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From: Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Setting up an iPad without an AppleID
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 02:31:14 -0400
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On 8/4/2024 2:35 PM, Alan wrote:
> I realize there are those here who are less than honest, so I thought 
> I'd present EVERY screenshot of setting up an iPad after a factory reset.
> 
> Here they are:
> 
> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UkFTfR0p5MyRakngCmF0NstYjF8OOb5j?usp=share_link>
> 
> Let's walk through them, together.
> 
> 
> First, you get the "Hello" screen.
> 
> 1-Hello.jpeg
> 
> 
> After pressing the home button, you see the language selection screen:
> 
> 2-Language.jpeg
> 
> 
> After selecting your language, you are asked for your region:
> 
> 3-Region.jpeg
> 
> 
> I selected Canada and came to the screen where you can either do a 
> "Quick Start" using an iOS device running iOS 11 or later, or you can do 
> a "Set Up Manually"
> 
> 4-Quick Start.jpeg
> 
> 
> I chose to "Set Up Manually" and we came to the "Choose a Wi-Fi" screen.
> 
> 5-Wi-Fi.jpeg
> 
> 
> Not living in a slum and not afraid of my own shadow, I chose my home 
> network, and came to the "Data and Privacy" screen:
> 
> 6-Data & Privacy.jpeg
> 
> 
> Having already read Apple's privacy documentation previously (and having 
> access to that documentation online, because I wasn't too afraid to 
> connect to WiFi in the previous step), I clicked Continue, and came to 
> the passcode setup screen:
> 
> 7-Passcode.jpeg
> 
> 
> I set up a passcode--twice as is the usual way, and came to the App & 
> Data screen where you're asked if you'd like to restore from some source 
> or set up a new device without transferring:
> 
> 8-Apps & Data.jpeg
> 
> 
> I chose, "Don't Transfer Apps & Data", and now we come to the Apple ID 
> screen:
> 
> 9-Apple ID.jpeg
> 
> 
> I chose, "Forgot password or don't have an Apple ID?", and came to the 
> second Apple ID screen where the option, "Set Up Later in Settings" exists:
> 
> 10-Forgot Apple ID.jpeg
> 
> 
> I chose, "Set Up Later in Settings", and was asked to confirm my choice:
> 
> 11-Confirm no Apple ID.jpeg
> 
> 
> 
> I confirmed, "Don't Use", and we get:
> 
> 12-Terms & Conditions.jpeg
> 
> 
> Accepting the T&C, we get options for setting up Siri and Location, but 
> remember: we're anonymous, and you can choose NOT to have this 
> information transferred.
> 
> 13-Express Setttings.jpeg
> 
> 
> So after selecting, "Continue", we get whether or not to have software 
> updates done automatically or not:
> 
> 14-Software updates.jpeg
> 
> For the purposes of this demonstration, I chose "Continue" rather than 
> "Install Updates Manually", and we get Screen Time options:
> 
> 15-Screen Time.jpeg
> 
> 
> "Continue" and we get options about sending analytic data to Apple and 
> app developers:
> 
> 16-iPad Analytics.jpeg
> 17-App Analytics.jpeg
> 
> 
> Continue to both, and we get a three informational screens about 
> features of iOS/iPadOS;
> 
> 18-Dock quick access.jpeg
> 19-Recent app switch.jpeg
> 20-Quickly Access Controls.jpeg
> 
> And finally, we get to the home screen where we can use the iPad, 
> without ever having had to sign into Apple's servers.
> 
> 21-Home screen.jpeg
> 
> Now, to be sure, there is a fairly limited set of apps that come on the 
> iPad; 23 apps to be exact, and some of them DO work via an AppleID, but 
> lots don't require one. You may be bothered about finishing setup by 
> adding an AppleID from time to time, but you can simply ignore those nags.
> 
> And of course, you could add a completely minimal AppleID with no 
> personal information at all:
> 
> 22-AppleID setup.jpeg
> 
> No real name, no real DoB... ...no credit card.

Exactly what can you do with this iPad set up with no Apple account?