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Apple Removes Tool to Check If an iPhone or iPad Is Activation Locked
- FabHK 10y agoAnd apparently it's because thieves use the activation lock testing website to find serial numbers that are unlocked, and use those to re-activate stolen iPhones/iPads [1]. Brazen bastards. That, incidentally, also explains why recently a couple of newly bought bona-fide iPhones were locked and could not be activated by their rightful owners. [1] https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=ImXgMoviQD0 https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=ImXgMoviQD0