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Magnets and ipad minis.....
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:32 am
by dukluk
I posted earlier about my ipad mini with the dead battery....Apple says they will replace it with a new one for free, after they receive my old one....problem is, it won't boot up....therefore, I am unable to delete all my personal info.(passwords) from it, before sending it to them.
I've always heard that a big magnet will erase that kind of info. on some devices....is that just a myth, or will it really work???
Re: Magnets and ipad minis.....
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:58 am
by edub20
that only applies to spindle drives not flash memory and even then it's not reliable. Will it not boot even when powered via USB?
Re: Magnets and ipad minis.....
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:20 pm
by Deltaquack
You can erase it with "Find My Iphone" app. They'll reset it anyway though.
Re: Magnets and ipad minis.....
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:57 pm
by edub20
Deltaquack wrote:You can erase it with "Find My Iphone" app. They'll reset it anyway though.
It would need to be powered on and have internet access for that to happen.
Re: Magnets and ipad minis.....
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 2:19 pm
by Hybrid Biscuit
Has anyone ever had a problem with their screen jumping and changing to different sites while browsing the internet? I can't seem to do anything on mine without it closing page or opening another one.... anyone have any suggestions?
Re: Magnets and ipad minis.....
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:41 pm
by Deltaquack
edub20 wrote:Deltaquack wrote:You can erase it with "Find My Iphone" app. They'll reset it anyway though.
It would need to be powered on and have internet access for that to happen.
Yes, i knew they would install new battery.....they would see that someone was trying to erase it when they powered it back on. I probably shouldn't, but I trust Apple. They don't have the type of employees that we do around here.