Scott Schuster from Richmond, USA Texas probably imagined his life differently. Stand with him regularly angry iPhone users outside the door asking for her missing cell phone.
The reason is Apple’sFind my Phone“-Function. It shows – wrongly – again and again Schuster’s house as location of lost iPhones. For years now, people have been standing in front of his door on a regular basis, like him opposite ABC explained.
What sounds unpleasant at first can, under certain circumstances, also be dangerous. “There are a lot of irrational people, like when they’re angry or drunk, or they’ve had a rough night where their phone was lost or stolen,” Schuster said. According to the software developer, his biggest fear is that someone will be at the door with a gun.
No solution
Schuster has made several attempts to contact Apple, according to documents obtained by ABC. Also one official complaint was filed, which Apple considers “closed”. However, the problem is not solved.
Even if the neighbors see the matter with humor and jokingly refer to Schuster as an “iPhone thief”, he cannot laugh about the facts himself. Especially his children are burdened. “Once we had an incident at 3 or 4 in the morning and after that my daughter couldn’t sleep,” Schuster said.
Problem mit Apple Maps
Exactly what could be causing the error isn’t known, but Schuster has a theory as to how AppleInsider writes. His house was the first to be built in the settlement. It served as a home for tours for those interested in moving there. This now meant that all the houses in the settlement an address in Apple Maps, namely Schusters. So if an iPhone is lost in the area, Apple Maps will lead to their home.
However, it is unclear whether this is really the reason for the error. Apple was contacted by several media outlets in the course of the reporting, one official However, there was no answer. The iPhone manufacturer is still on the problem, as it is said.
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