> there's a cryptographic sync between the T2 chip and OS installation, so you cannot simply swap the storage onto a different phone This is similar to how man

> there's a cryptographic sync between the T2 chip and OS installation, so you cannot simply swap the storage onto a different phone This is similar to how many laptops encrypt the ssd with a TPM chip. But they can still decrypt and image the drive provided they have the owner's credentials. So yes, of course apple can swap storage in Iphone, they just don't want to.