Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it
gothamist.com
Don’t fall for these texts from scammers trying to crack into your stolen phone.

This is a very entertaining and educational article, giving insights into the methods used by thiefs to try and get access to your phone data.

I don’t like Apple but it’s great that their security is so good when it comes to this.

  • thorbot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    5 months ago

    Except you can more easily wipe the os at a low level and fully factory reset the device. That’s not possible with iPhones.

    • potustheplant@feddit.nlEnglish
      21·
      5 months ago

      Afaik, that changed a while ago. Nowadays, it should still ask for the google account of the most recent owner.

      • voxel@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        11·
        5 months ago

        yeah, factory reset protection, it wipes the user data, but will refuse to fully finish setting up the the os after the reset until the google acct is verified…

    • Godnroc@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      Funny thing, even if you do that you can be prevented from initializing the device. You get a “this phone was reset in an unusual way, sign in to the original account used for setup” message the may or not hint at an email address. I’ve got a stack of them on my desk from former employees that I’m trying to get back into. Pain in the ass for business, good for consumers.

    • wisha@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      5 months ago

      You can’t do that on modern phones with locked bootloader. This is the reason why manufacturers who allow bootloader unlock still don’t ship phones with bootloader unlocked by default.