Requiring more biometric authentication for critical tasks will stop thieves from seizing control of your iPhone, Apple believes.
Apple has a new security feature coming to keep your iPhone even safer from thieves. While the functionality requires Face ID or Touch ID authentication, to keep your most sensitive iCloud settings secure, Apple will require you to scan your face or enter a fingerprint a second time an hour later — preventing shady characters from unlocking your phone and speeding off with it.
Stolen Device Protection, as the setting is named, is a new optional feature that Apple nonetheless recommends everyone turns on when it arrives in the next full version of iPhone’s operating system. It’s available now in the just-released developer beta of iOS 17.3, and is the latest feature Apple has added to help iPhone users protect their data and devices.
