iOS 27.2 beta 2 includes new details of an iPhone anti-snatching feature,
plus a first look at more changes coming to Apple Music, Shortcuts, and more

Date:
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:41:23 +0000

Description:
iOS 27.2 beta code suggests Apple might soon launch a thief-thwarting tool, along with upgrades to Shortcuts, Apple Music, and CarPlay Ultra.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The second iOS 27.2 developer beta has landed, and code points to several upcoming features These include
an anti-snatching tool, so the phone locks itself if it detects a sharp grab or when disconnected from your Apple Watch There are changes hinted at for Shortcuts, Apple Music, and CarPlay Ultra too The second iOS 27.2 developer beta has now landed, and while on the face of it this doesnt look much different to the first beta, behind the scenes theres quite a lot of new
stuff to find.

Digging into the code, 9to5Mac has found more details of an anti-snatching feature that weve previously reported on . This as-yet-unannounced feature is apparently called AutoLock internally at Apple , and is designed to lock your phone if a thief grabs it. It sounds similar then to Androids Theft Detection Lock , and the code in this beta suggests that it would use various signals
to tell whether an iPhone has been stolen, such as a sharp acceleration
(which could happen when a phone is first snatched), loss of connectivity to
a paired Apple Watch , a paired Apple Watch being unreachable, prolonged loss of network activity, or the device remaining unlocked for a certain period of time. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

Any of these things could trigger an iPhone to automatically lock itself, but there are also references to safeguards aimed at preventing false positives. These include things like successful biometric authentication, and certain innocent app activities that could otherwise be signs of theft. Other hidden features Heres the new album release countdown on iPhone, coming soon to
Apple Music.Featuring a very satisfying numeric text content transition. https://t.co/SIwlvlt9lB pic.twitter.com/stuBUYPoWJ September 19, 2026 On top of this, as spotted by X user @itspdfu (via 9to5Mac ) iOS 27.2 beta 2 also includes code for a new album release countdown in Apple Music, and for the ability to support actions from third-party apps in Shortcuts new Describe a Shortcut tool. So youll be able to include third-party apps in shortcuts
built using natural language, rather than having to use the old shortcut builder. You may like How to get the iOS 27 public beta and try the new AI-powered Siri These are the 5 best features arriving on your iPhone with
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Finally, @aaronp613 has found evidence that CarPlay Ultra will soon offer a Drive Mode Theme, allowing you to change things like the gauge style and color. Though right now CarPlay Ultra is only available on Aston Martin vehicles, so this might be of limited usefulness.

Of course theres the usual caveat with all this that while Apple is seemingly working on these features, we cant be sure of if or when theyll actually launch. But they all sound like worthwhile upgrades, so hopefully they will roll out and soon. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.
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