1y ago

Getting Your iPhone Repaired Could Ban You From Snapchat

www.howtogeek.com /snapchat-iphone-repair-ban/

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1y ago

Getting Your iPhone Repaired Could Ban You From Snapchat (Apple gave a hardware banned replacement)

www.howtogeek.com /snapchat-iphone-repair-ban/

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Apple urges developers to not use DeviceCheck for anything beyond basic device verification, and if you're a developer that's also misusing it, then you should definitely cease that—there are probably more reliable ways to check whether it's the same user trying to access an account from a device or not.
Sounds reasonable…
But then, why would you use it?
For example, you might use this data to identify devices that have already taken advantage of a promotional offer that you provide, or to flag a device that you’ve determined to be fraudulent.
Oh, ok. Wait, what? But…
- Luckily Apple strictly controls the App Store and will never allow apps to abuse this, right? Right?
One more great reason not to use Apple phones.
- Maybe a reason not to use Snapchat?
  
  Both is good
- What good will they do when all Android manufacturers are trying to copy iPhone? No headphone jack, no expandable memory, no removable battery.
  I'd rather buy an iPhone instead of a shitty clone that won't receive updates after 3 years.
  
  I'd rather buy an iPhone instead of a shitty clone that won't receive updates after 3 years.
  You need to look more carefully and androids because there's plenty that are not clones. Very few all clones so you appear to be selecting for your own bias
  
  It never ceases to amaze me how iPhone users think a bump in a version years down the road, keeps them secure while the browser in iOS needs whole god damn system update to upgrade.
  You wait for that patch for a Safari vulnerability for whenever Apple feels like it but Android devs can push patch and deploy within days or hours. And also sideload it, if a really important fix would take a long time through regular channels. And also there's more than 1 browser engine on Android, so all users aren't vulnerable to the same exploit at the same time.
  But hey, keep on swallowing that Apple marketing wholesale though.
- Snapchat or iPhones? How about I take none?
Good. Snapchat is and always has been such a garbage and useless app.
Gosh that's sucks people on iPhone using Snapchat.
Says a guy on an android that doesn't even know what Snapchat does.
- You're not missing anything.
Win/Win
The hell is Snapchat?
- Like social media for even bigger losers
The equivalent API on Android gets a new id when the phone is resetted.
Weird that Apple doesn't do that on refurbished phones
Lol okay
What
- Sounds more like Apple makes a MAC like string that identifies an iPhone and Snap is creating a database of IDs against Apples wishes.
  
  sorry i meant to reply to another comment under this.

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