That means it’s harder for phone thieves, too.

"There is an apparently new iOS 18 security feature that reboots iPhones that haven’t been unlocked in a few days, frustrating police by making it harder to break into suspects’ iPhones

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Apple added “inactivity reboot” code in iOS 18.1 that triggers iPhones to restart after they’ve been locked for four days"

  • lud@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    Is it hard to get a court order? I can’t imagine it would be much harder than a house warrant.

    • HappyTimeHarry@lemm.eeEnglish
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      6 months ago

      A court order doesnt magically give them the unlock code, the court can hold a person in contempt for refusing to give it in some instances but not indefinitely.

      • lud@lemm.ee
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        6 months ago

        Well surely the sentence for contempt of court must be fairly high, otherwise it would be a pretty useless law at all.