{"id":256661,"date":"2026-05-27T06:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/apple-working-on-iphone-version-of-android-theft-detection\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T06:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:45:16","slug":"apple-working-on-iphone-version-of-android-theft-detection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/apple-working-on-iphone-version-of-android-theft-detection\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Working on iPhone Version of Android Theft Detection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techadvisor.com\/article\/3149174\/apple-working-on-iphone-version-of-android-theft-detection.html\">Apple Working on iPhone Version of Android Theft Detection<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techadvisor.com\/article\/3149174\/apple-working-on-iphone-version-of-android-theft-detection.html\">https:\/\/www.techadvisor.com\/article\/3149174\/apple-working-on-iphone-version-of-android-theft-detection.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-27 06:38:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.techadvisor.com\">www.techadvisor.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Summary created by Smart Answers AI<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"miso-summary-title\" id=\"in-summary\">In summary:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tech Advisor reports that Apple is developing a theft detection lock feature for iPhones, similar to Android 15\u2019s anti-snatch technology that automatically secures devices when stolen.<\/li>\n<li>The system uses iPhone\u2019s accelerometer data and Apple Watch proximity to detect snatching motions, then applies area-based access restrictions and integrates with existing Stolen Device Protection.<\/li>\n<li>This security enhancement may launch with iOS 27 and iPhone 18, though the timeline remains uncertain according to code spotted by developers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apple is reportedly planning on pinching one of Android\u2019s best security features for the iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to locking down your data and keeping your phone safe, Apple is generally ahead of the game. The likes of Find My, Activation Lock, and Stolen Device Protection are leading the industry.<\/p>\n<p>However, one area where Android has stolen a march in recent years is with physical device security. More specifically, ever since 2024\u2019s Android 15, Google\u2019s mobile platform has been able to detect when your phone is snatched from your hand and lock your phone up tight. <\/p>\n<p>Google calls this useful feature Theft Detection Lock (check out our rundown here), and Apple is reportedly looking to emulate it in a future version of iOS.<\/p>\n<p>9to5Mac has spotted code (though it doesn\u2019t provide any further context) that suggests Apple is working on its own anti-snatch system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCredit\">Foundry<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-apples-theft-detection-lock-will-work\">How Apple\u2019s Theft Detection Lock will work<\/h2>\n<p>The feature will rely on a number of signals, including the iPhone\u2019s accelerometer and its distance to a linked Apple Watch, to detect when your phone is snatched.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll also take into account the usual factors that apply to Apple\u2019s Stolen Device Protection feature, including whether the iPhone is on a familiar WiFi network or in a familiar location.<\/p>\n<p>Talking of Apple\u2019s Stolen Device Protection, the new system would apply the same area-based access&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techadvisor.com\/article\/3149174\/apple-working-on-iphone-version-of-android-theft-detection.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple Working on iPhone Version of Android Theft Detection https:\/\/www.techadvisor.com\/article\/3149174\/apple-working-on-iphone-version-of-android-theft-detection.html Publish Date: 2026-05-27 06:38:00 Source&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":256662,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.techadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Apple-iPhone-17e-review-16-1.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[69,80,81,57],"class_list":["post-256661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iphone","tag-ios","tag-iphone-17","tag-iphone-18","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256661"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256661"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256663,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256661\/revisions\/256663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}