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gtj333 said:

The potentially valuable update is to make the AirTag rechargeable. The form factor for the AirTag fits the watch charger very well. As Apple moves to reducing waste, a rechargeable AirTag 2 helps get a check in the box and reduce the hassle of changing batteries. Potentially that update enables them to reuse thinner batteries (maybe borrow from apple watch?). 

I've reduced waste by moving to rechargeable lithium ion 2032 batteries, which extend beyond my many AirTags, and you can do it, too.

lam92103 said:

Pushing hard? The new ARM based Mac Pros don't even support GPUs.

All Macs have GPUs.

bonobob said:

Even though I know they don't take Apple Pay, I always try and then complain when it doesn't work.  If they can be annoying to me, I can return the favor.

You know there isn't one employee in your local Lowes that has any say in the corporate decision. Why actively make an hourly employee's day worse?

nofeer said:

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great suggestions but how to do this--4 character long press ???

https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone/tips/how-to-access-extended-characters-like-the-degree-symbol-on-iphone-and-mac

dk49 said:

Why don't they allow to prevent switching off the device without unlocking the iPhone? If the user has esim, then the thief cannot switch off the device, and then it can easily be tracked by logging into Apple account.

There are four security features I've wanted for nearly as long as the iPhone has been out.

1) Password protect Settings and let me make it a different passcode or PIN than my device login.

2) Password protect network settings, even in Control Panel, and let me make it a different passcode or PIN than my device login. They allow you the option to password protect networks changes in macOS.

3) Back in the Touch ID days, allow for a "poison finger" that would lock the device thereby requiring the passcode or PIN if the wrong finger was used. Not possible with Face ID but it is nice that you can hold down the Side and a Volume button to call the screen to turn off the device or make an emergency call, which then disables Face ID until the passcode or PIN has been entered.

4) Your idea to prevent the device from turning off when you're not in a trusted area without being properly authenticated. I'd like it to simply allow a restart because issues with an OS can occur. Thieves could also use a Faraday bag and then take it to a location with a Faraday cage, but that kind of effort take some start up capital and more planning so it would work has a deterrent.

PS: I recommend to not use a PIN. Use a complex passcode. You have those long-press characters on the iOS and Mac keyboards, too, which means you can make a simple 4-character passcode that has over 3 billion possible combinations by using one of those characters. It also makes it a lot more difficult for something to see what you're typing in over a regular keyboard or a number pad.