Apple's iOS 26.4 sees its Stolen Device Protection anti-theft feature turned on by default. Here's what you need to know.

Starting with iOS 26.4, Stolen Device Protection will be enabled by default and turned on for all iPhone users. Stolen Device Protection adds extra security in case of physical iPhone theft. Apple ...

With iOS 26.4, Apple is set to turn on Stolen Device Protection by default, which makes it harder for thieves to steal personal data, even if they have your passcode. Here's how it works.

OS 26.4 is the next big iPhone release, and Apple plans to enable a key security feature by default in the update: Stolen Device Protection.

OS 26.4 enables Stolen Device Protection by default, adding biometric verification and security delays to critical iPhone settings, alongside encrypted RCS and Podcasts video support.

Apple will enable Stolen Device Protection by default in iOS 26.4 for automatic biometric safeguards ...

Apple has confirmed that iOS 26.4 will introduce a critical shift in iPhone security by enabling Stolen Device Protection by default for the first time. Right now, users have to turn it on themselves ...

The first iOS 26.4 beta release from Apple has begun rolling out, and here's six new features worth users getting excited about in the update.

Apple’s iOS 26.4 enables iOS stolen device protection by default for all iPhone users adding stronger biometric checks and ...

Three years after the feature rolled out, Apple is automatically enabling Stolen Device Protection in iOS 26.4, expanding safeguards against an ever-expanding epidemic of iPhone theft.

Apple’s iOS 26.4 enables Stolen Device Protection by default, requiring Face ID or Touch ID to secure sensitive settings and ...