Apple May Bring Android-Style Theft Detection to iPhones

Apple is reportedly developing a theft-detection lock that uses accelerometer changes, sudden speed shifts, proximity to a paired Apple Watch, familiar Wi‑Fi or location signals to automatically lock an iPhone if it detects a snatch. The article also outlines how stolen phones are abused for phishing, resale, and disassembly, cites rising phone-theft statistics in London, and mentions other Apple privacy features coming in iOS 26.5 and at WWDC.