Kill Switch has reduced smartphone theft

[Zangetsu]

Smartphones, particularly iPhones, are no longer the favourites of discerning lifters, recent data shows. The reason: the “kill switch” is proving the killjoy for the thieves.

Apple added a kill switch, called Activation Lock, to its iPhone in September 2013. Samsung followed in April 2014 with its Galaxy S5 and Google made it a standard feature of Android with the release of Lollipop.

Source: *tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/kill-switch-has-reduced-smartphone-theft-says-data-254571.html

 

[$hadow]

Basically it has reduced iphone theft. People stole Iphone for selling where as if they stole android it will be mostly be kept with the theif.

 

[amit.tiger12]

Is it a physical key? or something remote accessed feature?
nexus 5 have this "physical key"?

 

[Zangetsu]

I think its hardware based instead of software done by Apple
otherwise thieves could wipe out all from firmware flashing