Inactivity Reboot Feature Makes iPhone More Secure
Police agencies suddenly issued alarms recently when they noticed that suddenly iPhones in their possession were quietly rebooting on their own, frustrating law enforcement who had previously seized the phone and wanted to extract information from them. It was later revealed that the culprit was the newest security feature that was put into Apple recent software update, called “inactivity reboot” which automatically resets iPhones to their “Before First Unlock” or BFU state after a phone has been locked for four consecutive days. The reset does not wipe the phone or its content, but…
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