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shortwavesurfer2009 | 9 days ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +2 
 I have heard that there is a bug causing iPhones in police possession to reboot and go into an encrypted state and honestly that should be a feature instead of a bug and to disable the feature should require a reboot. That way, if the police try to turn off the feature, they have to reboot the device anyway.
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hundehausen | 9 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 GrapheneOS has this feature: auto reboot 😊
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shortwavesurfer2009 | 9 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Is it just a simple auto reboot after X amount of time? Or is it like an auto reboot if the screen has not been unlocked for X hours?
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hundehausen | 9 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Not sure, but I think it's when the phohe is X hours locked. I have never experienced an unattended restart, when I was using my phone.
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Final | 9 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Automatic reboot timer is counted when device is in a locked state and the timer stops when the device is unlocked again
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shortwavesurfer2009 | 9 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Apparently, this may not actually be a bug. And if that's the case, that is fucking fantastic. Now, the only thing that would be needed would be a timer that said that if the screen had not been unlocked for the past 16 hours or something, it would automatically reboot.
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Final | 9 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 It turned out this appears to be an actual feature in the latest iOS based on reverse engineering. However, older outdated devices are rebooting as well (according to a law enforcement document) and that potentially could be caused by other factors.