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Re:Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try ... by r0m4n0 on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @06:06PM (#40579448)
It’s interesting though… it’s still worth something to thieves, they still can recycle the screen, buttons, case etc. I’ve had my iPhone stolen in recent years too, people can’t resist. Don’t get me wrong, it does feel good to stick it to the perp but doesn’t apple itself have the most to gain from locking most of the value away? The second hand market is completely gated by them. Broken FaceID? You need a new phone…

This is a win win for Apple

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Re:Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try ... by sosodev on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @06:19PM (#40579547)
Aren’t most of the parts tied to the motherboard?
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Re:Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try ... by nebula8804 on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @01:10AM (#40581572)
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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Re:Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try ... by qingcharles on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @02:37AM (#40581994)
Screen is locked. If you do your own replacement you have to call Apple to get it relinked to the mobo.
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Re:Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try ... by qbxk on Wednesday June 05, 2024 @10:33PM (#40592829)
well duh, the most valuable company in the world isn't going do something that isn't profitable for them, but in this case their interests align with their customers in a powerful way.

what would be really great is if we could engineer systems to develop alignments between relationships like that all the time, but hey, we live in an imperfect world

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