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Re:Right to Repair Gaining Momentum by bzzzt on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @11:59AM (#26478546)
Because there are also off-brand "Apple iPhone camera's" (for instance QC failures from the factory, third shifts or clones)
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Re:Right to Repair Gaining Momentum by rover0 on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @01:47PM (#26480256)
There are no 3rd party iphone camera's for recent iphones.

Apple blocks replacing an iphone camera with an iphone camera using their software.

iPhone 12 is unrepairable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnG3h3Jewq4

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Re:Right to Repair Gaining Momentum by bzzzt on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @10:41AM (#26491910)
Apple (and authorizaed repair shops) can and will repair iPhone 12's.

Just wondering how often you'd need camera repair. I've never heard of someone needing a camera replacement for their phone, so to me this looks like a guy inflating a niche problem to enormous proportions to make a point for his sponsors.

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Re:Right to Repair Gaining Momentum by rover0 on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @09:58PM (#26499010)
Louis is a repair guy, not some guy working "for his sponsors."

The camera is an example of unrepairability.

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