A report from 404 Media recently presented these capabilities as a leak, though Magnet Forensics has openly advertised the technology on its website and blog for more than 1.5 years. The company's product page features testimonials from police praising the tool's ability to keep seized devices accessible for cracking.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Magnet Forensics Sells Tool to Bypass 72 Hour iPhone Reboot
Tech19 days ago
Law enforcement officials can now prevent digital evidence from being auto-deleted on captured handsets by freezing the hardware's state. A tool from Magnet Forensics disables a security feature in Apple's iOS that normally triggers an automatic reboot after 72 hours of inactivity, a process that typically makes data extraction more difficult. By blocking this timer, the software allows police to indefinitely preserve cached locations, iMessages, and recently deleted photos.
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