With iOS 18, Apple's Activation lock will guard more than the phone OS Comments
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PR3004, 15 Sep 2024First they need to fix their own vulnerabilities in iOS. Anyone with 6 digit unlock passcode c... moreWhere are you bro? On Planet Mars? Stolen device Protection for iPhone implemented months ago for this problem.
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Anonymous, 15 Sep 2024android cant implement this, it will increase ewaste & reduce recycling/reusing, what do u... moreThat's a new one... every thief should use that defense in court: "think of the e-waste"!
Get a grip man.
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Anonymous, 14 Sep 2024The Chinese vendors will do a half-assed attempt at making it seem like the original but it wi... moreandroid cant implement this, it will increase ewaste & reduce recycling/reusing, what do u think happens to sold/exchanged/disassembeled/repaired/partly damaged phones, afterall its a smart selling point to keep eating premium fruit, 1st step block software/data, 2nd step now block hardware, 3rd step will i get device back?, make that thief feel guilty and they would be struggling to find original owner how to return, ultimately apple will be able to master unlock it & resale as refurbished parts to repair shops...double profits, either way apple wins.
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First they need to fix their own vulnerabilities in iOS. Anyone with 6 digit unlock passcode can easily change our iCloud password and it doesn’t even ask to enter old password as a security measure which is highly ridiculous.
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One more reason I'll never own an Apple product.
They are the master of fleecing.
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I mean we all know that’s not the intention of apple rather then force people to go through their repair service or even buy a new device instead of replacing your old device battery for a decent price!!
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This is honestly a stupid idea, does apple really think or law enforcement that putting on a shitty RFID chip that's super easy to desolder will stop thiefs? If they can open the phone up and harvest the parts then they probably also know how to desolder or even just rip off the chip, and boom new part. It can only work if it's baked into completely in the middle of the part or like inside the display.
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EU unlocked the software, only hardware remains
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musk usually says patents are for idiots, but this is ridiculous
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Anonymous, 14 Sep 2024Knowing Android. they will go 👀 and do just that. SMH... atleast the true copycat companies in... moreThe Chinese vendors will do a half-assed attempt at making it seem like the original but it will be useless in reality.
Samsung will do the closest copy that works 90% like the original.
Google will do their own thing, which will fail spectacularly, and then they will just do it like Apple.
And Sony will still not change and continue as always.
That is what happens when Apple introduces anything on iPhone.
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Anonymous, 14 Sep 2024At the end of the day, you still need a genuine part from apple .. No more cheap part that... moreThe parts will still exist and will even have better support now, but they will be more easily flagged as non-genuine. They will work though. So that is good for transparency for those who buy second hand and those who have their devices repaired at shops not authorized by Apple, so they‘ll know whether original parts are used or not.
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Gaia, 13 Sep 2024removing the icloud account isn't so difficult when you're the owner of the device. ... moreThat is true and has been true for decades, yet people like ishreal just hate because they have no clue. „I support right to repair so I‘ll never buy an iPhone“ well good luck with that because 99% of manufacturers that are not Fairphone or something are literally worse in that aspect now.
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erotavlas, 13 Sep 2024I don't see why this is a good thing because it would make repairing iPhones way more dif... moreWhy should the original owner not exist? If they died then you have a bigger problem than harvesting parts from their phone. And even then iOS 16 introduced a feature that the deceased owner can have people they wanted to access their phone …
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You can remove the device from your iCloud account via the web from another device. Now you can sell the screen for someone else to use. They can use the calibration software provided by Apple. They will have an original quality screen and you will have some money. What Apple did here is the most ideal solution I could imagine and those criticizing probably didn’t get how it works or don’t even care because they will hate either way. Only problem this doesn’t solve is when something like schools get iCloud locked devices back. But I‘d say that’s a user/management error. There is remote management capabilities for schools and such. And those institutions who don’t use it and get iCloud locked devices back, well just tell those who loaned the device that they have to unlock it or else they‘ll have to pay the original price for the device. I don’t see any possible downside right now. And it should completely dry out the places in Shenzhen and such where stolen devices end up for part harvesting. That is great because I hated that, it was highly unethical.
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Anonymous, 14 Sep 2024If you want to learn about the truth, ask Louis Rossman.
I personally ignore brands that do... moreLol, that guy says the F word in almost all of his videos.
He just hates everybody who doesn't agree with him or his methods.
He is an intelligent guy, no doubt about that, but I think he is possesive and toxic. He wants everybody to agree with him, because he is intelligent and he knows best.
I met people like him in my life, I usually stay away from them. Or I just learn what I need to learn from them, and then be on my way. People shouldn't take everything he says for granted.
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ollyb1, 14 Sep 2024it seems like a lot people getting this confused with right to repair, activation lock is if s... moreIs not confusion, is called hating Apple. So, they just enter on Apple posts comment section, without reading the articles, and they start the ranting.
Well, everybody needs a hobby. Lol.
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Never iPhone, 14 Sep 2024I'm with you, it's Apple's ruse in fighting Right to Repair, so that people are... moreJust buy a different phone. What is this logic I keep reading, people trapped by ecosystem of apple like they’re dropped from a helicopter in the middle of a jungle lmao
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Oh dear, this comments section *facepalm*
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it seems like a lot people getting this confused with right to repair, activation lock is if someone stole your phone and you’ve set lost mode on, then the parts can’t be used rendering the device useless to thieves, if you ever had your phone stolen I don’t mind having this feature.
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