Apple is reminding its authorized senior distributors and distributors to prepare for new products with 10 and 12 digital serial numbers. The company will hold a new product launch conference on the 21st of this month.
Furthermore, Apple plans to switch to random serial numbers for future products starting in early 2021. The company now seems to be preparing for this plan. In a memo obtained by MacRumors, Apple told authorized dealers and distributors to ensure that their systems, warehouses, and processes are in place, capable of receiving and shipping both.
Moreover, Apple currently uses a 12-digit serial number format for its products. Although this alphanumeric format looks random on the surface, it actually contains key production information such as production date and time.
With the new random serial number format, such information will be more difficult to interpret. Apple says that this format will initially start with 10 digits.
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