<ul><li>Law enforcement warns that securely stored iPhones awaiting forensic examination are mysteriously rebooting, making them harder to unlock.</li><li>The reboot causes the iPhones to lose their "After First Unlock" (AFU) state, making unlocking more difficult for law enforcement.</li><li>The issue was documented by law enforcement officials in Detroit, who suspect it is due to a new security feature in iOS 18, causing iPhones to reboot when disconnected from cellular networks.</li><li>Forensics labs are advised to isolate AFU devices from iOS 18 devices and check if any AFU devices have already rebooted.</li></ul>

iPhones in a law enforcement forensics lab mysteriously rebooted losing their After First Unlock (AFU) state

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