{"id":212489,"date":"2026-02-12T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T05:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-iphones-lockdown-mode-wral-com\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T00:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T05:30:10","slug":"all-you-need-to-know-about-the-iphones-lockdown-mode-wral-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-iphones-lockdown-mode-wral-com\/","title":{"rendered":"All you need to know about the iPhone’s Lockdown Mode :: WRAL.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

All you need to know about the iPhone’s Lockdown Mode :: WRAL.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-02-12 00:04:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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A little known security feature on iPhones is in the spotlight after it stymied efforts by U.S. federal authorities to search devices seized from a reporter. <\/p>\n

Apple’s Lockdown Mode recently prevented FBI agents from getting into Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson ‘s iPhone. <\/p>\n

Agents seized the phone, as well as two MacBooks and other electronic devices, when they searched Natanson\u2019s home last month as part of an investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of illegally handling classified information. But the FBI reported that its Computer Analysis Response Team \u201ccould not extract\u201d data from the iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, according to a court filing. <\/p>\n

So what is Lockdown Mode? Here’s a rundown of how it works and how to use it: <\/p>\n

Highest security <\/h2>\n\n

Apple says Lockdown Mode is an \u201coptional, extreme\u201d protection tool designed to guard against \u201cextremely rare and highly sophisticated cyberattacks.\u201d It’s not for everyone, but instead for \u201cvery few individuals\u201d who could be targeted by digital threats because of who they are or what they do. <\/p>\n

\u201cMost people will never be targeted by attacks of this nature,\u201d Apple’s support page says.<\/p>\n

It’s available in Apple’s newer operating systems, including iOS 16 and macOS Ventura. It works by putting strict security limits on some apps and features, or even making some unavailable, to reduce the areas that advanced spyware can attack. It also restricts the kinds of browser technologies that websites can use and limits photo…<\/p>\n

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