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In which Apple destroys my daughter’s iPad forever

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Re: In which Apple destroys my daughter’s iPad forever

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Destroyed? The account does not work anymore, but the device is doing exactly as told. However i agree any electronic device should have the ability to factory reset. Software lock ins are terrible.

Functionality like this is pretty good to deter theft. If thieves can't easily re-enable bricked devices, black market price is much lower, thus there's less incentive to mug people carrying those devices.

Re: In which Apple destroys my daughter’s iPad forever

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looks like it is stuck in 1970 or so, according the number of minutes in the image Edit: 1972 to be exact

I wonder if you created a network with an SSID and password that matched the original if it would pick it up and update the date? This is what I did with my TV when I lost the remote, so I could add a phone as a remote.
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