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I knew there was a good reason XCode kept telling me it couldn't launch my app as the device was locked. So unless I missed something, if the device is locked this hack doesn't work.

As laid out in the article:

It turns out that any device you connect with an iOS via the USB port can obtain your device's Universal Device ID (UDID), as long as the device isn't passcode-locked. It just takes a second, so if you plug in your device while it's unlocked, or unlock it while plugged in, or just don't have a passcode, Mactans can attack.

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