> The affected devices even included one that was in Airplane Mode and another that was kept in a Faraday cage
> The officials hypothesize that an iPhone running iOS 18 can send signals that make nearby units reboot if the device has been kept disconnected from cellular networks.
Either the officials are storing multiple devices in 1 cage, don't understand Faraday cages, or are arguing in bad faith.
> In October of 2024, multiple users of iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max units reported that their devices kept restarting themselves for no apparent reason. This is a known issue that occurred during normal use and one that Apple fixed with the iOS 18.1 update.
> This timeframe would also align with the creation of the alleged law enforcement document. Specifically, the document says that three iPhones with iOS 18.0 were brought into a forensics lab on October 3, after which they rebooted themselves.
I agree it is very unlikely. And I don't think you are proposing this is the case, but for the sake of argument. However, wouldn't it still be rather easy to verify? Faraday cage just helps with isolation and filters out the noise, so you can analyze a smaller set of data, in this case meaning you have to parse through less signals/data. But you would still be able to pinpoint this. If you can just monitor ultrasound, filter out what isn't easily explained/common (like background background radiation is to the universe).
To verify the original claim that it could happen over BLE, you don't need a faraday case to verify or prove this. The faraday cage just allows you to cut down on the data/signals to analyze.
[1]https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/11/07/iphones-stored-fo...