Otto, this has been in place since the beginning or nearly so, 2008 or nearly so.?
Frank¡¯s iPad is only useable because he did not use a lock code. Frank had had a bad stroke and had problems with fine motor control and speech, so locking it would have denied him access.?
I am able to use it for emails and web browsing, like recipe hunting, but not much more.?
If the app is not on it, I can¡¯t add it, so Excel and Numbers are out. The browser is getting long in the tooth, so I don¡¯t know how much longer I can use it to browser the web. ?
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On Feb 28, 2024, at 03:44, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:
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Thanks, Brent. I wasn¡¯t aware of this change.
Didn¡¯t it use to be the case that you could factory-reset an iPhone, the idea being that you could use it as if it were new, but *not* of course access any of the previous owner¡¯s settings or content?
It's now more like a vehicle, where there¡¯s a registration document (commonly called a ¡°log book¡± in the UK) tying each vehicle to it¡¯s owner, which can only be changed through the licensing authority.?
I can see the rationale behind this, and maybe it really will make iPhones and iPads less attractive to thieves.
I¡¯m surprised that you can use that iPad at all.
Otto
This is a means to make stolen iPhone less appealing.?
Unfortunately, it also makes phones that are not unlocked near useless by the next person.?
I have an iPad from a friend that passed in 2017. No one has his AppleID to unlock it. I am able to use some of its functions, but not sync, update it or install additional software.?
If I could unlock his AppleID, I would have, long ago.
The only one this hurts is those who buy unlocked phone, intentionally or unintentionally. It is protection to reduce bodily harm to owners and reduce mugging and possibly theft. An honest individual only tends to buy one unlocked device.?
?Occasionally I see used iPhones for sale with comments like
"Phone is in brand new condition but cannot pass activation, is locked to previous owner, can be use for parts only"
Is this true? Is there no way of unlocking an iPhone in that state?
Otto
Brent