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Apple and Met Police cut London phone theft by 18% with iOS 26.4
The UK's Metropolitan Police report a 14,000 (18%) reduction in phone thefts in London between June 2025 and May 2026, attributing the drop partly to Apple's Stolen Device Protection enabled by default in iOS 26.4. Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says they have 'cracked' the engineering problem that allowed thieves to factory reset devices using illicit software.
Jun 14, 2026 2 sources