Subj : New iOS feature can help prepare your iPhone for repairs without To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Wed May 01 2024 20:30:05 New iOS feature can help prepare your iPhone for repairs without disabling functionality Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 19:21:15 +0000 Description: Repair State can confirm your identity as an iPhone owner without disabling important features like Find My and more. FULL STORY ====================================================================== A new feature was discovered in the files of the fourth iOS 17.5 beta called Repair State. What it does is place your iPhone in a special hibernation mode that doesnt force people to disable Find My when sending their device in to be serviced. The way it works currently is whenever an iPhone is taken to a repair shop, users must turn off Find My in the settings menu. Doing so hasnt been a problem for anyone until the introduction of the Stolen Device Protection feature on iOS 17.3. Stolen Device Protection adds extra security steps to certain functions like requiring biometric authentication whenever an iPhone owner wants to access stored credit card information. It also adds a time delay when changing certain sensitive settings, such as Find My. This forces you to wait a full hour until youre allowed to use your smartphone again regardless of how long repairs took. As a result, people have begun to complain about the lockout. Repair State is the companys solution. It lets users confirm their Apple ID and password designating them as the iPhones owner to technicians without having to deactivate Find My or Stolen Device Protection. According to MacRumors , phones under this mode have a Ready for Repair label alongside a stethoscope icon inside the list of devices. Work in progress Its been confirmed the feature is only available on iPhones. None of Apples other gadgets have been spotted with Repair State. You can check it out yourself by installing iOS 17.5 beta 4 from the tech giants Developer program However, it is recommended that you leave it alone. 9To5Mac in their report states users can enable the mode when trying to remove their iPhone via [the] Find My app. But once activated, there isnt a way to disable Repair State. The publication states there may be two reasons why you cant revert the phone back to normal. Its either because the company has yet to implement a way to turn off the mode or an Apple technician must first complete repairs before removing the mode. There doesnt appear to be any performance issues associated with Repair State. None of the reports we sifted through mention anything relating to iPhones becoming inoperable. In fact, its quite the opposite as the hardware apparently remains fully functional. Still, just to be on the safe side, its better that you don't mess with it. Apples WWDC 2024 is the tech giants next major event kicking off on June 10. While we dont know whatll be shown on the big day, we do expect to see iOS 18 make its world debut and Repair State may be one of the new tools on display. Until then, check out TechRadar's list of the best iPhone for 2024 . You might also like These Apple apps could get a major AI overhaul in iOS 18 Safari tipped to get AI-powered Intelligent Search in iOS 18 and macOS 15 Best iPhone deals for May 2024: free devices, trade-ins, and cheapest unlocked prices ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/ios/new-ios-feature-can-help-prepare-your-iph one-for-repairs-without-disabling-functionality --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .