iOS 27.2 beta 2 reveals new details about unnanounced iPhone anti-snatching feature – 9to5Mac

iOS 27.2 beta 2 reveals new details about unnanounced iPhone anti-snatching feature  9to5Mac

Apple continues to work on a feature that automatically locks an iPhone when it detects that the device has been snatched from its owner’s hand. Apple continues to work on a feature that automatically locks an iPhone when it detects that the device has been snatched from its owner’s hand. Here are the details. Earlier this year, 9to5Mac first reported that Apple was working on a new iPhone security feature that can automatically lock the device when it detects that it has been snatched from the user’s hand. While Apple has yet to officially announce the feature, new references included in iOS 27.2 beta 2 show the company is still actively developing it.

According to new code seen today by 9to5Mac, the feature, which is called “AutoLock” internally, can use the following signals to determine whether an iPhone may have been taken from its owner: Additionally, new references include safeguards meant to prevent false positives, such as successful biometric authentication, certain foreground app activities that could otherwise be mistaken for signs that the device has been taken, and a backoff mechanism that can temporarily suppress further automatic locks after repeated lock events. The code also suggests AutoLock uses a voting system in which a potential theft signal can request a lock, while safeguards such as biometrics, familiar locations, or certain