How to turn on iPhone Stolen Device Protection; and should you? 9to5Mac: Saturday, December 23, 2023
An important new security feature for iPhone has arrived to test with the iOS 17.3 beta that gives you protection in the event your device is stolen. Join along for a look at how to turn on iPhone Stolen Device Protection and also some advice on whether or not you should use the feature. With the first iOS 17.3 beta, Apple launched the ability to test out iPhone Stolen Device Protection. The feature comes after WSJ’s Joanna Stern investigated a rise in iPhone thefts in public places like bars. The approach typically saw attackers observing victims entering their passcodes before stealing their iPhones and then using that to immediately change their Apple ID password and lock the owners out of their accounts and even iCloud backups. Notably, Joanna even interviewed an iPhone thief who was able to take more than $300,000 from victims using this attack. Fortunately, iPhone Stolen Device Protection solves the problem by requiring biometric authentication when away from trusted places like home and work. It also includes a time delay for a second biometric authentication for certain sensitive actions. Check out more details on how exactly it works in our full coverage: Should you turn on iPhone Stolen Device Protection? Short answer, yes. Here’s more context… • The brilliant thing about Stolen Device Protection is that there’s very little downside to the user experience while providing a great boost to security. • After turning the feature on, if you end up in an unlikely situation where Face ID or Touch ID isn’t working: o You can keep using your device for texts, calls, and most functions – you just won’t be able to do sensitive actions like changing Apple ID password, changing the passcode or Face ID/Touch ID, seeing saved passwords, etc. o You can turn Stolen Device Protection off with your passcode when back at a familiar location like home before you get your iPhone repaired How to turn on iPhone Stolen Device Protection 1. Make sure you’re running the iOS 17.3 beta on your iPhone (beta installation guide) 2. Open the Settings app 3. Swipe down and tap Face ID & Passcode (or Touch ID & Passcode) 4. Now under Stolen Device Protection tap Turn On Protection That’s it! As mentioned above, if you need to turn it off after the rare event of breaking or damaging your Face ID TrueDepth camera or Touch ID sensor, you can use your passcode to do that when at a trusted location. Original Article at: https://9to5mac.com/2023/12/23/turn-on-iphone-stolen-device-protection/ -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/fcc32002-ddb1-4c95-b96f-b888aca7890fn%40googlegroups.com.
