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New Apple security feature reboots iPhones after 3 days, researchers confirm

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286 points joegibbs | 1 comments | 15 Nov 24 01:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.321s | source
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noident ◴[15 Nov 24 02:38 UTC] No.42143494[source]▶
This "novel" feature is already supported by GrapheneOS and set to trigger after 18 hours by default, with the option for the user to adjust it to their preference. There is no good reason to force the choice of 72 hours on everybody. That's a user-hostile design decision.
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1. mouse_ ◴[15 Nov 24 03:01 UTC] No.42143613[source]▶
I remember the first time I ever saw the camera flash used as a flashlight was a feature in Cyanogenmod 7. Wifi hotspot from your phone started as a Cydia app, when legitimate apps weren't particularly useful yet.

Hacks have always brought the coolest features to phones, but OEMs have made them less accessible than ever :(