• kcuf2@lemmynsfw.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    33
    ·
    5 months ago

    How the fuck can they require you to have an apple device to reset the password?!?

    • TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      12
      ·
      5 months ago

      My favorite is when they send a 2fa prompt to your phone when you’re trying to use find my iPhone

      • Grunt4019@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        9
        ·
        5 months ago

        Actually find my is specifically excluded from the 2fa requirement. There may be a prompt but you can proceed to the find my iPhone screen without the code.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      arrow-down
      16
      ·
      edit-2
      5 months ago

      Apple loves to do that kind of shit.

      For instance, you can’t factory reset an iPhone without connecting it to either an OSX computer, or a PC running their special program. Don’t ask me what’s wrong with just holding down power and volume up, or whatever. Like every other phone on Earth can do.

      • tomkatt@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        25
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        5 months ago

        For instance, you can’t factory reset an iPhone without connecting it to either an OSX computer, or a PC running their special program.

        This is patently untrue. Settings -> General -> Transfer or Reset iPhone. You have the option from there to wipe all data, do a full factory reset, or transfer the phone’s data to another device.

        I’ve no idea where you’re getting your info from.

        • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          5 months ago

          I got an old iPhone I can’t remember the pin on. Was my wife’s phone and the screen started getting flakey around the area where some of the digits in her usual pin. She changed it a couple days before we replaced it and now we can’t remember the pin to reset it.

          Would really like to know how to reset it at this point so I could sell it to Best buy or something.

          • tomkatt@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            arrow-down
            2
            ·
            5 months ago

            Try entering the pin wrong repeatedly. May not work, but there’s a setting to force a wipe if it’s entered incorrectly 10 times. Will only work if that was enabled that at some point, but it’s worth a shot.

          • ealoe@ani.social
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            8
            arrow-down
            2
            ·
            5 months ago

            Stop trying to reset stolen iPhones then, IDK what to tell you

      • Raiderkev@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        5 months ago

        “Like every other phone on Earth can do”

        Those phones aren’t made by brave risk takers willing to design things to be just shittier enough that you’ll still buy it, and increase the ever important bottom line.