{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2c2f2b90341e7b74789bb5ba","clusterId":"c_e0c59eca52f608df883a166b","slug":"graykey-tool-bypasses-iphone-s-inactivity-reboot-easing-police-data-extraction","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"GrayKey Tool Bypasses iPhone's Inactivity Reboot, Easing Police Data Extraction","summary":"Digital forensics company Magnet Forensics has developed a way to bypass the iPhone inactivity reboot that automatically restarts a locked device after a period without unlocking, according to a leaked law enforcement video obtained by 404 Media. The company built a device called GrayKey Preserve and an Evidence Preservation Mode for existing GrayKey units, which also preserve data iPhones normally delete after a set time.","whyItMatters":"The feature Apple added in iOS 18 to make seized or stolen iPhones harder to crack is now something Magnet can work around, which matters most to the police forensics units that buy GrayKey and to the security researchers who will want to know how it is done.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMagnet Forensics built the capability into a new device, GrayKey Preserve, and an Evidence Preservation Mode for existing GrayKey units, according to a video for law enforcement personnel that 404 Media obtained. The company also says the tools preserve iPhone data that would otherwise be deleted after a set number of days, including cached location information, recently deleted photos, and iMessage. A Magnet employee describes preserving that data indefinitely. The bypass reportedly depends on turning on airplane mode at first access to isolate the device, so an accidental reboot does not undo the after-first-unlock state.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Magnet Forensics has a way around the iPhone inactivity reboot Apple added in iOS 18, per a leaked law enforcement video. GrayKey Preserve and an Evidence Preservation Mode also hold onto data iPhones normally delete after a set time.","twitterPost":"Leaked law enforcement video: Magnet Forensics can bypass the iPhone inactivity reboot and preserve location cache, recently deleted photos, and iMessage that iOS would otherwise delete after a set time.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"A leaked law enforcement video shows Magnet Forensics has a way around the iPhone inactivity reboot Apple added in iOS 18. The company built a device called GrayKey Preserve and an Evidence Preservation Mode for existing GrayKey units. iPhone security researcher Jiska Classen says the video alone does not reveal how the feature works.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20261005-cops-bypass-iphone-automatic-inactivity-reboot/\",\"title\":\"Tool emerges to bypass automatic reboot of iPhones seized by police, making data extraction easier\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4606,"outputTokens":557,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791261727,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T04:36:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T04:41:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T04:41:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e0c59eca52f608df883a166b","canonicalTitle":"警察が押収したiPhoneの自動再起動を回避してデータを抽出しやすくするツールが登場している","representativeArticleId":"a_87d2c2b9908e90263cd89ea4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-04T21:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-04T21:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T04:41:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20261005-cops-bypass-iphone-automatic-inactivity-reboot/","title":"警察が押収したiPhoneの自動再起動を回避してデータを抽出しやすくするツールが登場している"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}