Apple is tracking, disabling iPhones stolen from its store - Android

In light of the recent upheaval that took place following the death of a black man named George Floyd, Apple saw its stores broken into and its products stolen. Apple’s branches within Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, and Washington D.C. were the affected areas.  The looting incident saw the company losing valuable assets, including […] More

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In light of the recent upheaval that took place following the death of a black man named George Floyd, Apple saw its stores broken into and its products stolen. Apple’s branches within Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, and Washington D.C. were the affected areas. 

The looting incident saw the company losing valuable assets, including its current flagship device the iPhone 11 Pro Max that cost $1099.

However, Apple is not keen in giving away its prized products that easily that it resorted to step that caused the stolen product to be rendered inoperable after being remotely disabled.

A number of Reddit and Twitter users flocked on the internet posting images of what appears to be proof of Apple’s response to the theft—an iPhone 11 device showing a warning and asking the phone be brought to Apple Walnut Street and that the device is disabled, tracked, and will alert authorities. 

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