I worked for a retailer which received these demo units and one store accidentally sold the demo unit to a customer 😅 they wondered why it came pre-setup with “people’s contacts and photos” on it lmao. Apple used to let us keep the demo units and just reset/sell them cheaper but now they ask for them back

@nicknorthcutt7680

5 ай бұрын

That's so funny, what a unique situation that person must have been in 😅

@emilsecker7881

5 ай бұрын

Someone sold a demo iMac and Apple didn’t like that here

@joshcanhearyou

5 ай бұрын

I bought an iPhone 11 pro a few years back from a lady who owned a vodafone shop and it was a demo phone and the model number started with 3. It worked perfectly fine and I even got the battery replaced once at apple and they said nothing.

@rafaelappleseed8140

5 ай бұрын

Yea rip they usually destroy the boards

@wolver1ne

5 ай бұрын

@@hendyazaliwait a minute, so you’re telling me working for an Apple Store means you get the latest iPhone for free every year? Where do I sign up 😭

I currently use a demo model iPhone 14 Pro Max. The demo software has been removed and it just runs normal iOS and functions 100% normally. I got it from the electronics store I work at. We are allowed to resell demos so I bought it as soon as we got the 15 series in that replaced them. I got a super good deal on it too since it was a demo.

@boussIRL

5 ай бұрын

If I may ask, what company do you work for? Sounds interesting, as I work for a tech repair company

@rafaelappleseed8140

5 ай бұрын

JB HI-FI and harvey norman sold ex demo devices till recently not sure now

@X1ZR

5 ай бұрын

That's cool af.

@rekkisomo

5 ай бұрын

@@rafaelappleseed8140 Used to work at JB and they most likely still do, depends how old. Just ask on the day they get newer models and agree to a bunch of liability stuff (i.e. no return warranty) :p

@everythingisfunz

5 ай бұрын

@@boussIRL I work for Staples Canada

Interesting note that the home screen icons can't be rearranged. I remember back when I was a kid, while playing with a display iPhone in a Best Buy once, I entered rearrangement mode (by tapping and holding an icon), but couldn't figure out how to get out of rearrangement mode-- I couldn't open up apps anymore since the icons were all jiggling, and I didn't know you had to press the Home button to exit that mode. I ended up just walking away from it, lol.

Imagine making a sick screensaver that tons of people will want to use and then going to real length to not allow anyone use it.

@Hash-6624

Ай бұрын

thats modern day apple for ya

It's like a program called "Deepfreeze" when installed and configured to protect the windows system partition or the entire drive. Then you can wreck the system and delete the files and when the computer restarts, everything goes back to normal.

@kbhasi

5 ай бұрын

Yep, especially because I was reminded of how there used to be a macOS version of Deep Freeze, though I'm not sure if that's still being produced.

@lance_374

2 ай бұрын

@@kbhasimy college still has that installed on the Macs so they reset when restarted.

Hugh: This is my home now Craig. DankPods: You shouldn’t have done that.

@PotatoPCGamerz

5 ай бұрын

underrated comment

@nolanmales

5 ай бұрын

Yes lol

@littleswansplaygrownd6817

5 ай бұрын

Shouldn't mess with ol Mate Craig

@SoosRamirez1

5 ай бұрын

We probably won’t get another Hugh Jeffrey’s video for a while, if we ever even get another

@nolanmales

5 ай бұрын

@@SoosRamirez1 yeah. That could totally be possible.

This is a demo firmware on the iPhone. It can be installed to any device actually if you know how to do it. Can be removed by triple tapping the upper right corner of the screen with two fingers when the screensaver is active.

@in_sympathy

5 ай бұрын

And unlike Samsung demos - it is a perfectly usable iPhone with a baseband and all the rest just a different part number - remove the demo content and you’re good to go

@Vuknovic_04

5 ай бұрын

How do I download it on the iPhone 7?

@Wierie_

5 ай бұрын

@@Vuknovic_04 i have it as an app called screensaver++. don't remember where i got it from but i am jailbroken. and i dont know how to use it as a proper screensaver

@prayhe

5 ай бұрын

Any chance you got some instructions for doing that?

@blakegriplingph

5 ай бұрын

@@in_sympathy Just like with LeapFrog Epic demo units I messed around with some six years ago. LeapFrog didn't cripple the hardware fortunately, it's the firmware that's more or less a pain to deal with until my friends and I were able to figure it out.

I also have a demo iPhone X (model number starts with 3D...). I've been using it for years. You can restore it with iTunes and there is no difference from other iPhones. I even had the battery replaced by Apple without any problems. In my opinion, the iPhone X is the most beautiful iPhone Apple has ever made. I will never sell it.

