The M5 Trap: Why Resetting Your New MacBook Could Soft-Brick Your Device
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A widespread activation defect affecting M5 MacBook Pro/Air (and some M4 MacBook Air 2025) causes the Wi‑Fi icon to be missing after a factory reset, blocking network setup and rendering devices effectively soft‑bricked; a temporary workaround is to use a USB‑C to Ethernet adapter to complete activation, and Apple is expected to fix it in a future macOS update.
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