Hardening modern iPhone against forensic tools
Privacy Guides Community [Unofficial]
April 15, 2026
You don’t need an Apple ID or iCloud+ to perform this hardening. I just recommend it for convenience. If you’re supervising your device using a MacBook you will need an Apple ID for the initial download of Apple Configurator.
Yes you can do this with your iPad as well. iPads with m-series chips are the most secure apple devices as they can’t even be accessed in a AFU state yet.
As long as apple drivers/usb passthrough are working it should work on Qubes.
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