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cheese_greater ,

Factory reset doesn’t delete persistent app data enabled by app developer [paraphrased]

What about Erase All Content and Settings? You seriously can’t fully erase a second-hand phone you bought?! That’s insane

cmnybo ,

What’s even worse is that Apple is not fully erasing the phones that they refurbish.

helenslunch ,
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What’s worse than that is that Apple isn’t even deleting the photos that you delete.

whynotzoidberg ,

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.

I don’t think I care about not being able to erase the device ID. It seems useful to have this, actually, for back-tracing if need be.

Snapchat probs shouldn’t use the DeviceCheck services improperly. But hey, that’s just like my opinion, man.

More, not very interesting, info on DeviceCheck services here: developer.apple.com/documentation/devicecheck

LodeMike ,

APPLE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOU AMD DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY

mbirth ,

I can’t see what was posted above anymore, but the DeviceCheck API lets app developers store 2 binary digits (that means 4 different states: 00, 01, 10 or 11) per device on Apple’s servers. So, no, these don’t get erased during a Factory Reset as they’re stored on Apple’s servers. But your phone will.

subignition ,
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One more great reason not to use Apple phones.

michael_palmer ,

Maybe a reason not to use Snapchat?

ruckblack ,

Both is good

BarrierWithAshes ,
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Snapchat or iPhones? How about I take none?

dohpaz42 ,
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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…

mechoman444 ,

Gosh that’s sucks people on iPhone using Snapchat.

Says a guy on an android that doesn’t even know what Snapchat does.

potentiallynotfelix ,

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  • aniki ,

    Sounds more like Apple makes a MAC like string that identifies an iPhone and Snap is creating a database of IDs against Apples wishes.

    potentiallynotfelix ,

    sorry i meant to reply to another comment under this.

    cyberpunk007 ,

    Good. Snapchat is and always has been such a garbage and useless app.

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