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Disney World Returns Fully Working iPhone 11 to Family Weeks After Device Sank to Bottom of Seven Seas Lagoon
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I've never used a password since my iPhone 3GS or original iPad and never had a problem. Why? Because a)I don't lose my stuff and b)I have 3 kids under 9 years old...I don't need them typing the wrong password in 16 times in under 30 seconds while I'm in the bathroom and locking me out of my device for 32 hours.
For us parents, passcodes can be a real pain. There's a reason passcodes have been optional since day 1.
Nice, nice story. That the divers even found the phone is amazing.
I’m a parent.
My daughter has had access to our phones since she was 5. We use passcodes. Her own iPhone has a passcode. Kids are remarkably adept at learning 4 or 6 digit codes when that’s all that stands between them and their apps.
Of course my kid is remarkably intelligent and much smarter than all other kids.
Lisa’s mom is using it now.
Don’t confuse them - they still think Lisa is your daughter
Not sure where you are going with this. The problem with Apple's passcode is that after x tries it starts to lock down the iDevice. If Apple implemented a passcode policy that would allow infinite guesses AND not lock me out, then I might use a passcode because I don't have to worry about my kids or their friends locking my phone for a few days.
In regards to haveing a passcode, I DO NOT and WOULD NOT give my passcode out to anyone. If I did, then what's the point of the passcode?
I have nothing to hide on the iPhone and my kids often use it...they are allowed to use my iPhone to a degree and they are respectful of the privilege.
The only one i give my passcode to is my kid.
The point I was making is that nobody is going to enter the wrong passcode on my devices repeatedly other than a “bad guy.” And having a passcode means I don’t have to worry about getting robbed, etc. The issue isn’t “losing my phone.”
1)I know several parents who left their phone on the counter, went to the shower or bathroom for a few mins, and some child under the age of 10 punched in the wrong code X times and locked them out for several hours to a few days. That scared me enough.
2)I agree that I would likely turn on my passcode if I were traveling and there was a risk of losing it at the beach, hotel, etc. Even then I wouldn't care about the pix/videos...I would be far more worried about access to my multiple email accounts and having someone gain/reset my various bank/financial websites.
I am guessing but it would make sense that there is a dollar value below which they simply dispose of items. I would venture most lost items are pieces of clothing, water bottles, etc. where it simply would be uneconomic to mail them back to the owner. A phone or camera, OTOH, has personal value as well as a higher cost and thus it makes sense to return that if found.
The child would have to enter the passcode wrong like 50 times. Parents have to treat their phones as necessary to protect the phone from a child as necessary in the household.
I much prefer the Ferry to the Monorail. It’s less crowded, a much different and cooler experience, and, imo, smells much better than the Monorail.
Not if a phone with a replaceable battery was made to be waterproof from the start. My point was that it is possible to build a waterproof device with replaceable components, contrary to what the person I quoted seemed to believe. Not really sure how you missed it.
Nice story Jake, thanks for sharing and certainly happy it had a great ending!
Exactly what I was thinking 😂😂 my phone would have synched those pictures and videos before it sank down 😂😂
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But overall happy that it had such a nice ending and Sophie had her photos back! ❤️
Was it older than a year? Did you clean it with any liquids that contain solvents? Did it have any cracks? If any of those questions is answered "yes", it's likely no longer water proof.
Or, you were unlucky... there's reports on a batch of X that were reportedly not waterproof at all, likely manufacturing issue. But it needs to be noted, that the X has lower water resistance than the newer iPhones...
I believe it's progressive, like 1 minute, then 5, then 15 (I was recently trying to access an older device for a code test ...). Our little G has been typing in passcodes since she was like 8 or so (WiFi passwords since like 9 or 10), and she certainly would've known / been told it was hands off if left unattended.
She's 11 going into Algebra I in 7th, writes HTML/CSS, so maybe she's an outlier
Oh yeah, here it is:
So the accumulated time till it implodes is like 81 minutes ...
Would this be a cheap watch that doesnt guarantee its water proof, or an expensive one that does but insists you take the watch in to have the battery replaced by a certified technician? Much like the case of the iPhone. And lets not forget some simple physics on the relative size of the watch battery to the watch meaning there is less to gasket and more to provide a tight seal. But sure, we are all arm chair engineers and can all do better than Apple.
My mom has lost photos from iCloud being on and somehow screwing things up, and I don't even blame her. Syncing local and cloud stuff always presents ways to shoot yourself in the foot. Not worth.
Side note, my iPhone 6 has survived a lot more water than it's rated to. Looks like this family got lucky because the phone was probably submerged deeper and longer than it's guaranteed to survive.
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Cell data is an issue.