Apple has announced an expansion of its repair options to include support for used genuine parts. This enhancement to existing repair processes will allow customers and independent repair providers to utilize used Apple parts in repairs, starting with select iPhone models this fall.
The new process is designed to maintain an iPhone user’s privacy, security, and safety while offering consumers more options, increasing product longevity, and minimizing the environmental impact of a repair. Used genuine Apple parts will now benefit from the full functionality and security afforded by the original factory calibration, just like new genuine Apple parts.
Apple teams have been working over the last two years to enable the reuse of parts such as biometric sensors used for Face ID or Touch ID. Beginning this fall, calibration for genuine Apple parts, new or used, will happen on device after the part is installed.
Apple will also extend its popular Activation Lock feature to iPhone parts in order to deter stolen iPhones from being disassembled for parts. If a device under repair detects that a supported part was obtained from another device with Activation Lock or Lost Mode enabled, calibration capabilities for that part will be restricted.
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