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Apple's iOS 27.2 beta 2 reveals new anti-snatching protections

AppleInsider • Mon, 21 Sep 2026

Apple's iOS 27.2 beta 2 reveals new anti-snatching protections

Apple is testing an iPhone security feature designed to recognize snatch-and-grab theft and lock the device before the thief can exploit it. Find My helps you track your devices, but don't use it to chase thieves. There's a name for snatching someone's smartphone from their hands in a brazen theft attempt: Apple picking. And Apple's been working on a way of protecting its customers from the act. In May , it was learned that Apple had been working on a new set of security features that will automatically lock an iPhone when it detects that it's been snatched from its owner's hands. Now, the new iOS 27.2 Beta 2 gives us a better look at what that entails. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple is testing an iPhone security feature designed to recognize snatch-and-grab theft and lock the device before the thief can exploit it. Find My helps you track your devices, but don't use it to chase thieves. There's a name for snatching someone's smartphone from their hands in a brazen theft attempt: Apple picking. And Apple's been working on a way of protecting its customers from the act. In May , it was learned that Apple had been working on a new set of security features that will automatically lock an iPhone when it detects that it's been snatched from its owner's hands. Now, the new iOS 27.2 Beta 2 gives us a better look at what that entails. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Story details

Apple is testing an iPhone security feature designed to recognize snatch-and-grab theft and lock the device before the thief can exploit it.

Find My helps you track your devices, but don't use it to chase thieves.

There's a name for snatching someone's smartphone from their hands in a brazen theft attempt: Apple picking.

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