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"

  • GhostalmediaEnglish
    1•1 month ago

    Yea, eSIM is starting to take over the contemporary phone market.

    • JWBananasEnglish
      2•1 month ago

      The last 3 generations of iPhone released in the US do not have physical SIM card slots at all.

      • GhostalmediaEnglish
        1•1 month ago

        Yeah, and a bunch of other manufacturers were quick to follow.

        I’m still on the fence of whether or not this is a good thing. In this scenario, it’s a pro. Cops or crooks can’t remove a SIM if there is no physical SIM.