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Re:iOS 11.4 to Disable USB Port After 7 Days: What It Means for Mobile... on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:47PM (#17025503)
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.