It’s been over a year since Apple introduced a “kill switch” with their iOS 7 Update, and a new report claims that iPhone thefts have quickly plummeted, thanks to the added security feature. According to the Reuters, the number of stolen iPhones dropped by as much as 50% thanks to a feature letting the device’s owner disable it remotely.
Recent stats suggest that iPhone thefts were down straight away by half in the British capital. Meanwhile, in the United States, the number of stolen Apple smartphones dropped by a whopping 40% in San Francisco and 25% in New York since the so called "kill switch" was introduced in iPhones a year ago.
The news marks a sharp turn around from just a few years earlier, when smartphone thefts were becoming increasingly common and many a thousand phones were stolen everyday!
Google and Samsung also offer their own kill switches, while Microsoft is still lagging behind on a promise to add the feature to its own mobile operating system. Hopefully Windows won’t keep lagging behind for too much longer!
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