With today's new beta release, iPhone users get closer to the important stable version of iOS 17.3

With today’s new beta release, iPhone users get closer to the important stable version of iOS 17.3،

Apple today released iOS 17.3 beta 3 to developers, which means the public beta version should arrive in a few days. The most important new feature and the one that most iPhone users are eagerly waiting to receive once the final stable version of iOS 17.3 is released, is the stolen device protection feature. Remember that interview Joanna Stern of the Wall Street Journal conducted with iPhone thief Aaron Johnson? Johnson said that once he got your password, he could turn your iPhone into his iPhone in just a few seconds.

Stolen Device Protection feature coming in iOS 17.3 will make it harder for thieves to steal an iPhone

The Stolen Device Protection feature makes life difficult for criminals like Johnson by requiring more than just a password to make certain changes to the phone and delaying some major changes for up to an hour. This gives iPhone users time to report that their phone has been lost or stolen. The Stolen Device Protection feature works when your iPhone detects that it is in an unknown location that is neither your home nor your work.

Stolen Device Protection Feature Coming to iPhone Users with iOS 17.3 - With Today's New Beta, iPhone Users One Step Closer to the Important Stable Release of iOS 17.3

Stolen Device Protection feature arrives for iPhone users with iOS 17.3

For example, one of the things Johnson would do once he had your password and your iPhone would be to change your Apple ID password. In the interview, he said that he had become so adept at modifying data on a stolen iPhone that he could turn your iPhone into his iPhone in just five to 10 seconds. And with the Find My app disabled, the real owner of the device wouldn't be able to do anything. Once Johnson put his image on Face ID, he “got the key to everything,” he said.

With the Stolen Device Protection feature, some actions will require the use of Face ID or Touch ID to verify the user's identity. These actions include”

View/use passwords or passkeys saved in iCloud Keychain
Request a new Apple Card
Viewing an Apple Card virtual card
Turn off Lost Mode
Erasing all content and settings
Perform certain Apple Cash and Savings actions in Wallet
Use saved payment methods in Safari
Use your iPhone to set up a new device

The following changes will be delayed by one hour and will then still require Face ID or Touch ID to verify the user's identity:

Change your Apple ID password
Updated some Apple ID account security settings, including adding or removing a trusted device, trusted phone number, recovery key, or recovery contact
Change your iPhone password
Adding or removing Face ID or Touch ID
Turn off Find My
Disable stolen device protection

The criminal who steals your device is counting on their ability to quickly make certain changes (like the password, Apple ID, and Face ID) so they can continue making your iPhone their iPhone. But by waiting an hour for some changes to take place, you now have time to contact Apple to inform the company that your phone has been stolen. And requiring biometric approval to make changes to Face ID and Touch ID, and to disable key apps like “Find My,” the process used by thieves like Aaron Johnson is becoming more difficult to implement.

Collaborative Apple Music Playlist feature also expected in iOS 17.3

THE iOS 17Update .3 will also add the Collaborative Apple Music Playlist feature which will allow you to create a playlist with the help of others using a link to add or remove certain songs, rearrange the playlist and share songs. emoji that reflect the opinions of others about a particular song on the playlist.

We should see the public version of iOS 17.3 released at the end of this month.