morac

The article says to pick a recovery phrase that’s easy to remember.  Apple generates the recovery code (not phrase) so you can’t pick your own.  It’s not something you can remember so you’ll need to write it down otherwise save it somewhere secure offline.  If someone gets the code and knows your Apple ID, they can reset your iCloud Apple ID password and effectively take over your account. 

I was unable to make a reservation last night as the reservation system literally said the phone I wanted, 7+ black 128 GB was not available in any store anywhere in the country less than a minute after the store went live (around 12:02 am PDT).  I checked other colors and capacities, but the only 7+ ones available were Rose Gold 32 GB and 256 GB and those weren't even in the same store.   If I wanted a 7 I could have gotten a reservation for that, but I want a 7+. 

Anyone signing up new for the upgrade could have the phone I wanted shipped by the 23rd, but as an existing plan user I was SOL.

What's worse is instead of paying 12 payments, I'll now have to pay 13 or 14, so basically Apple gets extra money from me because of their supply problem.  That makes me wonder if this was done on purpose as last year, when first time upgrade program users had to make store appointments, I was able to get a launch day appointment very easily.