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Apple begins offering free repairs of 42 mm Apple Watch Series 2 units with swollen batteries, startup issues

If your Apple Watch Series 2 unit doesn’t power on or has a swollen battery, it looks like Apple may repair it free of charge as part of a new service policy. “Apple has determined that under certain conditions, some Apple Watch Series 2 devices may not power on or they may experience an expanded […]

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Apple Store locations bring in external contractors to help with backlog of iPhone battery replacement

Apple has struggled to keep up with the demand for iPhone battery replacements and it looks like the company has begun bringing in both AppleCare employees and external contractors to work in retail stores on iPhone battery replacements specifically. The deluge of repair requests follows Apple’s admitting to assorted battery-related iPhone slowdowns/unexpected and the reduction […]

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Some iPhone 8 users experiencing errors after upgrading to iOS 11.3 after third-party screen repairs

A number of iPhone 8 owners who had their screens replaced with third party aftermarket screens have found that the iOS 11.3 software update essentially killed their devices. Per a report published on Tuesday by Motherboard, the release of iOS 11.3 has killed the touch functionality in “thousands” of iPhone 8 devices with screens repaired […]

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Apple patent explodes ideas as to how to prevent keyboard crud accumulation in future notebooks

Apple could be looking to fight keyboard chow/keyboard debris in its forthcoming keyboard designs. A recently published patent from 2016 shows how Apple could make its Butterfly keyboard technology more resistant to various crumb and dust particles that make their way underneath the keyboard design. The company refers to this as “ingress prevention” and explains […]

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California joins 17 states in lobbying for “right to repair” legislation

This is interesting. California on Wednesday became the latest state to ready so-called “right to repair” legislation that would require companies like Apple to provide consumers and third-party repair outlets access to repair information, diagnostic equipment and parts. California State Assembly member Susan Talamantes Eggman announced the intent to join 17 other states with similar […]