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iOS 14.4 beta code indicates possible warnings about non-genuine camera parts following iPhone repairs

It looks like iOS 14.4 will crack down on questionable aftermarket camera parts. Following the second beta of iOS 14.4 to developers and public testers, user Stever Moser discovered code indicating that Apple will be introducing a new warning on iPhones that have had their camera repaired or replaced with aftermarket components rather than genuine […]

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Apple expands Independent Repair Provider Program to include Mac repairs

Apple on Tuesday announced that the company has expanded its Independent Repair Provider Program to include Mac Repair. The following changes have been outlined via a leaked internal document: – Qualifying repair shops can gain access to Apple genuine parts, tools, and training starting August 17 – The program covers all Mac models – The […]

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Apple updates guidelines, instructs users to remove bands, other accessories before sending Apple Watch units along for repairs

If you’re shipping your Apple Watch off to Apple for repairs and have your favorite band attached to it, you need to remove it before it hits the store. A new Apple support document is now explicitly asking customers to remove their Apple Watch bands before turning them in, and now warns that “Your Apple […]

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Shortage of Apple Watch Series 1 42mm repair parts could allow users to qualify for newer models come February

If you have an original Series 1 Apple Watch and it needs repairs, you might be able to finagle a newer model given the lack of parts on hand. Repair parts are said to be temporarily constrained for 42mm models of the Apple Watch Series 1 and first-generation Apple Watch, nicknamed “Series 0”, per to […]

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Apple releases iPhone battery replacement pricing following 2018

Following the BatteryGate controversy of last year, Apple reduced official battery repairs to $29 each through 2018, down from $79. The company has now updated its web site with details of what will happen from January 1st, 2019. In short, the prices will be going back up, but will still be cheaper than they had […]