It seems you haven't learned the whole lesson. You're close, though. If you're going to be skittish, there's a better and easier set of rules. Don't use anything that involves an Apple ID.

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dotancohen 3 days ago | parent [-]

The newer iPhones have such great cameras, I have have been considering an iPhone for my next phone. The only thing holding me back is the lack of built-in stylus.

Does the iPhone require an Apple ID? I don't even log into my Google account with my Android device. If the phone requires an Apple ID, then obviously I'm not buying one.

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nullfield 3 days ago | parent [-]

No, it doesn’t require one… but you won’t be downloading anything from their App Store without one, leaving your only option for getting software onto it “Xcode after you build it yourself” since there’s no side loading. Xcode’s ability to do that may require an Apple ID or developer account; I’m unsure.

In the EU, the requirement to support alternative app stores would probably mostly fix that, but those of you in the US are kinda…

	▲	dotancohen 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Thank you. I'm in neither the EU nor US. I'll have to check this.