Apple said back in April that it would extend its existing Activation Lock feature to iPhone parts.
According to Beta Profiles post on Threads, this feature is available for iPhone 12 and later.
The post includessample screenshotsof how the feature will look on iOS 18.
Photo:© Florence Ion / Gizmodo
The thread also mentions that the iPhone can still be used regardless.
A thief can tap Cancel (shown in the screenshots above) and resume using your iPhone.
However, the Parts and Service section in tweaks will expose the actual history of the phones components.
The section will see Unknown part added to it.
Apple said in an Aprilreleasethat customers and law enforcement agencies had requested Activation Lock for iPhone parts.
Im feeling pretty positive about the feature potentially (hopefully) reducing theft.
Apple seemsto be taking safety a lot more seriously, too.
This adds an extra layer of security in case a thief has glanced at your passcode.
Heres how toenable the feature.
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