It's not a revolution but a very big change that Apple is preparing to make. According to an internal memo consulted by our colleagues atMacRumors, Apple Stores and stores approved by the Cupertino company are instructed to refuse repairs for devices reported as missing.
Apple steps up its game against iPhone thieves
Concretely, employees mandated by the Apple brand will therefore have access to the GSMA global database which brings together the serial numbers of hundreds of thousands of devices declared stolen or lost by their owner. If a device is spotted, the employee will not be able to carry out the repair.
As a reminder, this is not the first time that Apple has implemented this type of measure. For example, you need to be able to turn off the Find My app on your iPhone if you want to get it repaired. To do this, you must know the password of the Apple account on which your smartphone is registered. Therefore, the Cupertino company can already identify stolen devices.
Moreover, criminals tend to systematically block the “locate” functionality to avoid being detected. This new measure deployed by the Apple brand therefore puts a little more pressure on thieves and makes their task more difficult.
However, much more would be needed to dissuade them from taking action. Smartphone theft is still a reality in France and it affects hundreds of thousands of people each year, according to the latest figures published by the Ministry of the Interior.
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