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Stolen devices are an edge case because it removes the incentive to steal the devices. Back when mobile phones first started becoming popular they were an equal
by taneq 5y ago
Stolen devices are an edge case because it removes the incentive to steal the devices. Back when mobile phones first started becoming popular they were an equally popular smash-and-grab item. Now? Not so much.
- raxxorrax 5y agoBut most phones don't have physical reset buttons, so all of them have this kind of protection without the shenanigans of account de-association.
- swiftcoder 5y agoAre there any extant android devices that can't be factory reset from the bootloader menu?
- AnonHP 5y agoDevices are (and have been) stolen and sold to strip them for parts. The value may be lower, but it’s nowhere close to zero.