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They'll save money on warranty repairs in that case - by blaming your mom for a water spill - so it'll all work out for them. It's not even a new trick, some s
by izacus 3y ago
They'll save money on warranty repairs in that case - by blaming your mom for a water spill - so it'll all work out for them.
It's not even a new trick, some scammy repair companies here in Europe loved to claim water damage to avoid warranty repairs.
- astrange 3y agoThere are tabs inside the device that change color on water intrusion for that.
- chris_wot 3y agoWhich also change colour due to humidity changes.
- lostlogin 3y ago… which is water. It’s actually impressive how resilient phones are.
- winrid 3y agoTrue, but regular water rarely harms circuit boards for a one time exposure. Salt water, or soda, on the other hand... What Apple really needs is a USBC taste tester :)
- HPsquared 3y agoMaybe they could use some kind of "corrosion canary"... some piece of metal that will behave like the circuit components in a standard way.
- izacus 3y agoTurns out it's impossible to prove what state those water tabs were in before the device was opened by a technitian in the back room ;)
- ffgjgf1 3y agoBut getting water in an iPhones charging port doesn’t void the battery? It’s more of a safety feature that can malfunction occasionally
- geon 3y agoThe "liquid" detection just measures conductivity between certain pins that should not have any. Sounds like the extension cable was damaged/faulty?
- vjerancrnjak 3y agoThey don't want to service the laptop even if you don't have warranty. I have a Mac from 2016, probably had a minor water event, water spilled on table and slightly touched the chasis. I don't remember anything significant. The battery lasts 20 minutes in 2021, I go and ask them to replace it and they refuse because of "water damage" and warn that the machine can fry at any moment. The laptop is still running fine daily in 2024. They can only "fix it" by charging more than a price of Macbook Air M1, they do not want to replace the battery but the whole board.
- wil421 3y agoApple is the same as any car dealership nowadays. They give techs a very limited time, if any, to diagnose an issue. The solution is always to replace parts. Most of Apple’s solutions are replacing the logic board instead of fixing anything on it. Once the computer is old enough I’d seek out an indie if possible, same for my cars if I can’t fix the issue or don’t have time.