What are you talking about ofcourse they can, it’s an activation which is stored on their servers, edit the FMI database and your phone is activated. They chose not to provide that service because they can’t know if your device is stolen and it’s way to much of a hassle to confirm you actually bought it. iCloud unlocking is a widespread phenomenon.
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phoneymouse@lemmy.world 9 months agoThat would be weird because even Apple can’t reactivate a stolen phone. That’s why they ask you to do it yourself before you trade it in.
kernelle@0d.gs 9 months ago
JCreazy@midwest.social 9 months ago
They absolutely can but say they “can’t”