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I agree. For phones "unlock" means removing carrier restrictions and getting information off is something like "decrypt" or "crack."

• wan23 11y ago
  iOS devices have a "lock screen" where to use the device you have to enter a passcode or password or fingerprint to gain access to the device. Usually if you pick up someone's phone this is the screen that you see. https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-29-at-10-24-13-am.png https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/screen-shot-2013... Note the "slide to unlock" message at the bottom. If you asked most users what it means to unlock a phone, this is what they would think of, as they see it every day.
  • benatkin 11y ago
    > If you asked most users what it means to unlock a phone, this is what they would think of, as they see it every day. [citation needed] "Unlocked phone" is not limited to experts. More than half a million hits on google: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22unlocked+phone%22&oq=%22unlocked+phone%22&aqs=chrome..69i57.2766j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=91&ie=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?q=%22unlocked+phone%22&oq=%22u... I really don't know what "most users" would think of.
    • somebehemoth 11y ago
      What possible citation could be better than the one provided? Apple has sold over 1 billion of these devices and they all share the same lock screen UI; 500,000 search results on Google pales in comparison as a citation. Edit: I understand your point and agree that unlocking a device would not mean exactly the same thing to all people. I just don't agree that the parent needed an additional citation.