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One iPhone security feature is helping thieves lock victims out of their stolen iPhone handsets.

Tap Use Recovery Key and enter your device passcode.Confirm your recovery key by entering it on the next screen.

Keep in mind that when you generate a recovery key, you cannot use account recovery to get back into your Apple account. With account recovery, a user can reset his Apple ID password even if he/she doesn't have enough information to do so. With the recovery key, an iPhone owner whose device has been stolen or lost can remotely change his/her Apple ID password by using the recovery key, a trusted phone number, and an Apple device.

With the passcode and the phone, the thieves can turn on the recovery key and lock out the legitimate owner. And if the security key has already been generated, a new one can be created. Either way, the iPhone owner cannot get back into his account. Or should we say the owner is not supposed to get back into the account, but one did.Terry Allen had his iPhone 13 Pro stolen last summer in New York and like Mr. Frasca, his phone contained important pictures of relatives.

There are some suggestions such as using a complex passcode in case you can't use Face ID. This can be done by going to

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