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Is it not possible to flash the OS on lost phones anymore? Or were the thieves after some data on the phone?
by tejaswiy 10y ago
Is it not possible to flash the OS on lost phones anymore? Or were the thieves after some data on the phone?
- 0x0 10y agoNope. Activation lock is supposed to prevent that.
- duaneb 10y agoWhat's the reasoning behind that? Kind of defeats the entire purpose of remote wipe.
- scott_karana 10y ago> Kind of defeats the entire purpose of remote wipe. Hardly. The remote wipe will clear all of your private data. Seems like the purpose is well met to me. Activation Lock is there to prevent resale of stolen devices, which simultaneously increases odds of return to you, and decreases odds of iOS theft overall.
- duaneb 10y agoAhh, I've never heard the term before. I assumed it was the screen lock and the activation prevention was in apple's servers.
- colejohnson66 10y agoI think even a DFU restore doesn't clear Activation Lock because it's managed by the Secure Enclave (at least on phones that have the SEP)
- anon997 10y agoActivation Lock is managed by Apple's servers. When the OS is erased or updated, it must contact Apple to "Activate" before it will complete startup.