A twosome of years ago , Apple started making it harder to change the battery in the iPhone , and now the number has come for the screen and camera .
Repairing a broken iPhone has never been very easy , but in recent years it has amaze hard and harder .
After the launch of the iPhone XS and XR , repair ship’s company and home fixers discovered that it is no longer possible to change the bombardment without finalising the change using System Configuration , an online tool Apple makes available to its own stores and authorised hangout companies .
Now iFixitreportsthat Apple has locomote even further with theiPhone 12 seriesand now the replacement of the screen and cameras must also be activate via the System Configuration app .
For tv camera , the problem is peculiarly serious as without this stride they will hold on form decently . cover replacements work , but iOS show an occasional monition that the component may not be genuine ( even if it come directly from anotheriPhone 12 ) , just like with battery replacement .
iFixit is a big advocate of the right to repair and takes the opportunity to promote it , but also notice that there is a full stop in warning users about constituent that do not amount from Apple . At least Apple is warning those who might have paid for a hangout having been forebode genuine parts only to key out that , for example , a new battery was n’t from Apple and could therefore be a blast peril .
ReadHow to get a broken iPhone fixed or replaced .
We also haveHow to fix an iPhone or iPad screen that ’s not crop .
If you think you need to replace your battery read : How to check iPhone battery health and find out when to replace it
This clause originally appeared onMacworld Sweden . Translation by Karen Haslam .
