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Re:Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try ... by ms7m on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @05:55PM (#40579341)
No, if an iPhone is iCloud locked, you're not able to use the phone unless you enter the password of the account.
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Re:Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try ... by notatoad on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @06:20PM (#40579558)
>if an iPhone is iCloud locked

but that still leaves the possibility that it isn't locked, and therefore it is worth it for theives to steal it. Even just the chance that it's not locked would make it worth stealing.

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Re:Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try ... by hifromwork on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @07:01PM (#40579816)
Yes, but your response doesn't make sense in context. GP specifically said that there are a lot of uses "for an iCloud locked iPhone", parent debunked it.
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