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If the screen was working fine then an update caused it to stop working that doesn’t sound like an issue with the display but rather a hostile software update t
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If the screen was working fine then an update caused it to stop working that doesn’t sound like an issue with the display but rather a hostile software update that is preventing it from working merely because it is a knock off screen but was working as you say just prior. Should be mad at apple in that case not the knock off screen.
- dodslaser 3y agoProbably, but not necessarily. Could also be a code change that works perfectly fine for the OEM part, but not the third-party one. Manufacturers can't realistically be expected to guarantee a device will keep working as normal with third-party parts.
- callalex 3y agoSure, but having the screen stop working because of an unforeseen coincidence is very different from intentionally breaking the screen with malicious intention. Besides, has there been a single documented case in the history of smartphones where a device manufacturer changed the communication protocol with a display via OTA update after the phone shipped?
- nudgeee 3y agoI can think of a myriad of things such as enabling a feature that was previously disabled/in development, updates to calibration values/curves, tweaking timing and power saving control registers, etc. Any of these could throw off a third party part if not implemented exactly the same way.
- Dah00n 3y agoSure, but we also know for a fact that Apple does a lot of tweaking to disable non-genuine parts. Seems as likely.
- kaba0 3y agoSurely Apple maliciously went after some tiny third party that sells 3 screens per year. Occam’s razor..
- ClumsyPilot 3y agoApple, that rules their supply chain with an Iron fist and prosecute owners of independant repair shops? Why would they ever have a plan to make sure only their screen works with their phone?
- karmakaze 3y agoApple has had internal memos leaked in the past where incompatibilities were specifically engineered in macOS with plausible deniability, so I wouldn't be so quick to give a benefit of doubt.