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> The iPhone maker found 18% of devices shipped to GEEP were active on wireless carrier networks. How is Apple able to get such numbers? Edit: i am stupid - a
by Jon_Lowtek 6y ago
> The iPhone maker found 18% of devices shipped to GEEP were active on wireless carrier networks.
How is Apple able to get such numbers?
Edit: i am stupid - all Apple devices phone home because you must use apple services with apple devices. I was confused by the "wireless carrier network" part.
- judge2020 6y agoBased on the article it seems like they got the number from IMEI activations or something along those lines, not via phoning home to Apple-ran services (since then they could have gotten iPad numbers as well) > While some devices like Wi-Fi iPads won’t show up on carrier networks, which Apple says makes the total number of stolen products higher.
- Jon_Lowtek 6y agoactivation lock is an apple ran service. At first i thought they got the data from the carriers and that sounded very ridiculous. That's what confused me.
- baybal2 6y ago> How is Apple able to get such numbers? Because iphones OTA software has a hidden feature that "phones home" with serial number.