Sending your iPhone in for restore was at all times somewhat nerve-wracking. Not simply since you now not have entry to what could also be crucial gadget in your life, however since you by no means know if it’s secure.
Apple’s recommended procedure for getting ready your gadget for service is to again up your cellphone, flip off Apple Money, take away all playing cards from Pockets, after which take away your iPhone from Discover My. This additionally removes Activation Lock. The fantastic print says, “Apple won’t have the ability to service your gadget if Discover My isn’t turned off.” It’s all very worrying and never the sleek and seamless expertise we’re used to from Apple.
That’s about to alter, it appears. MacRumors discovered a brand new characteristic in iOS 17.5 (at the moment in beta) that lets you set your iPhone to a “Restore State” wherein it stays absolutely purposeful and has Discover My and Activation Lock enabled however nonetheless does no matter Apple must restore your iPhone.
Whenever you go to Discover My, then your Units listing, and select “Take away This System” in your iPhone with iOS 17.5, you’ll get a message that claims “Can’t take away iPhone. Put together this gadget for restore?” Selecting Proceed will retain your gadget’s performance and it may be tracked by way of Discover My. It should have a stethoscope icon subsequent to it within the gadget listing.
The characteristic is at the moment restricted to iOS, but it surely is sensible that Apple would develop it to different units, together with the Apple Watch and Mac.
Permitting customers to trace their units as they’re despatched in for restore, and retaining Activation Lock enabled, ought to hopefully give customers much more piece of thoughts that it received’t get stolen.