Apple is apparently working on bringing multiple user support to iPhones users

According to financial express news, Apple recently filed a patent stating that it is developing a function that allows multiple users to log in to the same iPhone. The patent name is “A computing device can use multiple access passwords and multiple encryption keys, and the system can support multiple different user accounts.”

The current iPhone only supports logging in to one user account. The operation of switching accounts is very cumbersome and requires verification. As a result, some children who want to play with their parents and family members’ iPhones will see unnecessary privacy or perform destructive operations.

In order to avoid this situation, parents often do not disclose the unlock password of the iPhone. However, after children enter the wrong password many times, the iPhone’s self-protection measures will be triggered, which will cause the phone to be locked out of use for a period of time, which is very inconvenient.

Apple’s patent can log in multiple Apple IDs on one iOS device. According to AppleInsider, this technology is expected to make the private information of different accounts on the iPhone or iPad completely confidential.

According to the patent description, Apple is working to further protect user login credentials and Apple Pay payment data on mobile phones.  Apple may be developing the SEP security chip, which is an upgraded version of the T2 chip currently used in MacBook and is expected to be used in future iPhones. arrival.

The report also said that in addition to the multi-account login function, Apple will also bring a security measure called “hidden behind a familiar password or Face ID.”

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