Seem to be a common feature on most phones. Don’t like it? Bug your government to outlaw the use of the feature like “Canada,[5] Chile,[6] China, Israel,[7] and Singapore”.
iTunes backups my photos. No idea how to access them though - apart from restoring to a working phone.
iTunes backups my photos. No idea how to access them though - apart from restoring to a working phone.
You should be able to go to iCloud.com and log in. If you have the E2E encryption enabled, it will ask you to give iCloud the decryption key, so the webserver can serve you the decrypted files. (This ability can be turned off if you're really paranoid.)
that all has worked in the US for 15 years or more, i'm one who has done that at least as far back as 18 years ago, though it might not be what everyone does.
possibly one can get a phone subsidized and locked until an extortion fee is paid, though, or get a phone from work that an employer didn't pay to have unlocked.
I think it is, but it's not like you can't get unlocked iPhones in the US. I think carriers also are required to unlock your phone if you ask them, but I may be imagining that.
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If only there’s no carrier lock and photos can be backed up easily to personal storage.
Carrier locks are not an Apple-only thing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock
Seem to be a common feature on most phones. Don’t like it? Bug your government to outlaw the use of the feature like “Canada,[5] Chile,[6] China, Israel,[7] and Singapore”.
iTunes backups my photos. No idea how to access them though - apart from restoring to a working phone.
You should be able to go to iCloud.com and log in. If you have the E2E encryption enabled, it will ask you to give iCloud the decryption key, so the webserver can serve you the decrypted files. (This ability can be turned off if you're really paranoid.)
that all has worked in the US for 15 years or more, i'm one who has done that at least as far back as 18 years ago, though it might not be what everyone does.
possibly one can get a phone subsidized and locked until an extortion fee is paid, though, or get a phone from work that an employer didn't pay to have unlocked.
Is carrier lock still a thing in the US?
Generally it's only a thing any more if you get your phone discounted as part of signing up with or renewing at a certain carrier.
If you just go out and buy a phone outright you can generally use it anywhere.
I think it is, but it's not like you can't get unlocked iPhones in the US. I think carriers also are required to unlock your phone if you ask them, but I may be imagining that.
Yes, they have to unlock after contract ends.
https://www.fcc.gov/general/cell-phone-unlocking
Yes att is fine with unlocking after contract is done.
It is. I paid discounted full price through my employer and because it’s on a business plan it’s locked.
If you buy from a carrier, yes.
Photo Backup easily: PhotoSync. Been using it for years.