You will have to go back to Apple and pay for an out of warranty repair.” If that isn’t possible, unfortunately there isn’t a fix. We can save the functionality by transferring the chips. “If it has been repaired somewhere else, try and get your original screen back. For now, iPad users with an Apple pencil that isn’t drawing lines, Panesar says consumers have a couple of options. We will have to see if France’s investigation into serialization yields a similar consumer rights win. New European Union rules are also the reason Apple is switching to USB-C for future iPhones. Panesar says that the backplate on the iPhone 14 is easier to remove than previous models, YouTuber Jerry Rig Everything agrees describing the iPhone 14 backplate as “the easiest iPhone back glass removal in a decade” in his teardown video. Apple is likely to argue that its devices are already repairable because it ships repair kits to consumers.
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A recent European Parliament ruling is seeking to make batteries in portable electronic devices easier to remove and replace by consumers who buy the product. Repairs have to go through specialists and there are not many of us in the UK and there's not many of us globally."ĭGCCRF’s investigation is part of a wider issue Apple, and other major tech companies, are fighting right now. "What this means for consumers is if you damage your iPad screen, you now need to find a specialist. But simple repairs, like a screen replacement for your iPad Pro, now require a specialist who knows their microelectronics, or your Apple Pencil functionality could break. Many, Panesar says, use cheap unofficial parts, which is a practice Apple is trying to stop. There are, of course, different types of repair shops fixing your tech at varying levels of skill.
“Apple are punishing you…they're creating a monopoly where it means in the future, you have to go to Apple to have your device repaired.” This matters, Panesar says, because of the price difference between getting a repair from Apple versus third party repair shops, who use genuine parts from other broken models, is huge. Panesar thinks serialzation is a major problem for consumers. READ: 5 Reasons To Buy Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5: $700 Off Deal, A New Look And More This follows a complaint from consumer rights organization, Halt Planned Obsolescence (HOP), which claims that serialization lets Apple restrict repairs and remotely downgrade devices that house third party components.
The tech police are watchingįrance’s Department of Competition, Consumer Affairs, and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF) have been investigating the serialization issue since December 2022, according to AFP News. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. There are several more posts on Reddit from iPad users struggling to draw a straight line with their Apple Pencil. Commenters pointed out that the issue is likely related to serialization and linked to Panesar's video above. The poster claimed to have bought a sixth generation iPad Mini from a reseller, which is having the same squiggly line problem. Panesar isn't the only person to discover this, a Reddit post from May complained about the same issue.
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