Have you checked under Settings > FaceID & Passcode? For me it is found under there, but no splash-screen.
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iOS 17.3 Features: What's New in iOS 17.3
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Have you checked under Settings > FaceID & Passcode? For me it is found under there, but no splash-screen.
I'm not sure how likely it is that someone will offer to take a picture of you/will take your iPad to enter some details of theirs into it and will deliberately lock the device so someone else behind you can film you entering your passcode details.
So, 1) can someone nefariously turn on ‘significance’ or 2) where it’s turned on already, change the home address to their address, w/out the 1hr delay? In both cases, can nefarious actor fool lost mode into ‘thinking’ it’s at ‘home’ when really it’s at the home of said nefarious actor? I see nothing in this MR write-up to protect this ‘back-door’. Anyone?
Also, hopefully, it sends an email/text to say it’s in 1hr lock-down mode. This can be picked up on other logged in devices & has benefit of telling thief that, until battery drains, location discovery/recovery attempts are in effect. Hopefully, he’ll dump the device.
Drive to your house just to get your iPhone? You gotta have a super motivated thief. If someone’s iPhone is so valuable, they should take a better care of it. Apple’s new feature will help if somebody saw you entering your passcode and then snatched your iPhone.
You can't steal a google account with the device passcode.
For certain changes to your sensible data an information Apple should introduce a proper 2FA, period. A second factor could be an email, a security key or even your smartwatch.
Wow... If you get punched in the face and your face gets deformed. Forget about your iPhone and all data in it.
Apple today released iOS 17.3, a major update to the iOS operating system that adds Stolen Device Protection, collaborative Apple Music playlists, and a handful of other interesting features.
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In this guide, we've rounded up everything new in the iOS 17.3 update.
Stolen Device Protection
Earlier this year, there were news reports about a series of iPhone thefts where the thief spied on a victim to learn an iPhone's passcode before going on to steal the device, leading to drained bank accounts, stolen passwords, and an untraceable iPhone.
As a solution, Apple included Stolen Device Protection in iOS 17.3 to add extra security. Should a thief get their hands on both your iPhone and your passcode, Stolen Device Protection prevents total catastrophe. With Stolen Device Protection enabled, accessing passwords in iCloud Keychain, turning off Lost Mode, erasing content, and making purchases in Safari requires biometric authentication with Face ID or Touch ID.
Actions like changing an Apple ID password require Face ID and have a one-hour security delay. So if you (or someone else) tried to change your Apple ID login information, you would need to authenticate with Face ID and then wait an hour before the password could be updated. These wait periods are not required when you are in a trusted location like home or work.
Here are actions that require biometric authentication when Stolen Device Protection is activated:
Note that these actions do not have a passcode backup, so you can't use a passcode to skirt Face ID or Touch ID. Actions that require biometric authentication and have a one-hour security delay include the following:
- Viewing/using passwords or passkeys saved in iCloud Keychain
- Applying for a new Apple Card
- Viewing an Apple Card virtual card
- Turning off Lost Mode
- Erasing all content and settings
- Taking certain Apple Cash and Savings actions in Wallet
- Using payment methods saved in Safari
- Using your iPhone to set up a new device
Stolen Device Protection is available on all iPhones that are able to run iOS 17, which includes the iPhone XS and newer. It is an opt-in feature that can be turned on in the Settings app by going to Face ID & Passcode and toggling on Stolen Device Protection.
- Changing your Apple ID password
- Updating select Apple ID account security settings, including adding or removing a trusted device, trusted phone number, Recovery Key, or Recovery Contact
- Changing your iPhone passcode
- Adding or removing Face ID or Touch ID
- Turning off Find My
- Turning off Stolen Device Protection
Collaborative Apple Music Playlists
Apple introduced collaborative Apple Music Playlists in iOS 17.3. With this feature, you can take any of your existing playlists or create a new one and then invite others to join in to add songs and listen to the playlist. You can invite friends, family members, and others who share your musical preferences, and there doesn't appear to be a limit on how many people can contribute.
We have a MacRumors collaborative music playlist available for those who want to join in and share music with other MacRumors readers.
To use the collaboration feature, go to a playlist in the Apple Music app and then tap on the person icon. You will be able to generate a link that you can send to others, and everyone who is invited can access the playlist. There is an option to approve each person that joins, and leaving this off just opens it up to anyone with the link.
