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

> law enforcement officers and forensic experts were concerned that some iPhones were rebooting themselves under mysterious circumstances, which made it harder for them to get access to the devices and extract data.

> iOS 18 comes with improved anti-theft measures. Three days w/o unlock, the iPhone will reboot, preventing thieves from getting your data.

It's poetic, isn't it?

I'd like to be able to specify much shorter times than 3 days, I could have my phone reboot every night while sleeping if possible

On iPhone, you can use the Shortcuts app to do this. Create a new shortcut with the Restart action and save it. Then go to the Automations tab, set the schedule, and select your new shortcut. Make sure it's set to Run immediately.

This leads to a confirmation prompt, and unless you select "Restart" it does nothing. Do you know a way around that?

The “run immediately” setting mentioned in the parent comments prevents this. I did this recently on my phone and can confirm it works.

Not for me, unfortunately.