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Apple Developing iPhone Anti-Snatching Feature That Locks Stolen Phones Instantly
The feature would use accelerometer data and a paired Apple Watch to detect a snatch and lock the iPhone automatically.
- Apple is developing a new iPhone security feature that automatically locks devices when snatched from users' hands, leveraging the accelerometer and Apple Watch connection to detect the theft.
- Phone snatchers in large metropolitan areas use motorbikes to steal unlocked phones, which can be worth up to $1,000 to thieves—about $800 more than locked devices, according to Wired.
- Despite time-based security delays on Apple ID changes, thieves can cause significant damage accessing personal data and apps with unlocked iPhones, Mashable Light Speed wrote.
- Code reviewed by 9to5Mac confirms the features are under active development, with the Worldwide Developers Conference scheduled for June 8-12 representing the likely venue for unveiling.
- The snatch detection feature complements Apple's existing Stolen Device Protection ecosystem, which includes Activation Lock and Find My, adding real-time theft detection to the layered security approach.
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Apple Developing iPhone Anti-Snatching Feature That Locks Stolen Phones Instantly
Apple is developing a new feature that will lock your iPhone if it's snatched from your hand by a thief, according to Apple code seen by 9to5Mac. The option will use the gyroscope, accelerometer, and other sensors to determine when an iPhone has been grabbed. It'll also rely on a paired Apple Watch to detect when the iPhone has suddenly moved away from the owner's wrist.
·United States
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The iPhone is torn out of hand and unlocked – this often happens and is extremely annoying. Apple now wants to introduce a security system.
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- 45% of the sources lean Left, 44% of the sources are Center
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C 44%
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