LINE

    Text:AAAPrint
    Society

    Chinese mom 'locked out' of phone for incredible 47 years

    1
    2018-03-05 09:14CGTN Editor: Gu Liping ECNS App Download

    How long can your phone be locked? A Chinese mother recently found out that she may have to wait for a daunting 47 years to use her iPhone again.

    According to media reports, earlier this year, Ms Lu from Shanghai was told she had to wait an incredible 25,114,980 minutes to try her password again in order to activate her phone. That's almost 47.78 years.

    It was disabled because her two-year-old son played with her phone and entered wrong pins multiple times.

    "I have many important files, photos and contacts in the phone," the worried Lu said. "I don't want to reboot it. Am I supposed to wait for some 40 years? I will be too old to talk then."

    Technician Wei Chunlong said that such a phenomenon occurs when a password is entered wrongly for too many times, in order to protect users' privacy and data.

    "The phone will be disabled for one minute the first time, then for five minutes and half an hour. After that, disabled time will be random. Even 80 years is possible," Wei said.

    "There is no way to solve it unless she resets the system. All the files cannot be transferred either."

    But Wei also noted that the phone will be disabled automatically without asking users to wait for 40 years in the iOS 10.1 system.

    On China's top microblogging site Weibo, some people expressed understanding of Apple's rule to protect users' data in case the phone is stolen, while others gave advice about how the phone could be unlocked by logging in iTunes.

      

    Related news

    MorePhoto

    Most popular in 24h

    MoreTop news

    MoreVideo

    News
    Politics
    Business
    Society
    Culture
    Military
    Sci-tech
    Entertainment
    Sports
    Odd
    Features
    Biz
    Economy
    Travel
    Travel News
    Travel Types
    Events
    Food
    Hotel
    Bar & Club
    Architecture
    Gallery
    Photo
    CNS Photo
    Video
    Video
    Learning Chinese
    Learn About China
    Social Chinese
    Business Chinese
    Buzz Words
    Bilingual
    Resources
    ECNS Wire
    Special Coverage
    Infographics
    Voices
    LINE
    Back to top Links | About Us | Jobs | Contact Us | Privacy Policy
    Copyright ©1999-2018 Chinanews.com. All rights reserved.
    Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
    主站蜘蛛池模板: 临湘市| 邮箱| 清涧县| 汤阴县| 嘉禾县| 忻州市| 镇康县| 泗洪县| 确山县| 比如县| 天气| 高雄市| 绥阳县| 伊吾县| 高雄县| 祁连县| 潼南县| 衡山县| 玉环县| 延寿县| 德令哈市| 遂宁市| 宁安市| 清镇市| 邵阳县| 南投县| 滨州市| 甘德县| 密山市| 清水县| 交城县| 博罗县| 湾仔区| 阜平县| 漳浦县| 潢川县| 贵阳市| 宁远县| 襄樊市| 永春县| 商河县|