Re:Staggering stat: 87% of U.S. teenagers have iPhones
by kwiens on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @11:04PM
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Apple won't do the repairs past 5 years in most of the country, up to 7 years in California.
But you can do it yourself. Repair kits for iPads: https://www.ifixit.com/Kits/iPad-Fix-Kits iPhones: https://www.ifixit.com/Kits/iPhone-Fix-Kits/iPhone-Battery-K...
Disclaimer: I sell these.
Re:Staggering stat: 87% of U.S. teenagers have iPhones
by aspenmayer on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @11:10PM
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Thanks for making iFixit. Really helps the right to repair movement.
Re:Staggering stat: 87% of U.S. teenagers have iPhones
by tinus_hn on Thursday January 06, 2022 @10:44AM
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Are there no third party repair services in the US? In Europe these are basically on every corner.
Re:Staggering stat: 87% of U.S. teenagers have iPhones
by chemmail on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @11:40PM
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Disclaimer: replacing batteries on iPads are insanely difficult.
Re:Staggering stat: 87% of U.S. teenagers have iPhones
by dwaite on Thursday January 06, 2022 @01:34AM
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The vintage designation is for products 5-7 years old. Apple does not guarantee part availability in this range but will do repairs if possible.
7+ is considered obsolete and they won't touch it.
That is old enough that a battery update through a third party or through a DIY vendor like iFixit should be reasonable.
Re:Staggering stat: 87% of U.S. teenagers have iPhones
by solarkraft on Thursday January 06, 2022 @12:06AM
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> having Apple ...
Oh no. Apple won't do shit (or at an unreasonable price, if you're lucky). That's one reason everyone's so mad about them making it so hard for everyone else.
Walked in and tried to get the battery on my first gen iPad Air replaced. The guy said the model is flagged as 'vintage' in the system and he can't replace it.
Vintage...