why is this function revolutionary???!1!!?
I would welcome them if they were locked iPhone could not be turned off without entering the code. I don't really understand why it doesn't work like this.
I would also like it if the photos were locked and you could only log into them via face ID.
Because when I put it in someone's hand, I always have to watch what they are looking at.
Once upon a time, there was a ios the function that all applications could be locked and only those files and applications that you set yourself could be started/opened