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Rumored anti-snatch feature will automatically lock iPhones yanked out of a user’s hand

A future feature will help curtail the problem of iPhone snatching, with development said to be focused on automatically locking a device ripped out of an owner’s hand, making it useless.

Smartphone lying on green grass, screen showing Apple Find My app with a large location icon and a list of devices including an iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac mini
Find My helps you track your devices, but don’t use it to chase thieves.

Thieves snatching iPhones is a big problem in major cities around the world. In the UK capital London, it has reached a state where thieves will target iPhones over Android devices.

However, Apple is reportedly working on a way to try and stop criminals from stealing the iPhone out of users’ hands. In code seen by 9to5Mac, Apple is actively developing a detection system to automatically lock an iPhone.

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