Illegal MdM mangement takeovers on all devices

magen180 wrote:

this is what it said: “account being signed into already exists”

That is a bug, or complication, in the operating system and the overall design of modern systems. They actually don't use passwords anymore. They use "secure tokens". But it ends up being very confusing.

I experienced this exact problem recently when Apple forcibly upgraded my computer to Sonoma against my consent. My restore from backup didn't work due to corrupt files, so I totally erased the computer and set it up again as a new one.

This was a frustrating and confusing process. I did eventually get my e-mail working again. But it was definitely a situation where I had to do the same thing 3 times in a row before it eventually worked. Don't they say that is the definition of insanity? Well, that equation doesn't mean anything when the whole world's gone mad. I had another alumni account from my university that I lost entirely. I could probably contact them directly and get it back, but I don't really need that account.

But I do understand the frustration of having these things just decide to take over your life one day and your attempts to rationally figure it out and put things back in order simply don't work. Surely, these big companies like Apple and Microsoft could figure out how to logically make these things work? No, they can't.

You still haven’t bothered to tell us what you’re actually seeing that makes you think this is true.

Absent any evidence at all, the only conclusion we can draw is that you’re wrong and what ever is happening, you’re badly misinterpreting it.

tana23 wrote:

See I told you I knew my phone and other devices were locked down. Is that proof enough?

No. It's not. You have not posted anything that indicates your devices are "locked down" in any way, much less managed by an MDM.

Try actually describing what's happening that leads you to believe this might be true.

That's not what that means. That message means your Apple ID doesn't have access to that app. If you want access to the app, you'll need to either sign up for the developer program, or you'll need to ask the account holder of the developer program.

Do you have a corporate email account set up on your device?

Also, are you a developer? You've posted numerous screenshots of a device that is enrolled in the developer betas (which means there could be bugs in the software), developer documentation, and the developer app.

It's not possible to manage an Apple device without the user's assistance. If it was, it would make my job 1000x easier, but it also wouldn't be secure or good for user privacy, so it's not possible.

I feel your pain, dealing with this for almost 2 years now. It all started with a narcissistic ex and apple support as well as employees at apple stores have tried to tell me “I must have shared my password” or to reset the device, blah blah blah. Which those of us that have become victims of this know that none of that helps. I will tell you that frustrated one day and trying everything I went ahead and tried to sign in to the VPN screen he asked you to share and to my surprise this is what it said: “account being signed into already exists” so you might try it also. And it states right on Apple’s website that MDM devices can be added remotely without ever being physically touched. Read through this and I would bet anything it all looks familiar to you as it did with myself.

MDM restrictions for iPhone and iPad devices - Apple Support

Once I figured out the “hacking” source I was so relieved to call apple support and end the nightmare, and surely report this fake entity taking over my devices and costing me thousands! Especially considering these businesses or schools have to register with Apple right? But no… couldn’t believe it when they yet again refused to help. They are blatantly disregarding FCC laws and customer privacy when it could be stopped and the responsible parties held legally responsible with minimal effort from them. I refuse to stop until I get help so I will share my updates if you are interested.

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That screen shows no MDM profile. Your device is not managed by MDM. You could have a compromised Apple ID. You may want to try an Emergency Reset.

What, exactly, are you seeing that makes you think they are ‘locked down’ with an MDM?

Where did you get this device? There seems to be a thriving market in second hand, useless devices like this.

Where, exactly, did this come from and what in the world to you think it has to do with an MDM?

Nothing you have posted has any notation of an MDM. When you go to Settings > General > VPN & Device Management, what is there? Can you share a screenshot?