What’s the point of the Security Delay?

I understand that it’s an “added layer of protection” or whatever but honestly it feels useless… If my phone is stolen or lost it has a passcode on it.. A stranger is not getting into my settings and changing my Apple ID. To begin the security delay it does a biometric scan so it knows it you.. so why do I have to wait an hour for it to rescan me to confirm it’s still me?? Also my home address is on my Apple ID and I’m at home, like I always am, but still it’s saying I’m not near a recognized location. I’m just confused as to what the setting even does other than create headaches. Even after reading the article on Apples website I still don’t understand.

iPhone 6, iOS 10

Posted on Apr 21, 2024 6:33 AM

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