iPhone Theft Has Dropped Due To The Activation Lock

After Apple added an Activation Lock feature to its devices, iPhone theft has dropped 25% in New York and 40% in San Francisco. In London, smartphone theft dropped by half following the Activation Lock introduction, which debuted alongside iOS 7 in September 2013. A similar report in June 2014 determined that Activation Lock helped decrease iPhone robberies by 38% in San Francisco, 24% in London and 19% in New York in just 6 months after Apple released the feature. Available on iOS 7 or later, Activation Lock is a smartphone kill switch feature that gets turned on by default when you set up Find My iPhone on an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. The feature makes it harder for anyone to use or sell your device if it’s ever lost or stolen by requiring your Apple ID and password before anyone can turn off Find My iPhone on your device, sign out of iCloud or erase and reactivate your device.