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Re:She Sent Her iPhone to Apple. Repair Techs Uploaded Her N... by astafrig on Sunday September 28, 2025 @02:23PM (#45406612)
Repair State isn’t a feature that you need to know about unless you’re having your phone repaired or traded in, at which point you’ll learn about it.

It’s a perfect example of a feature being surfaced exactly as it should be, when needed. Quite a bit of mental gymnastics to twist that into being an ‘issue’.

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Re:She Sent Her iPhone to Apple. Repair Techs Uploaded Her N... by hn92726819 on Sunday September 28, 2025 @11:18PM (#45410048)
I disagree. If I take my phone in, I'm going to wipe it first. If someone asks me, I'd say they should do the same.

Now that I know it's a feature, I won't suggest that for iPhone users as backup+restore just sucks. (I know restore is easy, but bank apps, Signal, etc don't get backed up, so it is an annoyance)

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