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#91
I would've preferred that the identifying information of the person had been edited out.

The phone's owner experienced a traumatic incident. Which furthermore is under investigation.

Posting some kind of photo feels OK, however, since finding the phone is arguably newsworthy. And the Twitter poster says that it was open to that email, suggesting that they didn't go snooping through the phone. A little privacy redaction/cropping would've helped.

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

#92

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They should make the whole plane out of AirTags

Good thing ships aren't losing doors. As far as I know, Apple doesn't offer SeaTags.

Well at least one did in the 90s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_MS_Estonia#Offi...

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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No protective case?

I never trusted/liked protective cases. Modern phones are already too big, and I feel like the added bulk makes it more likely that I will drop it. Having been using the same IPhone 12 Pro Max for a few years now without a case. It has survived quite a few falls from a table by now, no screen cracked, only some dents and scratches on the chassis.

The silicone cases provice protection to 5 sides of the phone + create a "frame" around the edges of the screen. Wont help you when the screen hits something sharp, but it is still nice protection.

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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post #96

This must be some elaborate joke. How did that iPhone stay unlocked? The screen stayed on the entire time? And if the screen stayed on the entire time, how does the battery last that long? (In winter weather no less)

I have my phone set to never lock automatically, so that’s one part of the equation plausible.

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

#99
post #96

This must be some elaborate joke. How did that iPhone stay unlocked? The screen stayed on the entire time? And if the screen stayed on the entire time, how does the battery last that long? (In winter weather no less)

On airplane mode, not doing anything.

Re: iPhone that fell from hole in Alaska 737 MAX flight is found, still open to Mail

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post #91

I would've preferred that the identifying information of the person had been edited out. The phone's owner experienced a traumatic incident. Which furthermore is under investigation. Posting some kind of photo feels OK, however, since finding the phone is arguably newsworthy. And the Twitter poster says that it was open to that email, suggesting that they didn't go snooping through the phone. A little privacy redacti…

Maybe they did this to help the phone find it's owner?
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