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Say a user drops their phone in a desk drawer and goes on an 8 day hiking trip. He/she comes back and can't remember their passcode. Is the phone now a brick?

by jld 8y ago

Hello71 8y ago
Pretty sure you can always wipe the phone.
- always_good 8y ago
  I was out drinking with my friends and had watched my buddy "draw" his pass code so many times (5x5 grid) that I tried my hand at it. After watching me try and fail a few times, he said "alright, enough" and took his phone back. At which point he totally forgot how to draw his own pass code after watching my attempts. We figured he'd remember it in the morning. But a day later he couldn't and had to wipe it. A reminder how fragile memory can be. What gave us a laugh was when a Tinder notification appeared on his home screen from the girl that was going to come out with us, but he of course couldn't get into his phone. By the time he reset his phone and reinstalled Tinder, she must've thought he stood her up: she'd already blocked him.
KallDrexx 8y ago
I would imagine that "disable USB port" doesn't mean it completely disables the power lanes, only stops responding on the data lanes. So when you come back from your 8 day trip you charge your phone, log in, and theoretically ios would re-enable the USB port once successfully logged in.
- PuffinBlue 8y ago
  Not sure why you're being downvoted, you're correct and it's stated in the article that if you unlock with a passcode after 7 days the USB port begins to respond again. Apple isn't going to design a feature that bricks a device after 7 days. It really simple: 1) No unlock for 7 days = USB turned off. 2) Unlock phone any time after 7 days (lets imagine unlocking at 12 days) and USB turns on. 3) Charging remains active at all times. Simple.
  - TheForumTroll 8y ago
    >He/she comes back and can't remember their passcode. >2) Unlock phone any time after 7 days ?!?

Say a user drops their phone in a desk drawer and goes on an 8 day hiking trip. He/she comes back and can't remember their passcode. Is the phone now a brick?

by jld 8y ago

Say a user drops their phone in a desk drawer and goes on an 8 day hiking trip. He/she comes back and can't remember their passcode. Is the phone now a brick?

Hello71 8y ago

Pretty sure you can always wipe the phone.

always_good 8y ago
I was out drinking with my friends and had watched my buddy "draw" his pass code so many times (5x5 grid) that I tried my hand at it. After watching me try and fail a few times, he said "alright, enough" and took his phone back. At which point he totally forgot how to draw his own pass code after watching my attempts. We figured he'd remember it in the morning. But a day later he couldn't and had to wipe it. A reminder how fragile memory can be. What gave us a laugh was when a Tinder notification appeared on his home screen from the girl that was going to come out with us, but he of course couldn't get into his phone. By the time he reset his phone and reinstalled Tinder, she must've thought he stood her up: she'd already blocked him.

KallDrexx 8y ago

I would imagine that "disable USB port" doesn't mean it completely disables the power lanes, only stops responding on the data lanes. So when you come back from your 8 day trip you charge your phone, log in, and theoretically ios would re-enable the USB port once successfully logged in.

PuffinBlue 8y ago
Not sure why you're being downvoted, you're correct and it's stated in the article that if you unlock with a passcode after 7 days the USB port begins to respond again. Apple isn't going to design a feature that bricks a device after 7 days. It really simple: 1) No unlock for 7 days = USB turned off. 2) Unlock phone any time after 7 days (lets imagine unlocking at 12 days) and USB turns on. 3) Charging remains active at all times. Simple.
- TheForumTroll 8y ago
  >He/she comes back and can't remember their passcode. >2) Unlock phone any time after 7 days ?!?