The very famousNew York Timesinvestigated Apple's practice of limiting the compatibility of third-party components with its iPhones. To do this, the company numerically numbers the spare parts which are available via the official replacement circuit. So, after a hardware change and a reboot, if the product is not original, then software bugs may occur.
For the newspaper, it quickly became apparent that seven components in particular were victims of this strategy. These are:
- of the TrueDepth sensor
- of the Retina screen
- battery
- front camera
- of the haptic motor
- of the back camera
- time-of-flight radar (LiDAR)
Getting worse and worse?
Still according to the overseas publication, the number of affected components seems to be increasing sharply over the past ten years or so. So, initially, neither the panel nor the rear photo module were at risk of malfunctioning after a proper third-party repair. But of course, this does not mean that you should avoid authorized Apple partners, quite the contrary.
Indeed, the latter are generally the only ones who master the methods of replacing and repairing iPhones at their fingertips. However, these are updated very regularly. However, here it is: a partner store is also likely to only offer the equipment imposed by the Apple firm. And therefore, to potentially return your cell phone in better condition, but saddled with an additional bug.
AppleCare+ makes a lot of money
According to theNew York Times, the AppleCare+ service would bring in no less than nine billion dollars per year for Apple. And again: this is the subscription price which guarantees cheaper repairs. However, this amount does not take into account the commission earned by Cupertino on each official component sold to stores or via itsprogrammehome repair. Here, this involves providing asuitcaseincluding tools dedicated to boning.
Apple, for its part, only confirms the turnover of its “services” section or of certain products such as with the “iPhone” category. It is therefore impossible to know precisely how much he earns from the sale of spare parts.
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