Apple has introduced a new feature called 'activation lock' which is expected to provide potent protection against iPhone thefts.
Increase in smartphone thefts, and the increased pressure from law enforcement authorities grappling with an epidemic of street crimes, prompted Apple to take this step, reports Huffington Post.Apple's existing feature 'Find My iPhone' allowed the owners to merely trace their phones whenever the thieves switch it on and delete their important data.
However, the new feature makes the phone inoperable by prompting the thieves to supply iCloud username and password even if they want to turn off the 'Find My iPhone' program.
According to the report, although some customers consider it as a welcome step owing to the number of thefts in the past year and subsequent killings by thieves over smartphones, there are also some people who find it is not a technologically advanced concept.
Increase in smartphone thefts, and the increased pressure from law enforcement authorities grappling with an epidemic of street crimes, prompted Apple to take this step, reports Huffington Post.Apple's existing feature 'Find My iPhone' allowed the owners to merely trace their phones whenever the thieves switch it on and delete their important data.
However, the new feature makes the phone inoperable by prompting the thieves to supply iCloud username and password even if they want to turn off the 'Find My iPhone' program.
According to the report, although some customers consider it as a welcome step owing to the number of thefts in the past year and subsequent killings by thieves over smartphones, there are also some people who find it is not a technologically advanced concept.
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