iOS 7 anti-theft has helped reduce iPhone thefts in New York

FromiOS 7, Apple better protects the iPhone and iPad thanks to its
activation system. We had also devoted a
article in order to benefit from it while avoiding being trapped during a
resale.

At the time, we were also able to note the efforts of the police who
broadcast information to New York subway users, encouraging them to pass
to iOS 7 to prevent theft. And, apparently, they did well since
THEthefts of iOS terminals have decreased significantly:

Before the arrival ofiOS 7, a simple restoration
allowed you to reset the iPhone or iPad and then resell it as
if nothing happened. WithiOS 7and its system
activation, it is now necessary toknow the identifier
Apple ID and device owner password.

If we are to believe the policeNew-York, this advance has
bore fruit since theflights fell 19%on the
first quarter 2014 compared to the previous year. Better yet, the
cities ofLondon and San Franciscoconfirm this
trend with respective decreases in24 et 38 %.

This trend is undoubtedly also helped by the record adoption
d’iOS 7which is present in almost 9
terminals out of 10according to thelatest figures
d’Apple.

While iPhone and iPad users already benefit from this security,
other smartphone manufacturers plan to generalize this system.