iPhones now auto-restart to block access to encrypted data after long idle times
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Apple introduced an iOS 18.1 “inactivity reboot” that automatically restarts idle iPhones, clearing in-memory encryption keys and shifting devices from AFU to BFU to strengthen at-rest data protection and make forensic or unauthorized data extraction more difficult, as observed by researchers and law enforcement.
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