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Apple have been determined to stop third party repairs since the release of the iPhone 4. Changing the screen without Apple’s permission would result in a dead phone. This has continued through all generations of iPhone. Apples thought process is something along the lines of the following “If we can make it look like we are better at it, then why not charge customers more to have it done ‘the right way’?” It makes sense why they’d think this and why consumers would also think the same. The first thing you do when you break something is ask the manufacturer for advice on warranty and repairs. In our eyes what we see is this “if we can charge more for the same thing, why not?” Sounds less fair, right?Scare Tactics
Apple has been crafty with people who want to avoid paying their large sums of cash for a repair that shouldn’t cost near half of what they’re asking.If you’re lucky enough to still be on iOS 5, changing your screen could kill off your phone completely and leave you with an expensive brick.
Changed your battery somewhere other than Apple? Good luck updating or restoring your device.
Even on the latest update for the 4S, this issue still exists. You cannot update or restore your device without an Original Apple battery being installed in the phone. For these older devices, this is getting very hard to come by.
Managed to smash your screen as well as the home button? Hope you remember your pass code, you’ll need it.
Replacing the home button on these devices will disable Touch iD authentication. This is whether you use an original Apple part taken from another iPhone or a third party replacement. Once you damage your original button, kiss Touch iD goodbye forever.
Why did they do this? They blamed it on a tightened security measure. What?!
Thankfully returning to the home screen, Siri and accessibility features will still function without issue.
This is where Apple really started clamping down on third party repairs.
iPhone 7/7+ – If you damage your original home button touch ID will not function at all and your replacement home button may not be as sensitive as you are used to.
iPhone 8/8+ – Same applies if you break your button. Screen replacements will disable “True Tone” features on your device and may make images seem a little over saturated/blue.
Somehow managed to damage your vibrator inside? A replacement may not fix it as some models are matched to the vibrator. A bit of a pain for no reason really.
Replacing your screen? True Tone features will be removed from your device. Why? Because Apple said so.
Damaged your front camera, earpiece or Face iD? Face iD will not function again after replacing any of these parts, even if it’s original. They are linked to the device via serial number and cannot be transferred.
Replacing your screen? True Tone features will be removed from your device. Why? Because Apple said so.
Damaged your front camera, earpiece or Face iD? Face iD will not function again after replacing any of these parts, even if it’s original. They are linked to the device via serial number and cannot be transferred.
Another kick in the teeth we hear you ask for? Replacing the screen or battery on your device will leave you with a permanent notification in your iPhone Settings, reminding you that you turned your back on them. It will also disable the “Battery Health” feature in your settings app just because they can.
iPhone 12 series – Aspiring photographer? Don’t break your rear camera! These are completely non replaceable. Why? Just to make you pay for a repair from Apple.
In conclusion
We wholeheartedly disagree with any of Apple’s practices for deterring third party or personal repairs to devices. You should be able to fix your device no matter where you go. As long as high quality parts are used and experienced technicians carry out the repair – why do Apple have to make it a problem?
We support Right To Repair, if you need parts for your device contact us and we can sell them individually to you. People should be able to repair their devices where they want, how they want and with what parts they want, regardless if its from the Original Manufacturer or not.