Re: Almost every app you have on the iPad will die; the iPad will become inert over time

On Jul 11, 2025, Alan wrote
(in article <104ra3t$1i53l$2@dont-email.me>):

On 2025-07-11 09:25, Marion wrote:

On Wed, 9 Jul 2025 17:25:11 -0400, Tom Elam wrote :
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What this proves pretty much is that not only does the iPad start out as a
brain-dead dumb terminal, but over time, without the Apple Account, it
gets
dumber and dumber until it becomes essentially inert.

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Our 7th generation iPad apps are working just fine. Get an Apple
account, update the apps, and disconnect.

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Hi Tom,
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I happen to own iPads so I know how they worked and work now (which is
different in terms of privacy). It used to be you can create an Apple
Account with completely bogus information - but it's no longer possible.

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That is false:
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Here is the one I created:
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"TestTwoTestTwo@icloud.com"
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It has my real phone number, true. But not my real name, or real date of
birth, or any other personal information.

It’s trivial to generate an AppleID which has nothing to do with your
personal info. I have different AppleIDs which I use depending on what I want
to do. This would include AppleIDs used for business purposes.

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Given no other operating system but iOS needs that account, how are you
going to "Get an Apple Account" without giving away your privacy to Apple?
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Why is it that the right of privacy is only impossible on Apple devices?

Apple doesn’t know, or care, that I control<redacted1>@iCloud.com, which
was generated using a VOIP company phone number because it’s used for
business purposes. Or<redacted2>@me.com, an older account generated using a
school VOIP number because it’s used for school purposes.
Or<redacted3>@Mac.com, a very old account generated without a phone number to
access certain Apple sites. And then there’s the other @Mac, @me, and
@icloud accounts I have, especially as all the @mac accounts also have @me
and @icloud accounts, automatically, and the @me accounts all have @icloud
accounts automatically. I have a lot of possible AppleIDs, some for over 30
years, and Apple simply doesn’t care.

And, oh, ancient iPads still work fine around here. With their apps. No, apps
do not die on older iPads.