An important update from Apple resolves the issue of mending shattered iPhones

                     

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When you purchase an iPhone, the phone's software is programmed to recognize the serial numbers of several components, including the screen and battery.

Apple now allows "select iPhone models" to be repaired with "other iPhone" components (such as the screen or camera), as long as they are "genuine" Apple parts. When customers wish to replace parts in their iPhones, Apple currently forces them to go through a controversial process known as "part pairing."

When you buy an iPhone, the phone's software is programmed to recognize the serial numbers of several components, including the screen and battery.

 

As a result, if your iPhone is equipped with components with serial numbers that the software does not recognize, many iPhone features will not work properly.

 

Users will receive notifications telling them that the phone is unable to determine whether the newly fitted battery or screen is an “original Apple part.”

 

iFixit testing revealed that with the current “part pairing” restrictions, if the broken iPhone 15 screen is replaced with a similar screen, key features, such as the front camera, Face ID, and automatic brightness stop working because the phone recognizes each part. associated with it and restricts the ability to replace parts without a special operation to restore functionality.

 

With the new update, Apple appears to be taking an important step away from “pairing parts.”

 

Previously, Apple defended “Part Pairing” by describing it as “critical to maintaining the privacy, security, and integrity of the iPhone.”

Nathan Proctor, senior director of the Public Interest Research Group's Right to Repair Campaign, said Apple faces increasing legislative pressure to end the practice.