Apple will let you repair your iPhone using genuine used parts, starting with iPhone 15
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Apple will let you repair your iPhone with used genuine parts
Today Apple has announced that it's expanding self-repair and independent repair options for iPhones. Namely, you will be able to repair your iPhone with used genuine parts, something that has not been possible so far. This will happen thanks to a new "parts calibration" process - a used part will go through this process once it's installed in another iPhone, and if it's genuine, it will work without any restrictions. Thus, you yourself, or an independent repair provider, will be able to...
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Apple lifts some restrictions on iPhone repairs
SAN FRANCISCO >> Apple said today that it would relax limits on repairing newer iPhones with used parts including screens, batteries and cameras, a reversal from its previous practice of using software to encourage people to work with new and more expensive Apple-approved parts.
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Apple to allow used parts for some iPhone repairs
On Thursday, Apple announced it's expanding its repair program this fall to incorporate used parts. Initially only for select iPhone models, the repair option will be available to more devices later on, though Apple did not clarify which models. The used components must be genuine Apple parts, in accordance with Apple's efforts to minimize privacy and security concerns. "For the last two years, teams across Apple have been innovating on product design and manufacturing to support repairs with...