Iphone: Unblocking

You pick it up to check the weather. But you see a news alert. You read the news, then swipe to Twitter to verify it. On Twitter, you see a video of a recipe. You open YouTube to find that recipe. Thirty minutes later, you are watching a documentary about Soviet submarine technology.

Unlock the home screen. Unlock the notification center. Unlock your attention. unblocking iphone

Your iPhone is not "locked" by a carrier. It is locked by infinite choice . When everything is available, nothing is chosen. You pick it up to check the weather

You can now use a cheaper prepaid plan in Portugal. Great. But you’re still checking Slack at the airport. You’re still filming the sunset for the 'gram instead of watching it. The second layer of the iPhone lock is invisible. It’s the red badges. It’s the banners that fall from the top of the screen like digital rain. On Twitter, you see a video of a recipe

You never checked the weather. You are now late for work.

Let’s talk about the three layers of unblocking: The technical, the psychological, and the digital. Let’s get the obvious out of the way. If your iPhone is "locked," it means Apple and your carrier have a secret handshake that says, “You cannot leave us.” You bought a subsidized phone, or you’re on a payment plan, so the software is rigged to reject any competitor’s network.