Post #2044269

2026-05-05 22:31 UTC

I get these two screens, and then I'm fucked. I mean stuck. And then I'm stuck. And fucked. Until I get back to civilization. @mwichary@mastodon.online and @gruber@mastodon.social will love that second screenshot.

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@gregatron5@vmst.io 2026-05-05 22:33

@mwichary@mastodon.online @gruber@mastodon.social And these screenshots were sourced from Image Capture, which can download images from the phone even though the phone is still unusable and iCloud doesn't seem to be doing Photos syncing.

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@gregatron5@vmst.io 2026-05-06 02:10

@mwichary@mastodon.online @gruber@mastodon.social It turns out this was that Stolen Device Protection thing @mjtsai@mastodon.social likes to complain about and that I was silently opted in to. The thing is, iOS 26.4.2 came out April 22, and I updated THAT DAY. I got the "Your phone has been updated" flow when I installed it. Why, then, when I reboot on May 5, does it give me the “Your phone has been updated” flow? A full 2 weeks later? Does the phone not actually restart after an update? If I had been camping or something I would have been completely without recourse. I should be able to reboot my phone and still have a working phone. This was borderline unconscionable. 😡

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