Reset to Factory Settings
When an iPhone or iPad is reset to factory settings, the passcode and/or password is reset to nothing, correct?
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Re: Cannot Pass Activation
Somehow I’ve not appreciated this.
I *think* I’ve got an Apple ID only because I want to sync Address Book, Contacts, and Calendar between Mac and iPhone.
Is a Mac similarly locked to an Apple ID?
Otto
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On 28 Feb 2024, at 20:57, Brent via groups.io <whodo678@...> wrote:
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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Re: Cannot Pass Activation
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:
? 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
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Re: Cannot Pass Activation
Locked as in not able to act as an administrator, not able to upgrade or install software, change service provider.?
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On Feb 27, 2024, at 17:08, Bim Bousman <bim.bousman@...> wrote:
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I was confused by the meaning of ‘locked’.
A phone can be locked to a network… if you buy a phone on an installment plan from AT&T, for example, it will be locked to the AT&T network until it is paid for and AT&T has released it.
A user can lock access to her phone by assigning a passcode to it and requiring that the passcode be entered in order to gain access.
The word ‘locked’ is used to describe the status of both conditions. I chose the wrong one.
On Feb 27, 2024, at 11:28?AM, Brent via groups.io <whodo678@...> wrote:
? 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.? On Feb 27, 2024, at 11:26, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:
?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
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Re: Cannot Pass Activation
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
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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
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Re: Cannot Pass Activation
I was confused by the meaning of ‘locked’.
A phone can be locked to a network… if you buy a phone on an installment plan from AT&T, for example, it will be locked to the AT&T network until it is paid for and AT&T has released it.
A user can lock access to her phone by assigning a passcode to it and requiring that the passcode be entered in order to gain access.
The word ‘locked’ is used to describe the status of both conditions. I chose the wrong one.
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On Feb 27, 2024, at 11:28?AM, Brent via groups.io <whodo678@...> wrote: ? 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.? On Feb 27, 2024, at 11:26, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:
?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
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Re: Cannot Pass Activation
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.?
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On Feb 27, 2024, at 11:26, Otto Nikolaus via groups.io <otto.nikolaus@...> wrote:
?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
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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
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Re: Watch/iPhone communication issue
Magic happened and both the Watch 5 and iPhone XR went back to normal behavior just like that! ?Setting new reminders on Watch now appear in the correct location on the iPhone and the Watch battery depletes at a normal rate. ?I have no idea why the glitch occurred or went away.
??Both are updated to the latest OSs and have been since the updates came out. ?I did hard reboot both devices when the problem appeared but it didn’t help. ?Then overnight the problem righted itself. ? Stuff like this makes me nuts. ?I need to understand WHY, and it’s not possible. ?Argh! ? At least I don’t have to get a new battery for my Watch. ?I checked a couple of do-it-yourself videos on You Tube and baby, it ain’t easy!
Thanks for your suggestions. ?May your devices behave themselves!
CD "Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." - Aldous Huxley
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Re: Watch/iPhone communication issue
Try doing a soft reset on the watch by holding down the crown and the side button until?you see the apple logo. Also did you reboot both devices?
Also, you haven't mentioned what version of OS is on your devices. I have a series 4 and it took me 3 reboots of the watch after the latest OS update, using the process I described in the previous paragraph, to get my watch to not need charging in the middle of the day. Not sure why as usually it's only one reboot.?
I have an iPhone XR and an AppleWatch 5 which have developed a communication problem with the Reminders app.? They stopped responding to one another.? If I use the Watch to create a new reminder it no longer appears on the iPhone and vice versa.? This just started out of the blue.? At the same time my Watch battery started running down much faster ?— literally overnight.? Suddenly it runs down in less than a day.? Can the two changes be linked somehow?
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I hope someone on the list who uses both Watch and iPhone has a suggestion.? Rebooting doesn’t fix the problem.
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Also, can?the Watch battery be replaced?? I know it’s old, but I hope to hold off getting a new one since it does everything I need.
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CD
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Re: Watch/iPhone communication issue
You might try unpairing the watch and then pairing it again.
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I have an iPhone XR and an AppleWatch 5 which have developed a communication problem with the Reminders app. ?They stopped responding to one another. ?If I use the Watch to create a new reminder it no longer appears on the iPhone and vice versa. ?This just started out of the blue. ?At the same time my Watch battery started running down much faster ?— literally overnight. ?Suddenly it runs down in less than a day. ?Can the two changes be linked somehow?
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I hope someone on the list who uses both Watch and iPhone has a suggestion. ?Rebooting doesn’t fix the problem.
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Also, can?the Watch battery be replaced? ?I know it’s old, but I hope to hold off getting a new one since it does everything I need.
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CD
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Watch/iPhone communication issue
I have an iPhone XR and an AppleWatch 5 which have developed a communication problem with the Reminders app. ?They stopped responding to one another. ?If I use the Watch to create a new reminder it no longer appears on the iPhone and vice versa. ?This just started out of the blue. ?At the same time my Watch battery started running down much faster ?— literally overnight. ?Suddenly it runs down in less than a day. ?Can the two changes be linked somehow?
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I hope someone on the list who uses both Watch and iPhone has a suggestion. ?Rebooting doesn’t fix the problem.
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Also, can?the Watch battery be replaced? ?I know it’s old, but I hope to hold off getting a new one since it does everything I need.
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CD
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All this is just a test message.? The company that runs these groups had a spam problem and we lost the ability to
do anything here for a few weeks.
It should be fixed now I hope.
