Safety Check feature on iPhone: What is it and how it keeps users safe – Times of India

Apple has always pitched security and privacy as one of the biggest selling points of its products. Every year with its OS updates, there comes a feature that enhances and improves user security and privacy. With iOS 16, Apple got Safety Check feature for iPhones. Here we explain what is the feature and how it works:
How to use Safety Check feature on iPhone?
Safety Check is available only on iPhone and only if you have a personal Apple ID (not a Managed Apple ID) that uses two-factor authentication. You must also be signed in to Settings > [

Your Name

] on your iPhone. After you’re signed in, you can go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Safety Check.
What does the Safety Check feature do?
Simply put, it immediately stops access to a host of things that you might be sharing with people and apps on the iPhone. You can also use it to check whom you’re sharing information with, restrict Messages and FaceTime to your iPhone, reset system privacy permissions for apps, change your passcode, change your Apple ID password and more.

Furthermore, Safety Check can be used to modify information associated with your Apple ID. You can use Safety Check to review and remove devices signed in to your account, review and update trusted phone numbers, change your Apple ID password, update your emergency contacts, and even update your device passcode and your Face ID or Touch ID information.
Can you restart sharing with apps/people again?
Yes, If you want to restart sharing with someone after using Safety Check, just open the app or service you’d like to share information from and share that content again.
The Emergency Reset on Safety Check
Safety Check has an option called Emergency Reset. You use it to immediately stop all types of sharing. Emergency Reset also allows you to review and reset settings associated with your Apple ID as well.