Upcoming iOS 18 to Feature New Security Function Locking Individual Apps

TapTechNews June 9th, according to Macrumors, several sources revealed that the upcoming iOS 18 will introduce a brand new security feature allowing users to lock individual apps.

This feature will support users to lock native iPhone apps such as Mail, Messages, Notes, Phone, Photos, Browser, Settings, and so on, providing additional protection for users' privacy and security. To unlock these locked apps, FaceID facial recognition authentication will be required, and it may also support TouchID or device passcode unlock.

It is currently unclear whether this function applies to third-party apps downloaded from the App Store. Previously, Apple has already allowed users to lock some content via FaceID, TouchID, or the passcode, such as certain notes in the Notes app, and the photos in the 'Recently Deleted' and 'Hidden' albums in the Photos app. And this new feature of iOS 18 will go further, allowing users to lock individual apps even if the phone itself is unlocked.

For iPhone users, in the past, locking apps could be achieved through functions such as 'Screen Time' or 'Shortcuts'. However, with the arrival of iOS 18, these cumbersome operational methods will become history.

Apple will hold the WWDC24 conference at 1 am Beijing time on June 11th and will officially release the iOS 18 system. TapTechNews will also bring relevant reports to everyone in the first time.