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Thieves return Android phone when they realize it's not an iPhone::A man in Washington, D.C. last month was the victim of an armed robbery in which the thieves stole “everything...

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[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That would be weird because even Apple can’t remove activation lock. That’s why they ask you to do it yourself before you trade it in.

[-] JCreazy@midwest.social 5 points 11 months ago

They absolutely can but say they "can't"

[-] kernelle@0d.gs 3 points 11 months ago

What are you talking about ofcourse they can, it's an activation which is stored on their servers, edit the FMI database and your phone is activated. They chose not to provide that service because they can't know if your device is stolen and it's way to much of a hassle to confirm you actually bought it. iCloud unlocking is a widespread phenomenon.

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