Cellebrite can unlock most Android phones but can't unlock most iPhones

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Came up in the context of the Trump shooter's phone being unlocked in 40 minutes by Cellebrite. Basically any powered on Android phone can be hacked with Pixels being the exception when they are powered down.

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Trump shooter used Android phone from Samsung; cracked by Cellebrite in 40 minutes - 9to5Mac

Earlier this week, the FBI announced that it had accessed the locked phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who...
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Cellebrite can't unlock most iPhones running iOS 17.4 and later - 9to5Mac

Leaked documents reveal that Cellebrite can’t unlock iPhones running iOS 17.4 and later, at least as of the date of...
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All iPhones running iOS 17.4 and above cannot be unlocked at present which also brings to light the issue with most Android phones not getting the latest security updates. Also the fact that Samsung introduced vulnerability that otherwise didn't exist in Android.
 
t3chg33k said:
Came up in the context of the Trump shooter's phone being unlocked in 40 minutes by Cellebrite. Basically any powered on Android phone can be hacked with Pixels being the exception when they are powered down.

9to5mac.com

Trump shooter used Android phone from Samsung; cracked by Cellebrite in 40 minutes - 9to5Mac

Earlier this week, the FBI announced that it had accessed the locked phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who...
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Cellebrite can't unlock most iPhones running iOS 17.4 and later - 9to5Mac

Leaked documents reveal that Cellebrite can’t unlock iPhones running iOS 17.4 and later, at least as of the date of...
9to5mac.com 9to5mac.com

All iPhones running iOS 17.4 and above cannot be unlocked at present which also brings to light the issue with most Android phones not getting the latest security updates. Also the fact that Samsung introduced vulnerability that otherwise didn't exist in Android.
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It can open Iphone too. As previously we went on searches (Income tax raid) so I use to ask forensic guy. Can you guys take data from iphone too by using cellebrite. They said yes. But the cost for that was too high. And they didn't possess that. We didn't need it ever because assessee use to unlock his phone and give us without any hassles.
 

Apple takes security seriously, that's why an exploit of iOS is valued much higher than any android. I assume that cracking companies do have some exploits which are not known to the open world and can indeed open iPhones.
 
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