Rich
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What to do if you were impacted by “The Mother of All Breaches”
I got this from 1Password and will post it on the forums to which I subscribe
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The mother of all breaches (MOAB). That’s how security experts are referring to the recent discovery of a massive database that is composed of data from thousands of previous breaches, leaks, and private data databases.
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“But why should I care? How does it impact me?”
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The breach includes over 26 billion records. That’s staggering. And that means if any of your accounts are included (or if you reuse passwords anywhere), you need to take action in order to protect yourself and your family.
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Thank you for taking the time to
respond.
I have been to the Apple shop today
(about another problem) and a young man told me that there's no
way to ensure that the volume is? always at maximum
Apparently, it's NOT a bug, it's a
feature!
Very many thanks
MC
On 18/12/2023 00:09, Bev in TX wrote:
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If the following option is on, you could try turning it off:
Settings > Accessibility > Face ID & Attention
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? ? ? ? ? ? Attention Aware Feature?
On Dec 17, 2023, at 1:55?PM, Dr. MC
Black <mcb@...> wrote:
?I use an iPhone 6s
I have noticed that when
make or receive a call, the volume level, controlled by
the + and - buttons on the left side is? always at the
mid point.
I then have to increase the
volume so I can hear the other person.
But the next time, the
volume has reverted to the mid point of the range.
I need the volume on
maximum all the time.
Is? there any way of
setting it so the volume remains on maximum?
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If the following option is on, you could try turning it off: Settings > Accessibility > Face ID & Attention >? ? ? ? ? ? ? Attention Aware Feature?
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On Dec 17, 2023, at 1:55?PM, Dr. MC Black <mcb@...> wrote:
?I use an iPhone 6s
I have noticed that when make or
receive a call, the volume level, controlled by the + and -
buttons on the left side is? always at the mid point.
I then have to increase the volume
so I can hear the other person.
But the next time, the volume has
reverted to the mid point of the range.
I need the volume on maximum all
the time.
Is? there any way of setting it so
the volume remains on maximum?
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Thank you for taking the time to
respond.
I am using the Bluetooth connection
to my Hearing Aids when it works, but otherwise the (not very
loud)-speaker
I have found "Headphone safety" in
SETTINGS>SOUNDS, but I can see what I have to do to tell it
to stop messing me about and leave the volume on maximum where I
set it.
With seasonal greetings and my very
best wishes for a Happy, Healthy, Peaceful, Successful,
Prosperous, Covid- and Stress-free New Year.
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MC Black
On 17/12/2023 22:31, Jim Saklad via
groups.io wrote:
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Dr. MC Black wrote:
I use an iPhone 6s
I have noticed that when make or receive a call, the volume level, controlled by the + and - buttons on the left side is always at the mid point.
I then have to increase the volume so I can hear the other person.
But the next time, the volume has reverted to the mid point of the range.
I need the volume on maximum all the time.
Is there any way of setting it so the volume remains on maximum?
Are you listening to the speakers, or is it sending a signal directly to your hearing aids?
The iPhone has a switchable sound-limiting setting that applies to “headphones” – which I suspect may include hearing aids as well as earbuds, airpods, and actual headphones.
Settings / Sounds and Haptics / Headphone Safety (near the bottom).
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Thank you for taking the time to respond.
Volume slider is? at maximum
Change with buttons is? "0"
I am actually using a Bluetooth connection to my Hearing Aids
I suffer from severe hearing loss - I need the volume at maximum
Very many thanks
MC
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On 17/12/2023 20:02, Pat Taylor via groups.io wrote:
Go to Settings>Sounds & Haptics and make sure that the volume slider is turned all the way up. ?You might also check the phone speaker to make sure it’s free of dirt, debris and any other obstruction. ?Good luck!
On Dec 17, 2023, at 12:55?PM, Dr. MC Black <mcb@...> wrote:
Ladies & Gentlemen
?I use an iPhone 6s
I have noticed that when make or receive a call, the volume level, controlled by the + and - buttons on the left side is? always at the mid point.
I then have to increase the volume so I can hear the other person.
But the next time, the volume has reverted to the mid point of the range.
I need the volume on maximum all the time.
Is? there any way of setting it so the volume remains on maximum?
Is? Apple trying to protect my hearing? -- It's too late!!
With seasonal greetings and my very best wishes for a Happy, Healthy, Peaceful, Successful, Prosperous, Covid- and Stress-free New Year.
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MC
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Dr. MC Black wrote: I use an iPhone 6s
I have noticed that when make or receive a call, the volume level, controlled by the + and - buttons on the left side is always at the mid point.
I then have to increase the volume so I can hear the other person.
But the next time, the volume has reverted to the mid point of the range.
I need the volume on maximum all the time.
Is there any way of setting it so the volume remains on maximum? Are you listening to the speakers, or is it sending a signal directly to your hearing aids? The iPhone has a switchable sound-limiting setting that applies to “headphones” – which I suspect may include hearing aids as well as earbuds, airpods, and actual headphones. Settings / Sounds and Haptics / Headphone Safety (near the bottom). -- Jim Saklad jimdoc@...
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Re: Face ID not working suddenly
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have an iPhone X running IOS 16.7.2 and my face recognition quit working.? I now need to type in my passcode each time I wake up my phone.? I’ve powered off the phone several times but it still doesn’t work.? I’ve tried resetting the face ID but it won’t let me.? I have 256 G memory which is not half used.? Any suggestions?? The facial recognition is just so handy and I miss it.?
I am planning on getting the iPhone 15 soon
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Rebecca
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