alt Hacker NewsJust off the dome:
- Suddenly being without a phone while you're travelling or dealing with something important is generally not fun
- Anything stored locally that isn't backed up is gone
- You can't transfer over your eSIM yourself
- Probably going to be a pain in the ass to get into accounts where the now brick was set up for 2FA
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If you're worried about things like this you should probably switch to a physical sim and just earmark some money so you can buy a new phone when it happens and transfer the sim. Maybe get some yubikeys while you're at it.
Anything complex enough to get over the air updates could lose its trustworthiness at any time. If a device is going to contain your digital soul, it should be simple and pluggable.
All of those things are possibilities with any phone. If you're not prepared for the loss/damage/failure of your phone that's on you.
All the same applies if your phone is stolen…or lost…or seized at the airport.
Devices need to be considered disposable. Expensive but disposable.