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Apple is planning to introduce randomized serial numbers in future products.
The change could be an effort to curb potential fraud.
It appears that future Apple products will all be switching over to randomized serial numbers.
As reported by MacRumors, the company plans to remove the manufacturing information and configuration code that is currently used to put together a product's serial number and instead generate a random alphanumeric string.
In an internal AppleCare email this week, obtained by MacRumors, Apple said the new serial number format will consist of a randomized alphanumeric string of 8-14 characters that will no longer include manufacturing information or a configuration code. Apple said the serial number format transition is scheduled for "early 2021," and confirmed that IMEI numbers will not be affected by this change.
The company says that the new serial numbers will get 10 c...
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Future Apple products to feature randomized serial numbers
