Apple introduces iOS 11.4.1; blocks passcode cracking tools used by the PoliceJuly 10 (AZINS) With the rollout of the iOS 11.4.1, Apple made it harder for law enforcement to bypass the USB Restricted Mode. However, researchers have found a loophole. The researchers were able to reset the one-hour counter for as long as you plug a USB accessory into the iPhone's Lightning port, The Verge reported.

It is to be noted that one can't break the USB Restricted Mode once it is already engaged. However, the iOS will reset the countdown timer if one immediately connects the iPhone to a compatible USB accessory.

Apple recently rolled out the iOS 12 public beta version. One of the highlights of the newer iteration is the Memoji feature which turns an image into an animated cartoon.

iOS 12 comes will a host of new features and improvements. One of the new apps is Screen Time which tells you about the amount of time you have spent using your device, Cnet reported. To download the iOS 12 beta for public, you can enroll your device for the beta program. Be sure to backup the data before you install the beta version. The complete version will be released this fall.

There are a few things which you should make sure about before you try out the iOS 12 beta. Firstly, take a backup of your data to iCloud or iTunes. There will be a lot of bugs and many apps will crash frequently. iOS 12 will come to the iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 5s, 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2nd, generation, 12.9-inch iPad Pro 1st generation, 10.5-inch iPad Pro, 9.7-inch iPad Pro, 10.5-inch iPad, iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad 5th generation, iPad mini 4, ,iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2, and iPod touch 6th generation.