# Apple Stores Reportedly Rolling Out New Anti-Theft System for iPhones

- Source: MacRumors
- Published: 2026-10-25T15:18:08+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/25/apple-stores-anti-theft-iphone-box-checker/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/apple-stores-reportedly-rolling-out-new-anti-theft-system-for-iphones-2de4ab/

Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman today reported that Apple is facing a growing problem where some people will buy iPhones or other products and either remove accessories from the box, open up the device and remove components, and/or remove the entire device, and then attempt to return the box hoping that the employee will not notice. When a customer seeks to return an iPhone, he said that Apple's retail e

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