Apple will enhance assist for third-party iPhone shows and batteries later this yr. The corporate revealed this in a brand new whitepaper printed on June 26.
Titled “Longevity, by Design,” Apple detailed strategy to longevity within the whitepaper.
True Tone will quickly work with third-party shows
Third-party and impartial restore retailers can restore iPhones utilizing non-Apple shows and batteries. Nonetheless, because of Apple’s elements pairing and lack of related information, options like True Tone and battery well being monitoring don’t work with third-party parts.
In its whitepaper, Apple says it will change later in 2024 and has detailed different modifications to its restore course of. When a third-party element is used, your iPhone will present a message the primary time it boots after the restore. A continuing message may also seem beneath the Components and Service Historical past within the Settings menu.
For True Tone, Appls says it disables the characteristic for third-party shows due to the shortage of the required calibration information. However to “offer more complete support for third-party parts, starting later in 2024, Apple will allow consumers to activate True Tone with third-party parts to the best performance that can be provided.”
Equally, for third-party batteries, Apple says it’s going to present the battery well being metrics. A notification will seem alongside this if the corporate can’t confirm the battery’s data.
Apple is making these modifications because it expands its DIY iPhone and Mac repairs to Europe.
Higher calibration for third-party parts and simpler sourcing of official restore elements
Apple states within the whitepaper that it’ll make the method of calibrating a used element the identical as a brand new half.
“Starting later in 2024, the process for calibrating a used Apple part will be the same as calibrating a new Apple part in the repair of supported devices — it will automatically happen on device without the need to purchase the part from Apple,” says the whitepaper.
Apple can be making it simpler to supply official restore elements. Putting element orders on Apple’s Self Service Restore retailer will not require you to enter a tool serial quantity.
In a bid to thwart the usage of stolen parts, Apple will prolong Activation Lock to particular person iPhone elements. If a stolen element is used throughout restore, your iPhone won’t calibrate it.
You’ll be able to obtain Apple’s “Longevity, by Design” whitepaper from right here.