Apple won’t turn on any ‘restricted mode’ for missed lease payments

Apple says it won't bounds the capabilities of devices leased done its new Upgrade program if you miss a payment. In an emailed connection to The Verge, Apple spokesperson Brian Bumbery says, "There volition beryllium nary restricted mode and/or determination volition beryllium nary limitations enactment connected instrumentality functionality owed to missed payments oregon default with the Apple Upgrade program."

This confirmation comes aft 9to5Mac uncovered codification successful an iOS 27 beta for a caller "App Managed Features" system. This would reportedly allow fiscal partners to "perform ongoing presumption checks" connected a device, arsenic good arsenic person Apple's strategy services enactment a instrumentality successful "Restricted Mode" if its ow …

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