I think people who are stealing phones are people who are desperate enough to need $5 by any means necessary, and they know someone who will buy it from them for $5 (to sell for $20). If locked phones aren't even worth that anymore, then I'd expect the crackheads et al will learn soon enough.
You may be surprised how many people break their iPhone, then can not unlock find my device (didn’t keep receipt, or receipt isn’t considered valid by Apple), so it is left without repair. They replace the phone. They break the new one some other way x months later and now hope to farm the working part from broken phone x to newer purchase.
I don't want to repair my phone, but I want my phone to have more resale value because it can be repaired if necessary. See how that works?
What's stopping someone from just logging into iCloud to remove it?
Apple is explaining it as something good because it is something good, at least for Apple’s customers. It isn’t Apple’s responsibility to ensure that carriers follow proper (and trivially easy) return procedure, but it is Apple’s responsibility to deter theft of their customers’ devices where possible.Activation lock applied to parts will infuriate independent service providers.
Apple is explaining it as something good but in reality is another blow to independent shops.
Most of these shops purchase used iPhone in bulk, most come from customer returns o exchanges (like when you sent your used device to T Mobile). Most of them are activation locked.
Thousands of usable iPhones trashed by one Colorado firm because well-meaning donors forgot to turn off “Find my iPhone”
Millions of smartphone are collected by recyclers to be repaired, refurbished and reused. But a growing number of iPhones in good condition are getting dumped and not reused because they still have their activation locks on.coloradosun.com
Now, the will have another less source for parts.
I hate this style of writing. I’m on the verge of using a puke emoji, such is my distaste.
Why would an owner have activation lock enabled? Disable the lock and use parts.
Don’t use parts from stolen devices. It’s not hard to deactivate lock before buying from genuine sellers.Activation lock applied to parts will infuriate independent service providers.
Apple is explaining it as something good but in reality is another blow to independent shops.
Most of these shops purchase used iPhone in bulk, most come from customer returns o exchanges (like when you sent your used device to T Mobile). Most of them are activation locked.
Thousands of usable iPhones trashed by one Colorado firm because well-meaning donors forgot to turn off “Find my iPhone”
Millions of smartphone are collected by recyclers to be repaired, refurbished and reused. But a growing number of iPhones in good condition are getting dumped and not reused because they still have their activation locks on.
Now, the will have another less source for parts.
Looks like incompetence issue at the company. It’s not some one else’s problem.
But.... if you own it, you can remove Activation Lock 🧐
So stupid people may do a stupid thing for no reason? Is that really the point you're making here, or have I misunderstood?
You unlock it from your iCloud account. Honestly, it's starting to feel like people are being willfully ignorant about how activation lock works.
If you're friends work phones were purchased by the company and have proof of reciept/IMEI's, apple can removie Apple ID from them
Too much liability. What happens if third party parts wrecks the phone? If Apple says they won’t repair phones with third party parts, there will be law suits.
