Apple is finally doing something that is going to please iPhone users and general consumers around the world. For the longest time, the company has had a very strict policy against using second-hand spare parts for repairs--even software-locking the parts so they don't work properly, but that is about to change as the company has finally announced support for used spare parts.
Apple makes a landmark decision to allow second-hand parts for those who want to repair their iPhones
Now, this might not sound like an important thing, but for the longest time, users were scrambled as far as getting access to parts was concerned for their iPhones. This decision is a landmark, considering how it will allow customers as well as independent technicians to source the parts and repair the devices with ease. The company has announced that the parts will be available for select iPhone models starting this fall.
Apple has also mentioned how it is going to launch a revamped calibration process this fall. The process will cater to both new and used iPhone parts and will take place on the device after the part is installed. This is going to ensure that people who are repairing the devices don't have to go through the arduous process of calibrating the part before installing, which can be very annoying. Apple also talked about how future iPhones will support biometric sensors, which will make the repair process a lot easier and cheaper. Furthermore, customers or technicians will no longer have to provide the phone's serial number when they are ordering parts that are not related to the phone's logic board.
Despite making repairing a little easier, Apple did talk about how it is going to ensure that stolen iPhone parts are not being used for repair. It's actually very clever, and this is how it will work.
If a device under repair detects that a supported part was obtained from another device with Activation Lock or Lost Mode enabled, calibration capabilities for that part will be restricted.
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