The real question is I have a UK originating iPhone that i use just for photographing. I do not live in UK, but the phone is not registered to use gsm in my country since it costs 3 times the price of said iPhone to do so.
If I update, will it show the ID prompt to me? Because I sure as hell do not have UK ID, so the phone will literally become a brick.
If you're very quick about it, iOS 26.3.1 is still signed so you could do the update and downgrade using iTunes if it does ask. You would have to factory reset the phone to downgrade again though and Apple could potentially stop signing it at any point leaving you stuck on 26.4
I'd imagine it's location based and not tied to the hardware. Otherwise you could just import an iphone from outside the UK to get around the age check.
Seems like if you’re already using Apple Pay you’re fine. It’s still an egregious overreach and pointless but at least it’s not demanding a full face scan.
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7112@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 152d
Why not just ban smartphones for people under 18?
MellowSnow@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 152d
Because then they don't get that sweet, sweet personal info from ya
fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 151d
That's what these evil people want
LytiaNP@lemmy.today · -2 pts · 151d
Because that's even worse than just adding age verification.
DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 151d
Just get a Pixel and install GrapheneOS on it.
jamin@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 151d
Some of my friends don't understand why this is an overreach, "i am over 18 what do i care"...
CaptainBasculin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 152d
The real question is I have a UK originating iPhone that i use just for photographing. I do not live in UK, but the phone is not registered to use gsm in my country since it costs 3 times the price of said iPhone to do so.
If I update, will it show the ID prompt to me? Because I sure as hell do not have UK ID, so the phone will literally become a brick.
Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 152d
If you're very quick about it, iOS 26.3.1 is still signed so you could do the update and downgrade using iTunes if it does ask. You would have to factory reset the phone to downgrade again though and Apple could potentially stop signing it at any point leaving you stuck on 26.4
quantumcrop@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 151d
I'd imagine it's location based and not tied to the hardware. Otherwise you could just import an iphone from outside the UK to get around the age check.
CodingCarpenter@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 151d
Seems like if you’re already using Apple Pay you’re fine. It’s still an egregious overreach and pointless but at least it’s not demanding a full face scan.
umbrella@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 151d