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.

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    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.

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      5 months ago

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

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        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…

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      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.