---
title: "Apple won’t turn on any ‘restricted mode’ for missed lease payments"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/294102535.md"
description: "Apple confirmed it will not activate a 'restricted mode' or limit device functionality for users who miss payments on its Apple Upgrade program. This statement follows reports of code in an iOS beta suggesting financial partners could restrict devices, which Apple explicitly denied."
datetime: "2026-07-28T18:54:22.000Z"
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# Apple won’t turn on any ‘restricted mode’ for missed lease payments

Apple says it won't limit the capabilities of devices leased through its new Upgrade program if you miss a payment. In an emailed statement to _The Verge_, Apple spokesperson Brian Bumbery says, "There will be no restricted mode and/or there will be no limitations put on device functionality due to missed payments or default with the Apple Upgrade program."

This confirmation comes after _9to5Mac_ uncovered code in an iOS 27 beta for a new "App Managed Features" system. This would reportedly allow financial partners to "perform ongoing status checks" on a device, as well as have Apple's system services put a device in "Restricted Mode" if its ow …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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