Mobile Operating System

Apple's new iPhone update is locking law enforcement out of phones

Apple made your iPhone more secure and apparently no one really noticed until law enforcement got locked out of devices they had previously or were trying to crack. Last week, 404 Media reported on a new phenomenon occurring that was freaking out law enforcement.

PCMag on MSN · 17h

iPhones Kept by Law Enforcement Allegedly Reboot Themselves, Locking Them Out

Law enforcement officials said they want to raise awareness of the issue across the forensic and investigative fields.

TechCrunch on MSN · 18h

iPhones might be harder for police to unlock, thanks to new reboot feature

New code introduced in the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system could make it more difficult for both police and thieves to unlock iPhones. 404 Media reported Thursday that law enforcement officials were warning each other that phones being stored for forensic examination seemed to be rebooting themselves — something that security experts confirmed

9to5Mac · 1d

Cops think iPhones are secretly communicating with each other to reboot [U]

A new report from 404 Media says that law enforcement officials in Detroit, Michigan believe that iOS 18 includes a “new security feature that tells nearby iPhones to reboot if they have been disconnected from a cellular network for some time.

Nothing could build its own operating system like Android and iOS, says co-founder Carl Pei

A Nothing operating system could be likely in the future, company co-founder Carl Pei has hinted. Check out to know about the ...

Android turns 17: From beta to global dominance

Today marks 17 years since Google released the first beta of the operating system — a software that would go on to shape ...

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Android versions: A living history from 1.0 to 15

Google’s mobile operating system may have started out scrappy, but holy moly, has it ever evolved. Here’s a fast-paced tour of Android version highlights from the platform’s birth to present.

Nothing CEO announces plan to develop new operating system as an alternative to Android

Nothing has raised some eyebrows regarding Google's mobile operating system, Android. The UK-based company is also exploring ...

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Android 16 will arrive way sooner than anyone expected

Google's mobile operating system, Android 16, was predicted for a Q3 2025 launch but the tech giant has confirmed it for Q2 ...

AI-Powered Nothing OS in the Works? Carl Pei Hints at a Potential Android and iOS Rival

Nothing’s CEO Carl Pei hints at a possible AI-powered operating system, exploring a unique alternative to Android and iOS ...

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Huawei’s new Android-free mobile operating system is here

Chinese-based Huawei has announced HarmonyOS NEXT. It's an Android-free operating system that will launch in China only for ...

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Nothing CEO Carl Pei: ‘..operating systems haven’t really changed for 40 years’

Nothing CEO Carl Pei announced that the company is exploring the development of its own mobile operating system, Nothing OS.

Nothing Exploring Development of Own Mobile OS as Android Alternative, Carl Pei Says

Nothing could become the next smartphone maker after Huawei to develop its own software to replace Google's Android operating ...

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Huawei wants HarmonyOS NEXT to be third worldwide after Android and iOS

Huawei Consumer Business Group Chairman, Richard Yu, said that 15,000 apps and services are now part of the HarmonyOS NEXT ...

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Carl Pei says Nothing could build its own operating system

Two mobile operating systems currently comprise nearly 100% of the global smartphone market. Building one is hard, and for most phone makers, there are better uses of resources, especially when ...

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