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Yes, the iPhone is the same. You get a ‘Trust this computer?’ prompt which forces you to unlock the phone first.

The trouble is, this is still a data path that has been opened via USB. This new change disables the data path altogether and just allows charging via the USB power pins only - like its a USB battery or USB fan, simply power and nothing else. Which is pretty neat.

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Why doesn't the iPhone disable the data transfer pins until unlocked?

Probably because for any decent charging speed (beyond 500mA) you need to talk to the other side. Atleast per standard.

How does Android work around this?

It communicates power needs but nothing else until the user unlocks the phone and enables data transfer.

Because then you can’t plug in the device and have it sync automatically. It’s a security/convenience trade off.

By the way they don’t use the same pins as USB of course because they have their own connectors. And disabling access to the audio dongle while the device is locked wouldn’t make sense.

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