With iOS 15.2 released, Apple will protect iPhone owners from unscrupulous repairers

Apple often tries in every possible way to prevent unofficial repairs of its devices, disabling some functions after replacing components... And constantly faces criticism due to this. Apparently, the criticism influenced the company's strategy, and now Apple intends not to curtail the capabilities of gadgets, but to inform users.

What does it mean?

In the future iOS 15.2, we found an interesting feature - "History of spare parts and service" in the smartphone settings. With this option, users will be able to view service history and authenticate components used for repairs.

So, after the repair, in this section you will see a list of the repaired parts, as well as information about whether they are genuine. If this is not the case, the component will be marked as "Unknown". In addition, owners will be informed if the installation of a part is incomplete, the part has been replaced with a non-original component, the part has already been used or was installed on another iPhone, or if the part does not work as expected. In previous versions of iOS, customers could only see if the replacement part was identified as unknown.

Most importantly, messages in the Service History section will not affect your ability to use your iPhone, its battery, display, or camera.

The information displayed will be different for different models:

• iPhone XR, XS, XS Max and later, including iPhone SE (2nd generation) - data on battery replacement
• IPhone 11, iPhone 12, and iPhone 13 lines - battery and display replacement details
• iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 - Battery, Display, and Camera Replacement Information

Recall recently Apple Announces Self Service Repair Program For Those Who Want To Repair iPhone At Home...

Source: MacRumors