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I don't get it. How would they be load the backdoor is the phone is still locked?

• xgbi 11y ago
  iTunes recovery mode? It allows to restore the OS, but also gives you other means to manipulate the device. Imagine if they simply hot-patch the lockscreen to allow any number of tries of password?
  • Karunamon 11y ago
    Recovery mode with DFU and the like results in a device wipe. There are many ways to redo the firmware, but every single one of them, by design, requires wiping the phone to implement.
    • sah2ed 11y ago
      The outcome of entering DFU mode for most of us is a device wipe but this doesn't have to be the case for Apple. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11115945 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11115945
    • astrange 11y ago
      You can reinstall a phone from recovery mode without erasing it. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201263 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201263