Giving family members the ability to see your location and personal information on your iPhone can be helpful under normal circumstances. But if you feel threatened by a partner or other family member who has become abusive or violent, you can take action with a security check.
Introduced in iOS 16, this new feature allows you to sign out of iCloud on all of your devices, revoke access you’ve given to others, limit messaging to just one device, and stop sharing location data. Is. The new mobile OS should launch in mid-September, but you can check it out early by downloading the iOS 16 beta.
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set security check
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You can set security check under Settings > Privacy & Security > Security Checkup on your iPhone. tap learn more Link to read Apple’s Personal Security User Guide (opens in a new window), which explains how to protect yourself and your sensitive data if you feel threatened by someone else.
At any time during this process, you can tap quick exit Link in the upper right. This will immediately take you to the home screen if you don’t want anyone to see what you’re doing.
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tap emergency reset button, then confirm action via Face ID, Touch ID or PIN. This will stop location sharing and revoke access to all apps. You will also be able to change your Apple ID password, review Add or remove your security settings, and emergency contacts. tap start emergency reset button to continue.
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To revoke information shared with other people and apps, tap reset people and apps to start the process. Anyone you cut off from sharing won’t be notified of your action, but they can see that the shared information is no longer visible to them. To revoke access for all and all apps, tap reset, To revoke access only for certain people and apps, tap Manage sharing and access,
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If you chose to reset access for all and all apps, the next screen displays your trusted phone numbers. tap minus (,) button to delete the number you no longer trust. tap Add a trusted phone number To add a number. That number will then receive a text message with a verification code that you will need to enter on your current phone. tap continue,
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You are then asked to update your Apple ID password. you can tap Update settings later If you want to skip this step for now. Otherwise, tap update password switch. Type and retype your new password, then tap update password switch.
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You can then manage your emergency contacts. tap minus (,) button next to the current emergency contact, or tap to remove that person add emergency contact To add a different person. tap continue, You will then be told that the security check is complete. tap Complete,
Manage Access Manually
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Instead of going through the entire security check process, you can choose to manually remove access to specific people and apps. To do this, on the Security Checkup screen, tap Manage sharing and access Instead of an emergency reset. then you will be able review People, apps, and devices that have access to certain information. tap continue,
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From the Sharing with People screen, you can see which contacts have access to your information and which services are being shared with your contacts. below People In the tab, you can select the people with whom you no longer want to share your data. below information On the tab, select the type of data you no longer want to share with others.
tap Review sharing button to make any further changes, then tap continue, The next screen displays apps capable of accessing certain data. Review Select the list of apps and the one you want to remove. tap I To see all the bits of information a specific app is able to access the icon. You can then select a specific type of data to extract.
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tap information Go to the tab and select any piece of information or features you no longer want to share with apps, such as your location, camera, microphone, or media library. tap I icon to see all the apps that have access to the selected data or feature and remove any from the list. When done, tap block app accessthen tap continue,
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The next screen displays any devices currently signed in with your Apple ID. Select any that you want to remove from your account. then tap Remove selected device,
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then you can tap update password To change your Apple ID password. tap Update later in settings To skip this step for now. Next, delete any existing emergency contacts and add a new one if you wish. tap continue,
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The next screen lets you update your device’s passcode. To proceed, enter your existing passcode and then type a new one. you can also tap leave If you don’t want to change your passcode.
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If you’ve previously set up an alternate or second presence on a Face ID-enabled iPhone, you’ll next be given the chance to reset Face ID and delete that second presence. To do this, tap reset face id And follow the steps to scan your face.
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The last screen tells you that the security check is complete but describes other settings and features that may share data or access with other people. Review Follow the suggestions on this screen and take any further action you think is necessary for your location, your privacy and your own safety.
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