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Falcondor07 t1_j24897t wrote

Reply to Does apple do that ? by isahilkumar

I’m not sure but I don’t think Apple does that, they won’t do it even if the FBI asks for it just because they literally can’t, there’s no back door in iOS

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NuclearLunchDectcted t1_j247wip wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Does apple do that ? by isahilkumar

It's possible they wiped it and restored from a recent icloud backup. They could have had the account ordered unlocked by the court, or she could have had a sticky note with her icloud name and password somewhere that they found.

There isn't enough info to know.

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F1shB0wl816 t1_j246vqy wrote

Reply to Face ID: a hassle or no? by drDVMHomie

I liked Touch ID myself but I’ve had far less issues with face id. I almost never have a problem and it’s unlocked pretty much when I look at it. Where as the touch I almost needed to wipe down every handful of times.

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lspencer2011 t1_j246hz2 wrote

Reply to Weekly What Should I Buy Thread and Order/Shipping Thread by AutoModerator

Just traded in my iPhone 12 for a 14 Pro Max. I thought I wanted the bigger size and I like it to an extent but it is an adjustment. For those that have made this upgrade, is it something you get used to or did you go back down to a more compact size? I have 30 days with Verizon to try it out and if it's still weird I might consider going to just a 14 Pro.

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patpossibly t1_j2444yk wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Does apple do that ? by isahilkumar

I have doubts that actually happened. This might be a tweet over simplifying the situation. Those call records might have been in the iCloud backup.

Edit: I meant those chats and call records. Plus call records are also a carrier thing, that’s fairly easy for them to obtain.

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patpossibly t1_j243a5j wrote

Reply to Does apple do that ? by isahilkumar

It depends what kind of unlock we’re talking about.

Activation Lock removal? Yes it can be done using a death certificate but the device has to be wiped and it grants zero access to the existing data on the device. It simply means the phone can be activated & signed into by anyone else after wiping it.

iCloud backups without the new advanced data protection feature can be obtained by law enforcement, AFAIK Apple does cooperate. Which is more of a reason to enable this new security feature.

Apple cannot however unlock the local contents of a phone with a passcode. People ask for this all the time, there simply isn’t a backdoor for this and it’s by design. The only thing anyone at apple can do without the passcode is erase the device. Sure, technically you can try a few guesses, but the phone will eventually disable itself (at first for a specified time period, then eventually permanently until it’s erased) and I promise you there is nothing anyone at apple can do. At this point the only hope is that someone had this customer’s Apple ID & password or are an existing legacy contact, which had to have been set up by the user in question. I don’t believe apple allows access to an iCloud account even if it’s a death and family members are requesting access, unless it’s law enforcement asking for it and I’m sure they need some sort of a warrant. But just saying “hey my relative died” does not get you access into their account, at all.

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djkdjkdjk3 t1_j242r66 wrote

Reply to Face ID: a hassle or no? by drDVMHomie

HATED Face ID at first, was almost a dealbreaker, but now would never go back. You really do get used to it!

I also think some scenarios where Touch ID > Face ID have been solved with Apple Watches anyway, like not wanting to pull out and stare at your phone during meetings/conversations. A Watch replaces the old glance at my phone on the table trick, or slide my phone out of my pocket juuust a bit trick.

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MemoriiV t1_j242g2s wrote

Reply to Android to IOS, how is it? by _EliteAssFace_

My first phone was an iPhone 4 and I then got an iPhone 6 Plus, 6s plus,7 plus, 7s plus. I made the jump from there to android and I likely got the galaxy S8 from there. From then it’s been a string of android phones with the latest ones being pixel 6 pro and S22 ultra. I recently got the iPhone 14 plus.

The difference I noticed instantly was battery life. Without power saver on, my s22 ultra would move from 100% in minutes. While I am typing this on my iPhone 5 minutes in of use and hasn’t moved from 100%.

Since I only got the plus I might not have gotten the best camera of them all. However I did take some great pictures of my dogs. While portrait mode uses depth of field, sometimes it blurs their noses. Could be much worse though.

The camera was significantly better than the pixel 6 pro.

My circumstances didn’t allow me to wait for the pro max. The plus is fine and something I wish I had in high school instead of the iPhone 4.

This was taken on my iPhone 14 plus

https://preview.redd.it/609de1n25w8a1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2945d6e7d38bc8b97f3522e689887d071210167d

Overall my only problem is taking a screen shot when I want to lock my phone.

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