@samholdsworth420

5 ай бұрын

That notch is HIDEOUS

@thecutefunkyhamburger4349

5 ай бұрын

What do you expect? It’s an iPhone X Of course, the notch is gonna be hideous

@MilesProwerTailsFox

5 ай бұрын

On the model of the video you just have to change the charging module, the demo doesn't even have the data cables

@daniel5074

5 ай бұрын

@@MilesProwerTailsFox That's not true. The hardware is identical to other iPhones. DFU always works, he must have done something wrong.

@MilesProwerTailsFox

5 ай бұрын

@@daniel5074 no no, some demo iphones I had had don't have the data cables for some reason

Wait a minute... If you was to unenroll the phone, like at 4:53 where it says unenroll, would that not change it to a regular iPhone X with all of the standard features? Anyway, very strange device and not one I've ever seen before! Definitely have it on display looping the screensaver, making sure to charge it periodically so it doesn't run flat.

@romani48

5 ай бұрын

Yes they will. I have an iPhone 6S, X, 11 Pro, 12, 13 Pro Max and 14 Pro Demo Units which are totally standard devices after unenrolling

@iSlammedMyKindle

5 ай бұрын

This makes me wonder, could you enroll a standard iPhone into the demo program?

@LuisMan123

5 ай бұрын

I thought newer demo devices had no access to mobile networks to make them less valuable for thieves​@@romani48

@gamin546

5 ай бұрын

@@iSlammedMyKindle According to other comments, yes you can if you know how to do it

@romani48

5 ай бұрын

​@@iSlammedMyKindle you can. Demo programs are managed by a local mac (we usualy use a mac mini) and a specific management platform. In the old days you just had to unenroll the idevices in the device itself. Nowadays you have to unenroll it in the device and in the platform or else it will always be a demo device (it will reinstall the demo stuff after activation).

I think, reason why it does not show up when connected to computer is, that data lines on USB/Lightning port are disconnected physically. maybe if you open it up and swap charging port, it may work.

@OverTheHorizon840

5 ай бұрын

Even if You swap charging ports it will still not work

@W2YZ

5 ай бұрын

it needs to unenrolled from DCOTA before you can do any of that.

@Uilliam56

5 ай бұрын

@@W2YZdo you think it still can be done after all these years for the X in this video?

I got 5 demo phones in the mail by accident. They were supposed to be recycled but got mixed up in shipping. I wiped them all and I hope they weren't more valuable with their software but they still have their unique model numbers at least. I divided them up upon me and my family and I still use one of them as a secondary device daily. Some would call this stealing but Alabama state law calls it keeping an unsolicited good, or 5 "very goods" to be more accurate.

@cirkulx

5 ай бұрын

on demo software they are WAY more valuable...

@majedtheprankster

Ай бұрын

@@cirkulxwho cares, he or she put it to good use

@zErOo00oo0

27 күн бұрын

I had one years ago , it was an iPhone 4 with no SIM card but it actually had 4s hardware

2:12 i like that album tho

@WarchiefTomi

5 ай бұрын

Came looking for this comment 😂

These Demo iPhones are so cool! I also have two iPhone SE Demos on iOS 9.3 It’s so cool to see the screensaver and these cool other features!

Awesome! I have a Galaxy S6 edge demo phone that has similar weird quirks to it. I don’t plug it in very often because it constantly auto plays this video of some girl talking about how great the S6 edge is lol.

2:14 I would suggest trying to listen to “Doomed” from that album. A perfect circle is amazing.

i love Hugh's reaction to seeing "Eat The Elephant"'s album art xD

I've always wished they had the screensaver installed or installable on retail phones. It's so pretty and every time I went to the apple store or walmart I watched it all the way through.

@flamingkillermc2806

5 ай бұрын

@@hendyazaliif you jailbreak it, you can install demo software on it

Hello, Hugh. Great video!

I'd love to see more videos like this! So so cool🔥👌🏾

worked at cricket wireless and the iphones all had this stuff on it. There was a rule not to sell the demo phones to people, i think there were specific circumstances where you could if the phone was going off sale and it was the only model, it would just be discounted. But its cool seeing someone go ahold of one

Interesting as always 👍

Fascinating! Nice one. Does it accept a SIM card?

@yigitcihan5011

2 ай бұрын

No

Really interesting, I always assumed the demo units just had a profile loaded on to them to lock out certain functions. Makes more sense that they are a whole different edition of iOS though. I wonder if they can be easily converted to regular units.

@lowwastehighmelanin

5 ай бұрын

Not without jailbreaking

@albert_gyorgy

4 ай бұрын

​​@@lowwastehighmelaninBut how do you jailbreak without being able to connect to a computer?

@MassimoSassiSalazar93

4 ай бұрын

I did it with an ipad pro 2017. Dfu and new ios

@tahaak

4 ай бұрын

@@lowwastehighmelaninhe explained it at the end. You can unenroll it as a demo unit by holding 3 fingers in the upper right corner at the screensaver. That will reset the phone and remove the demo mode, making it a retail one (except for the model number, warranty status etc.)

