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Stolen iPhones are still big business on the black market, but they are starting to become less attractive targets for would-be thieves thanks to new security features offered by Apple. Apple has added several new theft deterrents to recent iOS versions. Let’s look at some security settings that thieves hate to encounter and find out how doing your part to secure your iPhone can cut down on iPhone theft rates all around the world: Here Are 4 Security Settings iPhone Thieves Hate: IOS 8’s Activation Lock Feature A new anti-theft feature that Apple added to the iOS 8 release is being credited for having a major impact on iPhone theft rates worldwide. The feature is called “Activation Lock” and it requires a user to authorize a data wipe or fresh installation of the operating system. Before this feature was part of iOS, a thief could wipe a phone clean...

Sean Gallup/Getty Images News/Getty Images In a lot of ways, the version of iOS 8 that runs on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is identical to what iPhone 5S or 5C owners use—except for three features that take advantage of the newer models' larger screens. If you've got an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus , getting to know these three features will help you enjoy your iPhone even more. Display Zoom Both the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have bigger screens than any iPhone before them (4.7 and 5.5 inches, respectively, versus the 4-inch screen available on the previous three models). Thanks to a feature called Display Zoom, you can take advantage of those larger screens in two ways: to show more content or to make the content bigger. Display Zoom lets you choose the way your screen displays content. Because the iPhone 6 Plus' screen is 1.5 inches bigger than the screen on the iPhone 5S, for instance, it can us...