How would you like a Find My iPhone that is impossible to disable? Today stealing iPhones is considered a waste of time if owners use passcodes accesss or fingerprint protection (the FBI is well aware of this), but according to a publication Apple could soon help you catch the thief too.
Η company has reportedly patented a new technology that keeps Find My iPhone active even when the device is turned off, so you can track down a stolen iPhone fairly easily.
Find My iPhone is a feature that lets owners locate their phones from their iCloud accounts, but application functionality is lost when the device is turned off and the SIM card is removed.
But on the patent US20160323703 Apple has proposed a more advanced version of Find My iPhone that can work independently of the phone's status so you can locate an iPhone that the thief does.
As CultOfMac reports, the patent describes that the iPhone could have a special timer that automatically starts and activates Find My iPhone for a moment just to send location data to the owner. According to the patent the iPhone does not need to be turned on or charged battery.
Find My iPhone could send location information using this new system μέσω e-mail ή SMS, αν υπάρχει ακόμα η κάρτα SIM. Θα μπορούσε να συνδεθεί σε όλα τα γνωστά δίκτυα Wi-Fi για να αποκτήσει πρόσβαση στο Internet.
Apple could improve it mode allowing the device to connect to public wireless networks that don't require a password, but that's probably an idea the company is still considering because of the risks to better safety.
At present, this technology is still in the patent stage, but we should not be surprised to see if it is available in the 2017 model.