Now everyone has a smartphone, and it is often heard that it is lost or stolen for some reason. If you want to buy a second-hand iPhone, you may need to pay attention to the source of the phone, because if the iPhone you bought is registered as lost If it is stolen, Apple will refuse to repair it.
According to internal information obtained by foreign media MacRumors, if the iPhone sent for repair is registered as lost in GSMA’s global database, or reported as lost in the “Find” function, Apple’s official and third-party repair systems will notify the repair personnel, The maintenance personnel will follow Apple’s instructions and refuse to repair the registered lost iPhone.
At present, users can use the “Find” function on other Apple devices to log in to their Apple ID, and then they can find and register the device as lost. Or iCloud web version to search and register.
Apple has made a lot of efforts to eliminate stolen goods. For example, starting with the M1 processor, Mac computers must be connected to the Internet to be reset, and the replacement of parts of iPhone and other products often needs to be unlocked through officially authorized software. In order to use the function normally, in addition to consolidating their control in maintenance, it can also reduce the situation that the device is used as a meat-killing machine after the device is stolen.
At present, if you want to send an Apple product for repair, both the official and third parties will require the user to turn off the “find” device positioning function. If the owner cannot turn it off, the service will be refused. The new measures can further prevent the device sent for repair from being stolen goods. , so if you want to buy a second-hand iPhone, you should pay more attention to the source of the product, so as not to be deceived, and the problem cannot be solved.
Citation Source: MacRumors
