I How to check if AirPods are genuine
I want to check for this serial number to see if it’s real ***
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AirPods Max
Serial numbers do not prove anything, as serial numbers can be trivially copied.
At most, it’ll indicate one legitimate device exists with that number.
Serial numbers are also unrelated to Activation Lock, or otherwise; to devices that might be legitimate, but utterly useless.
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