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Interesting. Nothing similar for iPads and iPhones? Except jailbreak.
Well I kind of did circumvent this hurdle.

I got an iPhone from a relative, the relative had forgotten the passcode and the Apple ID password.

I did a factory reset of it via iTunes and of course when it started up and I started with the setup it said it was locked to *@*.com.

I contacted Apple support and they said I needed proof of purchase for them to unlock it.

I did not have any proof of purchase and neither did my relative.

But I refused to let that stop me. So I made a proof of purchase, printed it and went to an Apple store.

I told the Apple Genius about the iPhone and that it was locked but factory reset and presented the "proof of purchase".

The Apple Genius went to get a manager or something and the manager checked the "proof of purchase" and then connected the iPhone to the store Wi-Fi and did some stuff on their iPad and rebooted the iPhone. The iPhone did a reset and then it was unlocked and ready to be setup without any hurdles.

So I am guessing some thieves have figured this out.

Re:Ask HN: Remote Management Software on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @07:20AM (#27367335)
Looks promising, thank you.

Ask HN: Remote Management Software

I am looking for a remote management software for use on our Windows computers that we have at our customers.What I am looking for is something like TeamViewer but with the following features:- Each computer has a unique password, unknown for the user who will remote into the computer. - Each user who will remote into the computers gets a personal user account. No need to set up an account on...

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Ask HN: Email Hosting with Catch-All

Hi Anyone that can recommend a good e-mail hosting service that has catch-all and custom domain features? Preferably in the $1 - $2 per month price range. And that does not require to use their specific email app to be used (ProtonMail).

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This badge is a step in the right direction. Those products linked above looks like it rely on flashes. If someone invents something that will distort the face of the wearer on all kinds of mobile phone photos, they will get rich. Everyone is walking around with a great camera and taking photos like there is no tomorrow. But not everyone want to be on your insta (or whatever) feed.