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RE: Air Pods Blocked from Use - C8Stingray - 02-03-2020

Lmao Apple petty as hell if this is seriously a thing. Can't even imagine.

RE: Air Pods Blocked from Use - mothered - 02-04-2020

(02-03-2020, 09:07 PM)unkn0wn123 Wrote:
(02-03-2020, 08:52 PM)mothered Wrote:
(02-03-2020, 08:46 PM)unkn0wn123 Wrote: maybe if they connect to a Apple device apple could get the serial number and compare it to a database and disable them from working.

Even so, they cannot block the AirPod per se.
Possibly it would be a long process to do so, the device would have to communicate the serial (which could easily be gotten via iOS) and contact a database.

For the block to take effect, there must be a dedicated gateway of communication with the AirPods- which Is not possible.

An analogy Is trying to DDoS a remote server without an Internet connection. This too, Is Impossible.

RE: Air Pods Blocked from Use - unkn0wn123 - 02-04-2020

(02-04-2020, 07:58 AM)mothered Wrote:
(02-03-2020, 09:07 PM)unkn0wn123 Wrote:
(02-03-2020, 08:52 PM)mothered Wrote: Even so, they cannot block the AirPod per se.
Possibly it would be a long process to do so, the device would have to communicate the serial (which could easily be gotten via iOS) and contact a database.

For the block to take effect, there must be a dedicated gateway of communication with the AirPods- which Is not possible.

An analogy Is trying to DDoS a remote server without an Internet connection. This too, Is Impossible.
What I mean is Apple can get the serial from any device connected to it, via it's OS once a device is connected like over Bluetooth it could use a command to retrieve a serial number (like retrieving hardware ID info) and compare it to other serials. It doesn't have to have a dedicated gateway it just has to be on the OS end

RE: Air Pods Blocked from Use - mothered - 02-04-2020

(02-04-2020, 08:58 AM)unkn0wn123 Wrote:
(02-04-2020, 07:58 AM)mothered Wrote:
(02-03-2020, 09:07 PM)unkn0wn123 Wrote: Possibly it would be a long process to do so, the device would have to communicate the serial (which could easily be gotten via iOS) and contact a database.

For the block to take effect, there must be a dedicated gateway of communication with the AirPods- which Is not possible.

An analogy Is trying to DDoS a remote server without an Internet connection. This too, Is Impossible.
What I mean is Apple can get the serial from any device connected to it, via it's OS once a device is connected like over Bluetooth it could use a command to retrieve a serial number (like retrieving hardware ID info) and compare it to other serials. It doesn't have to have a dedicated gateway it just has to be on the OS end

I understand your point and I must say, you've outlined It very well.

However, It Is reliant on the "device" to retrieve the serial number of the AirPods. What If I connected them to an Android device that's not part of Apple? Or the device Itself Is offline?

RE: Air Pods Blocked from Use - unkn0wn123 - 02-04-2020

(02-04-2020, 09:31 AM)mothered Wrote:
(02-04-2020, 08:58 AM)unkn0wn123 Wrote:
(02-04-2020, 07:58 AM)mothered Wrote: For the block to take effect, there must be a dedicated gateway of communication with the AirPods- which Is not possible.

An analogy Is trying to DDoS a remote server without an Internet connection. This too, Is Impossible.
What I mean is Apple can get the serial from any device connected to it, via it's OS once a device is connected like over Bluetooth it could use a command to retrieve a serial number (like retrieving hardware ID info) and compare it to other serials. It doesn't have to have a dedicated gateway it just has to be on the OS end

I understand your point and I must say, you've outlined It very well.

However, It Is reliant on the "device" to retrieve the serial number of the AirPods. What If I connected them to an Android device that's not part of Apple? Or the device Itself Is offline?
I don't think it'd reliant on the device, a OS can easily talk to hardware without it having anything built in. But I kinda know what you mean, this is the only time I wish I had a Apple product to test them on

RE: Air Pods Blocked from Use - mothered - 02-04-2020

(02-04-2020, 11:57 AM)unkn0wn123 Wrote:
(02-04-2020, 09:31 AM)mothered Wrote:
(02-04-2020, 08:58 AM)unkn0wn123 Wrote: What I mean is Apple can get the serial from any device connected to it, via it's OS once a device is connected like over Bluetooth it could use a command to retrieve a serial number (like retrieving hardware ID info) and compare it to other serials. It doesn't have to have a dedicated gateway it just has to be on the OS end

I understand your point and I must say, you've outlined It very well.

However, It Is reliant on the "device" to retrieve the serial number of the AirPods. What If I connected them to an Android device that's not part of Apple? Or the device Itself Is offline?
I don't think it'd reliant on the device, a OS can easily talk to hardware without it having anything built in.

That's what I mean by a device- everything that makes It a functional entity, It's OS and hardware Inclusive.

Anyway, we'll wait and see what happens from this point forward. I highly doubt that your AirPods will be blocked.