The person who created the playlist can remove people, remove songs, and turn off collaboration at any time.
Collaborative Playlist Emoji Reactions
Apple in iOS 17.3 also added a neat emoji reaction feature that allows listeners to add an emoji to any song that's playing to express their feelings about it. There are standard quick access emoji options like a heart and thumbs up, but with the "+" button, any emoji can be added.
When you're listening to a song in the playlist that has emoji reactions added by people who have collaborated on a playlist, those emoji animate as the song begins to play.
AirPlay 2 in Hotels
Select hotels now support streaming content from an iPhone, iPad, or Mac directly to an AirPlay-compatible hotel. The feature is designed to allow you to watch content on streaming services without having to log in to a hotel TV with your credentials.
AppleCare
In the Settings app under General, the AppleCare and Warranty section displays the AppleCare coverage for all devices signed in with your Apple ID.
Crash Detection
Apple has further optimized the Crash Detection feature that is available on the iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 models. Apple has been continually tweaking Crash Detection to prevent it from activating during activities that cause movement similar to a car crash.
TV Show and Movie Wishlists
With iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, Apple stopped allowing TV shows and movies to be purchased with the iTunes Store app. iTunes Store wishlists were an unfortunate casualty of the transition, and they became accessible.
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Macrumors, I tried to join your Playlist, but it seems I need a new link.
Samsung provides 5 years of support too.
3 OS upgrades, 2 years of security updates.
As a matter of fact, many Android manufacturers provide 5 years of updates these days. Pixel will be supported for 7 years.
7 years of software updates for the Pixel 8 series
Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will receive seven years of ongoing software support across Android OS, security and Feature Drops.
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I have another Q about Stolen Device Protection - can the time period be extended from 1 hour?
e.g. If someone steals my phone and PIN via shoulder surfing or whatever, and I don't notice for x minutes, I have even less time to rush home and protect my account. Wouldn't the thief just wait an hour and proceed as usual? What am I missing?
e.g. If someone steals my phone and PIN via shoulder surfing or whatever, and I don't notice for x minutes, I have even less time to rush home and protect my account. Wouldn't the thief just wait an hour and proceed as usual? What am I missing?
Android doesn't have this vulnerability to begin with, never has, it's device passcode only unlocks the device and nothing else.....which is how it should work.
While not perfect , the security delay is designed to prevent a thief from performing critical operations so that you can mark your device as lost and make sure your Apple account is secure.
It is actually divisive as a true unity concept should include all races otherwise the implication here is "black unity".
Not sure about all androids but Samsung provides 3-4 years worth (4 for flagship devices i.e. S24) and Pixel is now a market leader at 7 years though let's see if Google sticks with it.
Agreed
Though it's a feature I don't find myself using, I find it to be kind of ridiculous how they somehow thought it was a good idea to remove the feature, only to do a 180 and just add it back again
Why even both removing it in the 1st place then?
Obviously they can still drain the battery and turn the phone off that way, but yes, this would still allow the tracking to continue for a day or so. It could be a good feature.
I doubt it would help much.
- iPhone can be already tracked via Find My up to 24 hours when turned off https://www.makeuseof.com/iphone-can-be-tracked-even-when-powered-off/ , so there's not much point in keeping the iPhone forcefully turned on. If anything it drains battery faster and thus less time for actually tracking the phone compared to Find My in turned off state
- if someone wants to steal your phone, keeping it turned on won't stop him. Just wrap the iPhone to the aluminum foil or box. Solved. No radio signal with get from/to the phone and thus it's tracking is impossible no matter its power state.
Perhaps it's pure coincidence, but I downloaded this update this morning, it installed, came up to a lock screen, and the touch screen was completely unresponsive. Reboots did not fix. Pulled it up on my Mac, which said it was in DFU mode, and needed to be restored.
I've done that, and everything is working, but if you have complicated setups you need to go through when wiping a device, perhaps wait a day or two to ensure my experience is a one-off, and not a problem with the update.
I've done that, and everything is working, but if you have complicated setups you need to go through when wiping a device, perhaps wait a day or two to ensure my experience is a one-off, and not a problem with the update.