I have a Galaxy A51 demo unit, interesting to see how the iPhones are different!

As a person who works in this kind of stores and for Apple, I can install these demo iOS versions on any iPhone. It's interesting to see all those differences

Wow! I’ve learned so much more about these demo phones!

(2:01) That's what the 555-XXXX numbers are (3:55) I think the demo devices restart on their own overnight (presumably after many hours of inactivity and while plugged in to power) as part of that.

hey man that perfect circle record rocks

4:50 imma do this in the store.

The fact he can get demo iphones shows his success

@Hezy

5 ай бұрын

I have a demo LG wing

@ventilate4267

5 ай бұрын

Pretty much anyone can get demo devices if you know where to look

@mlg_killer_hd

5 ай бұрын

its not that hard to find those

@cooper1095

5 ай бұрын

@@Hezyneat

@W2YZ

5 ай бұрын

you can literally buy these from your local privately owned Phone Store lmao.

"this is my home now, Craig" got me rolling and cackling all over lol

The screensavers are cool though. Kinda remind me about the insaniquarium tank used as a screensaver. XD

@-Burb

3 ай бұрын

Wow this is the first time I’ve ever seen insaniquarium mentioned since I played it back in like 2003

Btw A Perfect Circle is a great band and you should take a listen!

@MacabreDaymare

5 ай бұрын

All of that.

should try to get the lightning port replaced if it wont show up even in dfu mode.

I got a demo iPad Pro 11" M2 from a reseller earlier this year. It too came with loads of apps and stuff but I was able to connect it to computer and restore it. Oh also 3-finger trick didn't work for my device. I think it wasn't even enrolled to a store from the beginning. Also after restoring it automatically started 2-years retail warranty you normally get

This really isn’t as rare as you think. Apple has a program called DCOTA that enrolls iPhone into demo mode. If you tap three fingers in the top right corner you’ll see a menu for demo mode in which you can change the demo options.

@casperbuys

5 ай бұрын

Was looking for this comment

@X1ZR

5 ай бұрын

Why'd you have to ruin it?😭this is very cool to know tho.

@LonelyMelon99

5 ай бұрын

@@X1ZR no it is cool but when I see something labeled as rare when it isn’t, I’d be doing a disservice not letting the average consumer know

Hi Hugh ! Please help me with a step by step method of unlocking an Iphone 8 plus I bought with an icloud lock

That’s a phone from the store that’s why it has that same Screensaver and whatever and whatever store that phone came from it still has the screensaver connected and everything it never got disconnected. That’s why it’s running iOS 12.0.

Love this video ( commenting on a demo iPad I had for a bit now)

Cool, I do have a iPhone 12 Pro demo on iOS 14.1! Although the apps and screen saver won’t work

As someone who works retail, when I found out about the three finger hold (by playing around) I was very tempted to unenroll and reset it

Can these parts be used in non demo unit like screen battery etc ?

Hoping that I can ask that demo model from you, Hugh! 🙏🏻

That screensaver is so nice!

The demos brightness looks so much brighter

a couple years ago i figured out how to dump the desktop versions of those screensavers from demo macs, and yeah they do look pretty cool so it's kind of a missed opportunity

Interesting information!

Yes the screen saver should be available to anyone

I have that screensaver in an app, its called screensaver++ for the sideloaders/jailbreak users, and no way to use it as a proper screensaver, so way less cool of course!

What happened if you replace earpiece sensor on that device ad does it's still work on face id?

Will the JTAG cable be able to recognize the device on a computer?

Interesting video , dude

When he spinned 😂 his head around does that actually work faster for face ID to finish scanning your face because I thought you had to turn certain positions like side to side for it to see your full face ( maybe I'm wrong )

Hi Jeff. If you want a ezy fix phone, then try A51 as wat I have thx

I actually have an iPad 3rd gen ("The New iPad") demo unit. I went to an authorized retailer on launch day and was told they were sold out, then they asked me if I wanted to purchase their demo unit which I agreed.

That frame would look nice !

It would be cool if these could be emulated for preservation purposes years in the future

As a Python developer I use the Faker library to generate fake names, addresses, phone numbers etc. Invaluable for creating test data and filler that isn't the overused Lorem Ipsum which is meant to avoid people focussing on the meaning but instead always provokes a side-tracking question about "all that Latin".

Hey Jeffrey how you got demo phone?

Let’s get Hugh to a million subs by the end of the year!

I have an old Demi iPhone 5s with matching box. It’s one of my favorites

I had a demo unit for an iPhone 5 i purchased from EBay, the device was actually thinner and lighter than the normal iPhone 5

I - myself - use and bought a Demo 13 Pro cause it was sold to employes for half price when changed up to the 14 line up (the whole 13 Line except 13 mini was sold to the employes) unfortunately they obviously unenrolled them from the store so its basically a normal iPhone just with the Demo on the Box and Model Number.. maybe still cool for collectors? idk.

