iPhone’s New Feature Baffles Police: Adds Challenge To Investigation The new security features added to the iPhone’s new operating system, iOS 18, have caused some problems in the police investigation. A problem has been observed in the investigation because the iPhone, which is under the control of the police for forensic examination, reboots automatically.
The police will use a tool like ‘celebrity’ to check the data on the phone. Such tools are effective only on phones that are in the After First Unlock (AFU) state. But after the phone reboots, it goes into the Before First Unlock (BFU) state. This makes it difficult to access the phone’s data. This is why the police had a problem in investigating the iPhone under control, 404 media mentioned.
But later research revealed that this is happening with a new feature called ‘Inactive Reboot’ added to iOS 18. This feature automatically reboots the phone after four days of being locked.
According to experts, this feature of iOS 18 helps prevent the misuse of stolen iPhones. But this feature has added a challenge to the police investigation. But now there is no discussion about what will be the alternative.
