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Alex Blake

Apple may bring a guest mode to your iPhone, helping to protect its secrets

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There are times when you might want to let someone else temporarily use your iPhone – to take a picture of you, for example – without giving them access to everything on your device. But right now, that’s not really possible in iOS 18.

That could all change in the future, though, as a recently published patent indicates that Apple is thinking about bringing some form of “guest access” mode to future iPhones. If it comes to fruition, it could solve a thorny issue that’s been bugging iPhone users for years.

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