About Stolen Device Protection
for iPhone
Stolen Device Protection adds a layer of
security when your iPhone is away from familiar
locations, such as your home or workplace, and
helps protect your accounts and personal
information in case your iPhone is ever stolen.
About Stolen Device Protection
After Stolen Device Protection has been enabled,
some features and actions will have additional
security requirements when your iPhone is away
from familiar locations, such as your home or
workplace. These requirements will help prevent
someone who has stolen your device and knows
your passcode from making critical changes to
your account or device.
Face ID or Touch ID biometric
authentication: some actions, such as
accessing stored passwords and credit cards,
require a single biometric authentication with
Face ID or Touch ID – with no passcode
alternative or fallback option – so that only you
can access these features.
Security Delay: some security actions, such as
changing your Apple ID password, also require
you to wait for an hour and then perform a
second Face ID or Touch ID authentication.
In the event that your iPhone has been stolen, the
security delay is designed to prevent a thief from
performing critical operations so that you
can mark your device as lost and make sure your
Apple account is secure. Find out what to do if
your iPhone has been lost or stolen.
When your iPhone is in a familiar location, these
additional steps will not be required and you can
use your device passcode like normal. Familiar
locations typically include your home, workplace
and certain other locations where you regularly
use your iPhone.
Stolen Device Protection is available on iOS 17.3
and must be turned on before the device has
been lost or stolen.
How to turn Stolen Device
Protection on or off
To turn on Stolen Device Protection you must use
two-factor authentication for your Apple ID and
set up or enable the following on your iPhone:
a device passcode; Face ID or Touch ID; Find My;
and Significant Locations* (Location Services).
You can turn on Stolen Device Protection in
Settings:
W. Go to Settings, then tap Face ID & Passcode.
Y. Enter your device passcode.
[. Tap to turn Stolen Device Protection on or off.
If you try to turn off Stolen Device Protection when youʼre
not in a familiar location, a security delay will start before
you can turn it off. You should turn off Stolen Device
Protection before you sell, give away or trade in your
iPhone.
How Stolen Device Protection
protects your device and accounts
When Stolen Device Protection has been enabled,
certain actions will have additional security
requirements when your iPhone is away from
familiar locations, such as your home or
workplace.
Face ID or Touch ID biometric authentication
With Stolen Device Protection, if your iPhone is
not in a familiar location, you must authenticate
using Face ID or Touch ID before you can take
certain actions, including the following:
Use passwords or passkeys saved in Keychain
Use payment methods saved in Safari (autofill)
Turn off Lost Mode
Erase all content and settings
Apply for a new Apple Card
View Apple Card virtual card number
Take certain Apple Cash and Savings actions in
Wallet (for example, Apple Cash or Savings
transfers)
Use your iPhone to set up a new device (for
example, Quick Start)
Note that you can still use your iPhone passcode for
purchases with Apple Pay.
Security Delay
With Stolen Device Protection, you may also be
required to wait for an hour before using your
iPhone to make changes to critical security
settings or your Apple ID. If your iPhone is not in a
familiar location, you must authenticate using
Face ID or Touch ID, wait for the security delay to
end, then authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID
again to update settings such as the following:
Change your Apple ID password
Sign out of your Apple ID
Update Apple ID account security settings
(such as adding or removing a trusted device,
Recovery Key or Recovery Contact)
Add or remove Face ID or Touch ID
Change your iPhone passcode
Reset All Settings
Turn off Find My
Turn off Stolen Device Protection
If you use your iPhone to change your Apple ID
password, the location of your devices may not be
visible at [Link] for a period of time.
Your device may end the security delay early after
it has detected that youʼve arrived at a familiar
location.
If your iPhone has been lost or stolen
Find out what to do if your iPhone has been lost
or stolen
Find out what to do if you think your Apple ID
has been compromised
*Significant Locations is an option within Location Services:
Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System
Services > Significant Locations.
Published Date: January 22, 2024
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