What are you going to to do with it? Also ive always wanted to find a way for me to access apples stock photos/live wallpapers on there demo units bc they’re so cool!

There must be a way to connect it to a computer as I remember the Apple guy would come in store and update the demo iPhones every now and again.

Hey, Hugh, I've found a loophone that not even Apple could fix, for now. It's just that you need to log in using your Apple ID, then use another phone to access iCloud's Find My, then wipe the device from there. It's really easy. I did this once on a demo device in an Apple Authorized Retailer I once patronized in. Glad to say that the Apple employee did not like this, and had to issue a replacement for the device I had wiped clean off of.

the x series (or to be more specific, the xs max) was the last model of iphone that I liked. there is something in that design for me. unfortunately I could not buy one back then when it was on market. wonder if they ever bring it back in some shape or form. probably not...

BTW in Sri Lanka you can buy Demo iPhones from Apple Authorised sellers. obviously they wipe the demo os and give the original iOS installed when you buy it.

@gobivfx1893

4 ай бұрын

So if you were purchasing an iPhone X on iOS 11 with the demo os, would you expect to receive the device on iOS 11 with out demo, or would the firmware be updated to iOS 16?

"this is my home now craig" that was overwhelming 💀

"Move your head slowly" Hugh: Headbangs!

I suspect no screensaver standard on iPhones is because graphics calculations can use a lot of energy. Those phones at the Apple Store are all plugged in.

What does the unenroll option do? I'm waiting for replies ASAP.

Can you do a speed test of this and latest iPhone, we will have clarity on is iPhone has truly became better. Please 🙏

its so funny looking at the home app and just randomly turning on his coffee machine and unlocking the front door

Could you screen record the screensaver and share it?

I do remember older demo iPhones that had their own Touch ID app just like this phone that has a Face ID app

Can you share this iphone x disassembled template?

You can also remove demo content by remotely resetting the device

Dankpod's influence is growing inside Hugh😂

Intrestimg ibe played with demo phone on the shelf but never knew there were diffremt to retail sale

Since the phone is on display it would make sense to have a screen saver. And while a lot of people probably wouldn't use a screen saver unless it's charging, i still would have liked the option

Did you open it up? If so, are there any differences?

You need to jailbreak that and do a full nand dump and extract IPA for the custom apps

I have a very old demo iPod Touch, if I update it to the latest iOS it will reset all of the apps and stuff, what should I do

Fascinating.

How do you get the screen saver?

Screen saver would kill the battery real quick

Can it be converted to a normal iPhone? Even though no one would like ruin the value of the demo content.

I had a demo iPhone X I sold recently cause it was too damaged and I didn’t feel like fixing it. It also didn’t have the screen saver app working but it was on some version of iOS 11. I kind of regret letting it go but it was just so damaged. And the screen saver app was broken too.

@HughJeffreys

5 ай бұрын

You can install the screensaver app on a non demo phone but it wont work if its not enrolled as a demo. That sounds like what was happening with your phone.

@rafaelappleseed8140

5 ай бұрын

@@HughJeffreysthe demo app crashes cause it doesn’t t have a video to play so it would just crash plus it needs a certificate to work to get it to work you’ll need to jailbreak and out a video in the var folder

@SWOhioSpeedtesting

5 ай бұрын

@@HughJeffreys Ah well it’s someone else’s issue now. Plus like I said it was just too damaged from the screen and back being shattered. Most repair shops around me don’t have the tools to get rid of Apple’s annoying messages. And the ones that do are just as expensive as Apple. I’m sure in due time I’ll find a better one or another demo model.

2:29 this is my home now, Greg😂😂😂😂😂😂

"other than that, there is nothing much else you can do with this device" - What about using it as a way to get replacement parts, such as screen, battery, camera and so on. I am not sure if the X is old enough to not have all those annoying Apple repair restrictions, so this could be a great way to get replacement parts if needed.

hint u can use parts on a normal one exept for mobo

Imagine if Criag's smart home actually started going berserk, and we had no idea

5:04 - isn't that the same music that Mat from TechMoan uses in his outtro? :D

I used to have a demo iPhone 4s I got from an Apple Store for a discount when I was younger lol

Maybe you can try to screen record the demo video and upload it to KZread if you can.

Man, I miss my iphone x. it was the perfect size and weight

For me, iOS jailbraked is at least usable.. without it, its just an MDM from apple...

@rafaelappleseed8140

5 ай бұрын

It’s pretty much cloud based now yea

3:01 you know like every ipod touch and ipads with photobooth in 2011 at retail shops.

I wish they would let us have that screen saver for the iPhone and the iPad!