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Apple has official repair locations all over the planet and they stock parts long after products are discontinued. Yes it kinda sucks that they killed third par
by PurpleFoxy 6y ago
Apple has official repair locations all over the planet and they stock parts long after products are discontinued. Yes it kinda sucks that they killed third party repair but having an official location with official parts is actually more useful than being able to do it yourself but not being able to get parts.
For my pixel 2, while there were no technical restrictions preventing me from replacing the broken camera, the screen was glued in in a way making it very difficult to open without smashing. There were also no places to buy the camera other than what seemed to be cameras stripped out of broken/stolen pixel 2s.
- fsflover 6y ago> while there were no technical restrictions preventing me from replacing the broken camera, the screen was glued in in a way making it very difficult to open without smashing. You just presented a technical restriction, didn't you? > but having an official location with official parts is actually more useful than being able to do it yourself but not being able to get parts. I disagree. This is not so much about DIY-repairs, but about a free market for third-party repairs, without which Apple can force people to pay as much as they want.
- rtx 6y agoI recently went for an iPad repair, they asked me to do a replacement instead of repair.
- tatersolid 6y ago> Yes it kinda sucks that they killed third party repair... Just had the screen on a 2018 iPad replaced by a third party. Worked out fine. Is 3rd-party repair “killed” only for the latest Apple devices by virtue of some new hardware attestation stuff?