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this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2024
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It still worked as a phone.
Calling features "Security" when they significantly reduce the secondary market is a convenient way to increase profits.
Its security because people can't steal someone's phone then reset it.
Because otherwise the thief would return the phone to it's rightful owner?
Because people don't steal phones anymore
Tell that to cycling phone snatchers in London
I had this issue with an Android recently - but it was my own phone, an old one I wanted to test a SIM on. I couldn't remember the PIN, couldn't even recall having a PIN for this phone. I had to dig deep through the tech forums to find a solution, but got there eventually. And yes, I read that over and over during my search, "it's for your security". Argh!
given Apple's primary goal is "more things sold", this is completely on-brand. Better, worse, secure, not; whatever the phones are or are not, every effort goes back to "more things sold".
No, its a consequence of increased security and the inconvenience of have to sign out and create a new account when reselling the phone was an acceptable compromise, rather than an intended ‘bonus’ side effect. A lot of times companies do do that, but this wasn’t one off them.
This was your friend’s fault, and yours to trade cash before understanding how the system worked.