A new feature has been discovered in the files of the fourth iOS 17.5 beta called Repair State. What it does is place your iPhone in a special sleep mode mode that doesn’t force people to turn off Find My when they send their device in for service.
The way it currently works is that when an iPhone is taken to a repair shop, users need to disable Find My in the settings menu. This wasn’t a problem for anyone until the introduction of the Stolen Device Protection feature in iOS 17.3.
Stolen Device Protection “adds extra security steps” to certain features, such as requiring biometric authentication when an iPhone owner wants to access stored credit card information. It also adds a delay when changing certain sensitive settings, such as Find My. This means you have to wait a full hour before you can use your smartphone again, regardless of how long the repair took. As a result, people started complaining about the lockout.
Repair State is the company’s solution. This allows users to confirm “their Apple ID and password” to technicians, identifying them as the iPhone owner, without having to deactivate Find My or Stolen Device Protection. According to MacRumorsPhones in this mode will be labeled “Ready for Repair” next to a stethoscope icon in the list of devices.
Ongoing work
The feature has been confirmed to be “only available on iPhones.” None of Apple’s other gadgets have been spotted in Repair State. You can try it out for yourself by installing iOS 17.5 beta 4 from the tech giant’s developer program. However, it is recommended to leave it alone. 9To5Mac their report states that users can enable the mode “when attempting to delete their iPhone via (the) Find My app.” But once activated, there is no way to turn off Repair Status.
The publication states that there could be two reasons why you cannot get the phone back to normal. It’s either because the company hasn’t yet implemented a way to disable the mode, or it requires an Apple technician to make repairs before removing the mode.
There don’t appear to be any performance issues related to Repair State. None of the reports we searched mention anything related to iPhones becoming unusable. In fact, it’s quite the opposite, as the hardware apparently “remains fully functional.” Still, to be on the safe side, it’s better not to tamper with it.
Apple’s WWDC 2024 is the tech giant’s next big event kicking off on June 10. While we don’t know what will be on display on the big day, we do expect iOS 18 to make its global debut and Repair State might be one of them. the new tools on display.
Until then, check out Ny Breaking’s list of the best iPhones for 2024.