Website MacRumors shows this change that debuts directly with the purple iPhone 12. This is a measure that Apple has been preparing for a long time and that will serve to prevent counterfeits, copies or even to discover if any of its parts were counterfeit.
It is a security measure that Cupertino has been developing for some time and now in the new purple iPhone 12 it has been implemented. These random serial numbers contain 10 characters and do not provide specific information on components, color, date of manufacture, etc.
Until now the serial numbers of Apple devices contained 12 characters and as we say they offer specific information about the device itself. This was used by some counterfeiters and scammers in Apple stores to change devices with copied serial numbers to obtain original products and sell them, check data of products that are not their own and the like. Now it will be something more complicated for these counterfeiters or scammers And it is that this random number will protect the devices and their information a little more.
It seems that this new serial number format will be implemented in all the new devices that Apple launches. At the moment the first has been the new color of the iPhone 12 launched last April, It will be necessary to see if the iPad Pro, the iMac, the new Apple TV and the AirTags also follow this pattern of random serial numbers.