content: If you want a fun theory...  The government already has access to smartphones including iPhones. This is all just a smokescreen to make people think that they don't and that Apple is doing everything it can to keep your data secure.  Because otherwise people wouldn't trust Apple's encryption if they knew the government already had access to it. This would fit into that theory as Apple would now need to look like they're concerned that they were able to get in, and need to close that hole. </conspiracy>