Apple's iOS 18.1 update makes it much more difficult for thieves to get access to a smartphone after a 72-hour period.

With iOS 18, Apple introduced a feature that causes the iPhone to reboot every three days, security researchers have ...

Apple covertly inserted a new security feature in iOS 18.1 that automatically prompts iPhones to reboot after 72 hours of ...

Apple’s new iPhone software comes with a novel security feature that reboots the phone if it’s not unlocked for 72 hours, ...

However, the explanation is actually much simpler. Referring to the feature as an "inactivity reboot," AppleInsider says that ...