XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.computer.workshop   
   From: D7@Robotkinetics.uk   
      
   On Tue, 6 Jan 2026 10:21:08 -0500, Maria Sophia wrote:   
      
   > Q: Why does iOS ask for your passwd even though you never logged out?   
   > A: ?     
   >   
   > Every day, all day, my iPad asks me for my passwd multiple times in a row.   
   >        
   > That's just a fact.   
   >        
   >   
   > It's not an opinion.   
   > It's how iOS works.   
   >   
   > But why?   
   >   
   > Most people don't remember it because when it asks, they enter the passwd.   
   > Even though they never logged out.   
   >   
   > And then they forget all about it.   
   >   
   > Most people never wonder why Apple asks for the password even though   
   > they're logged in because they never logged out. For years.   
   >   
   >   
   > But watch what happens if you do NOT enter the password again & again.   
   > Just watch.   
   >   
   > Eventually Apple bricks the device (in about two years time, twice so far).   
   > You have to go to the Apple store & present government ID to unlock it.   
   >   
   > And then...   
   > You enter the password.   
   >   
   > And your two-year cycle begins anew.   
   > Ask me how I know this.   
   >   
   > The question is WHY does Apple require your account passwd even though   
   > you're logged in and even though you never logged out (for years on end)?   
      
   It's for security to protect the user. Something Android sorely lacks.   
   Besides, how many people end up being locked out? Most people prefer   
   to use their iPhone so they will never end up in your ficticious   
   scenario.   
      
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