Apple’s ‘Stolen Device Protection’ feature works when users mark their phone as lost using iCloud Find, which locks the device.

London police cut mobile device theft in half in city hotspot after two-year blitz

Apple has agreed to install a 'kill switch' that will make snatched devices worthless.

The tech company have teamed up with the Met Police to work to combat the increasing number of stolen phones, introducing a new switch to stop devices being easily resold

Apple has agreed to install a 'kill switch' that will make stolen mobile phones worthless - dealing a huge blow to the booming trade in snatched devices.

Apple’s ‘Stolen Device Protection’ feature works when users mark their phone as lost using iCloud Find, which locks the device.