iOS 26.4 Enables Stolen Device Protection by Default for All iPhones

Starting with iOS 26.4, Stolen Device Protection volition beryllium enabled by default and turned connected for each iPhone users. Stolen Device Protection adds other information successful lawsuit of carnal ‌iPhone‌ theft.


Apple implemented Stolen Device Protection backmost successful 2023 aft reports astir a caller ‌iPhone‌ theft method. Thieves would spy connected an intended unfortunate to larn their passcode, past bargain the target's ‌iPhone‌. With the passcode, criminals were capable to bare slope accounts, entree passwords, and crook disconnected Find My.

Stolen Device Protection requires further authentication done Face ID oregon Touch ID to entree definite ‌iPhone‌ features similar the Passwords app, Lost mode successful ‌Find My‌, Safari purchases, and more. Some features are disabled wholly without authentication, portion others person a one-hour information delay.

Actions requiring ‌Face ID‌ oregon ‌Touch ID‌ to complete:

• Viewing/using passwords oregon passkeys saved successful iCloud Keychain


• Applying for a caller Apple Card


• Viewing an ‌Apple Card‌ virtual card


• Turning disconnected Lost Mode


• Erasing each contented and settings


• Taking definite Apple Cash and Savings actions successful Wallet


• Using outgo methods saved successful Safari


• Using your ‌iPhone‌ to acceptable up a caller device

These actions bash not person a passcode backup, truthful you can't usage a passcode to debar utilizing ‌Face ID‌ oregon ‌Touch ID‌.

Actions that person a 1-hour information delay, and necessitate 2 biometric authentications:

• Changing your Apple ID password


• Updating prime ‌Apple ID‌ relationship information settings, including adding oregon removing a trusted device, trusted telephone number, Recovery Key, oregon Recovery Contact


• Changing your ‌iPhone‌ passcode


• Adding oregon removing ‌Face ID‌ oregon ‌Touch ID‌


• Turning disconnected ‌Find My‌


• Turning disconnected Stolen Device Protection

Prior to iOS 26.4, Stolen Device Protection had to beryllium enabled manually successful the ‌Face ID‌ and Passcode conception of the Settings app. There is an enactment to region information delays erstwhile the ‌iPhone‌ is successful a acquainted location, which allows afloat functionality astatine location but extortion erstwhile retired and about.

iOS 26.4 is constricted to developers astatine the existent time, but a nationalist beta volition beryllium coming successful the adjacent future. Apple plans to merchandise the update successful the spring.
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