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echoangle on March 4, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple's Software Quality Crisis

Oh, I am not saying that apple should be able to brick your device if you log in with a throwaway account, I was just wondering why one would bother doing it.

gblargg on March 5, 2025 [–]

I assumed it needed to be logged in to an account to do the update and install apps (like how Google requires a login to open the Play Store).

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