iPhones stored for forensic analysis unexpectedly reboot, causing problems for police
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Multiple iPhone units stored for forensic analysis have rebooted themselves, causing concern among law enforcement officials that Apple has a new security feature.

The phones in question had a few things in common, they were all running iOS 18.0, and they had been disconnected from cellular networks for some time. They were sent into a forensics lab on October 3, 2024.

According to an alleged law enforcement document obtained by 404 Media, officers suspect that the iPhone units might be restarting themselves because of changes in the iOS 18 update. The officials hypothesize that an iPhone running iOS 18 can send signals that make nearby units reboot if the device has been kept disconnected from cellular networks.

Apple introduced this security feature (inactivity timer) in iOS 18.1 update, per development change log. Hilarious that law enforcement freaks out and makes all these assumptions before they RTFM. 😒