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		sugarkjube on June 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me ... If you can set the device to "lost", couldn't apple make it beep 100% of the time? Wouldn't that be a deterrent for thieves?

pedalpete on June 4, 2024 [–]

Yes, but that would also be awful for all the people around your phone when it may not have been stolen and could have just been actually lost.

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