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> As someone who has lost three pairs of AirPods (including the newer pros) I’ve never understood why Apple allows another device to pair with headphones that a
by SketchySeaBeast 3y ago
> As someone who has lost three pairs of AirPods (including the newer pros) I’ve never understood why Apple allows another device to pair with headphones that are already paired to an iCloud account.
Seems kind of user hostile to me. I lose my Apple account I lose my headphones too.
- schwartzworld 3y agoI agree. I have several old iOS devices that are basically bricked because there's no way to factory reset them without first unlocking the device.
- mercutio2 3y agoYou can DFU any old iPhone and erase install any appropriately signed version of iOS on it. What you can’t do is finish activation without a network connection and the last signed in AppleID account password. Are you saying you don’t have the password for the last signed in AppleID?
- schwartzworld 3y agoCorrect.
- edude03 3y agoI don't think it's user hostile to give users the option to do this. Also, realistically, you're more likely to have your headphones lost/stolen than your apple account and for most(?) apple users, I imagine being locked out of their apple account would be worse than losing access to their headphones considering they would also lose their files, photos, messages, subscriptions etc.
- bee_rider 3y agoIt could default to on, but be optional. (Thus providing a “herd immunity” of sorts while still allowing you to do it your way).
- JCharante 3y agoUnless you can go to the apple store with proof of purchase and unlock the headphones