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iOS 27 code suggests Apple could restrict leased devices after missed payments
9to5mac.com/2026/07/21/ios-27-code-suggests-apple-could-restrict-leased-devices-after-missed-payments/
9to5MaciOS 27 code suggests Apple could restrict leased devices after missed payments - 9to5MacCode found in the iOS 27 beta suggests Apple has built a system that could restrict leased devices when customers fall behind on payments.
Replying to @return2ozma@lemmy.world
Perfectly fair, yet I’m expecting people in here will dislike it.
Replying to @GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world
We’ve seen how big tech bends the knee to Trump. What if he told Apple to disable every iPhone due to some made up bullshit state of emergency. This affects everyone’s iPhone not just the leased ones.
Replying to @anon_8675309@lemmy.world
Ah so it’s just “orange man bad” in a topic that has absolutely nothing to do with trump 🙄
Seems like you don’t realize that workplaces already have the ability to remotely lock/wipe their employees phones and devices. This is just a way for lease providers to do so as well.
Replying to @GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world
Orange man IS bad.
Replying to @anon_8675309@lemmy.world
And has nothing to do with the topic at hand.
Replying to @GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world
The potential for misuse is absolutely on topic. I merely gave one example. There are many.
Replying to @anon_8675309@lemmy.world
You gave a hypothetical that has never happened, and the ability to do things like this has existed on hundreds of millions of devices for decades.