One person found an annoying catch with AppleCare device replacements.
  • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Good. Snapchat is and always has been such a garbage and useless app.

  • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Apple urges developers to not use DeviceCheck for anything beyond basic device verification, and if you’re a developer that’s also misusing it, then you should definitely cease that—there are probably more reliable ways to check whether it’s the same user trying to access an account from a device or not.

    Sounds reasonable…

    But then, why would you use it?

    For example, you might use this data to identify devices that have already taken advantage of a promotional offer that you provide, or to flag a device that you’ve determined to be fraudulent.

    Oh, ok. Wait, what? But…

    • Giooschi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      21 days ago

      Luckily Apple strictly controls the App Store and will never allow apps to abuse this, right? Right?

    • Deceptichum@quokk.auEnglish
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      21 days ago

      Yeah? That makes perfect sense, don’t use it beyond a basic device verification, for example verifying if the device has already been used in a promo or stolen.

      Those are instances where you need to check the device itself not the user.

      • dev_null@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        21 days ago

        So getting my iPhone repaired can ban me from a promo that I haven’t used yet? How does that make sense.

  • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    21 days ago

    Why would apple not wipe the device completely on repair or when activated?

  • Wispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    21 days ago

    The equivalent API on Android gets a new id when the phone is resetted.

    Weird that Apple doesn’t do that on refurbished phones