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Re:Apple expands independent repair program to Mac after US ... by raxxorrax on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @06:30AM (#24197097)
Wouldn't work with iPads. If you have connected your Apple ID with the device and forget your password, you cannot even reset the device. Not sure on phones, but pretty sure it works in a similar way. Macs are probably different though. A "If they could, they would"-situation probably.
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Re:Apple expands independent repair program to Mac after US ... by Marsymars on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @09:51AM (#24198517)
Newer Macs with T2 chips and Activation Lock enabled are similar. In either the case of T2 Macs or iOS devices I'd be happy to just reset the device myself rather than giving credentials. I was surprised that they asked at all - in my mind, asking someone for a password is verboten.
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