Linked List: June 4, 2018

Monday, 4 June 2018

Apple Is Testing a Feature That Could Kill Police iPhone Unlockers ★

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, reporting for Motherboard:

But iOS 12’s killer feature might be something that’s been rumored for a while and wasn’t discussed at Apple’s event. It’s called USB Restricted Mode, and Apple has been including it in some of the iOS beta releases since iOS 11.3.

The feature essentially forces users to unlock the iPhone with the passcode when connecting it to a USB accessory everytime the phone has not been unlocked for one hour. That includes the iPhone unlocking devices that companies such as Cellebrite or GrayShift make, which police departments all over the world use to hack into seized iPhones.

I love this feature. So clever.

iOS 12 Brings iPhone X Gestures to iPad, Swipe From Top-Right to Open Control Center ★

I’m not convinced this means the iPad Pro is getting a notch, but either way, I think it’s a good idea for these gestures to match.