I wish they would lose the Win11 requirement. But since Dell killed Mobile Connect, I've been using iNotifi. https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/inotifi/9N9DTZ97WN9V?hl=en-us&gl=us

It's super basic and just gives me notifications, but that's all I need (and it works on Win10).

This is all due to image processing in the phone. Apple changes it every year for every model to make it "better" and "more accurate", which sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't.

There is no changing or fixing this, it's all in the phone itself.

They can wipe it, but it will still be activation locked to your appleid/iCloud, unless you remove it. Don't remove it. But put it in lost mode to protect your data. Nothing you can stop them from recovery wiping it, but again it will still be activation locked and a brick essentially.

I see. So It won’t be usable.

Even if they wipe it in recovery mode the phone will still be bound to the owners iCloud account. Once they get to the activation screen the phone will contact Apple and then display a prompt to enter the iCloud password to proceed with the setup. The phone will either need to be released by the iCloud owner or they will need to contact Apple support and provide a proof of purchase receipt.

That would be your best option, or the carrier of the phone

I see. So I need to call Apple directly ?

I had a slow wifi and data problem with my iPhone 13 last year. The strange thing was that when I turned on my VPN the speed went back to normal. I ended up doing a full network reset on the iPhone then it came good🤷‍♂️

Glad I was able to help 😅

Haven't tried that actually, I'll give it a shot. Thank you for the in-depth explanation of the feature :-)

Unless you call and report the phone stolen and brick it, I’m assuming that would be possible yes. If it’s bricked the phone is useless and just a paper weight.

Yeah it’s worth paying $10(usd) a month and paying $99(usd) to replace the screen instead of pretty much the price of the phone.

I rang and talked to Apple and asked if screens were covered under AppleCare and they said yes. I asked how much to replace my 14ProMax screen and they quoted $650 (Australian)if I didn’t have AppleCare so I purchased it🤷‍♂️

Should I trade in my 1TB 13 Pro for a 128GB 14 Pro? It would be an upgrade as well as a downgrade, so I really can't decide.

You’re welcome. It’s night here, but I am working an overnight shift at work so morning will be my night lmao. Have a good day!

Alright then I understand how it works now, thanks a lot man really appreciate it have a good day or morning.

Testing it on things no. If you open it up and start messing around with the insides is when it voids the warrenty

Alright then thanks a lot, checking the phone won’t get rid of my warranty or anything right, I’ve only had used phones before so I’m not sure lol

As long as you have proof of warranty it should be fine

Any chance I need my invoice paper thing to get it checked? Because it’s at home rn, Or Is the warranty tab in my settings enough, I have an online receipt too if that works

Doesn’t hurt to test and see, also if your still in warranty, wouldn’t hurt to have the phone checked too

I’ll try testing it on my sisters car to make sure, I’m on my way to her city I’ll see her when I arrive, if it works then I guess it’s just the cars fault, I saw a few people having Bluetooth issues on their 11 so I was worried it might be a hardware issue but I guess I’ll see when I get to my sisters car. Thanks

Oh they did, but you had to pay an arm and a leg and maybe a heart to pay to get it fixed cause it wasn’t covered. Now thankfully it is!

Might be your car then if it’s connecting to other Bluetooth devices

If you have everything backed up to iCloud (photos, messages, notes, contacts, etc.), there should be no reason to worry about losing any data. You can simply reset and restore.

Why do you take your phone in the shower? That’s… odd and ill-advised. These phones are water resistant but not waterproof. Even though they can withstand water, steam is another animal and charging is always a problem after a good soaking. Stop doing that in the future.