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Apple invention changes iPhone user authentication settings based on location
One of the main reasons I jailbroke my iPhone and iPad, apart from a quick reply to text messages (now coming in iOS 8), was for a location based security feature. I found a tweak called Cleverpin that turned off the phone's passcode when attached to my home wifi network and re-enabled the passcode when the wifi was off or I went out of range. It was an elegant solution and I absolutely loved it.
It now seems that Apple have filed a patent for a location based security feature and the article in the link above is an interesting read. Whilst this doubtlessly won't be included in iOS 8 as i'm sure it would have been mentioned at WWDC should it be so, it does bodes well for further iterations in future, I hope.
One of the main reasons I jailbroke my iPhone and iPad, apart from a quick reply to text messages (now coming in iOS 8), was for a location based security feature. I found a tweak called Cleverpin that turned off the phone's passcode when attached to my home wifi network and re-enabled the passcode when the wifi was off or I went out of range. It was an elegant solution and I absolutely loved it.
It now seems that Apple have filed a patent for a location based security feature and the article in the link above is an interesting read. Whilst this doubtlessly won't be included in iOS 8 as i'm sure it would have been mentioned at WWDC should it be so, it does bodes well for further iterations in future, I hope.