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Honestly. This is a pretty good advertisement for Apple. I appreciate the effort that they've put into making my device less valuable to thiefs.
Not so much if it allows the thief to cet contact info of the original owner.
If someone in China starts harassing you or threatening you, just start sending messages that the two of you are conspiring to overthrow the Chinese government and the messages will stop real quick. These Chinese mafia types talk tough until you start sending anti-Chinese government copy-pasta to them and they shut up real quick.
It's probably best not to declare war upon China in writing. Instead, ask how many students died in the 1989 Tiananmen massacre. That specific phrase should specifically auto-alert the censors to a known forbidden topic, without resorting to threats against China. How long of a lost phone message can one set, anyways?
Heck, even get you flagged here, for that matter.
At least my phone (android) shows no contact info when locked as far as I can tell, and an eSIM would prevent knowing the phone number right?
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Aren’t most of the parts tied to the motherboard?
Each generation seems to add an additional part. I know they serialize Face ID module, maybe the screen, the battery gives an indicator in the settings menu that its not OEM but it still works. I doubt the case or volume buttons are tied to the phone but what else is left? The Antenna or USB-C port?
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It gets stripped down for parts. Many of the individual components are valuable
The higher value parts are locked down also. I wonder if that includes the screen or not? Is it possible to lock down an iPhone screen these days, or can you use it as a replacement for another iphone whose screen is busted?
Out of about 20+ phones the only one I could get working was an iPhone 7.
Dumb, pre morning coffee question - How does the thief know your number to text you if they can't unlock the phone?
But… it's easy (and reasonable) to think that whoever has your phone also has your contact info which makes these sorts of scams that much scarier.