A little known security feature on iPhones is in the spotlight after it stymied efforts by U.S. federal authorities to search devices seized from a reporter.

OS 26.4 enables Stolen Device Protection by default, adding biometric verification and security delays to critical iPhone settings, alongside encrypted RCS and Podcasts video support.

Starting with iOS 26.4, Stolen Device Protection will be enabled by default and turned on for all iPhone users. Stolen Device Protection adds extra security in case of physical iPhone theft. Apple ...

Three years after the feature rolled out, Apple is automatically enabling Stolen Device Protection in iOS 26.4, expanding safeguards against an ever-expanding epidemic of iPhone theft.

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Tucked into a report from French Cybersecurity Agency ANSSI amid 18 sets of recommendations is the suggestion that people should stop using biometric authentication to unlock their smartphones. The 42 ...

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Every iPhone owner has probably been there or might be one day. A temporarily memory lapse hits and you forget your passcode. Maybe your mischievous toddler mashed buttons until you got the dreaded ...