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

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286 points joegibbs | 2 comments | 15 Nov 24 01:55 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jsjohnst ◴[15 Nov 24 02:32 UTC] No.42143464[source]▶
Wish this could be reduced lower. If I don’t unlock my phone in a day, something is up and extra paranoia is warranted.
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astrea ◴[15 Nov 24 04:01 UTC] No.42143855[source]▶
After reading your comment, I was interested in whether or not I could achieve this through the built-in Shortcuts app. Unfortunately, "Restart" is not an available action.

Edit: Actually, I was looking in the wrong place. It’s an option for the "Shut Down” action. Thanks, @jwond!

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jwond ◴[15 Nov 24 04:21 UTC] No.42143942[source]▶
There is a restart action. You need to first add the Shut Down action, then you can change it to Restart.
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1. designed ◴[15 Nov 24 04:48 UTC] No.42144044{3}[source]▶
Just tried it. Unfortunately, even when you choose "Run Immediately", it still asks for user input when the time comes ("Are you sure you want to restart this iPhone?")
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2. mike_d ◴[15 Nov 24 09:18 UTC] No.42145201[source]▶
I have had my phone set to reboot every day at sunrise and have had no issues with it prompting for input in weeks.