No, it isn't technically possible.
MagSafe does not transmit data. It has no ability to do so. It relies on NFC.
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France Investigating Apple Over Alleged 'Planned Obsolescence' Arising From Serialized Repair Parts
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No, it isn't technically possible.
MagSafe does not transmit data. It has no ability to do so. It relies on NFC.
They didn’t actually say that. See here: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ts.2389596/page-2?post=32166005#post-32166005
Not to mention you have to put down a $1,200 deposit. Assuming everyone has that kind of money, you're still screwed if you or UPS loses a part of the toolkit.
Nobody is going to take a $1,200 gamble on DIY to replace a battery themselves using Apple's Self Repair.
They want the old phones the most because they don't have S/N protection...I only have one phone and it is old enough that I'd feel honored if China wanted to part it out.
They do it anyway. The phone ends up in Africa within 48 hours. I was actually impressed when a friends stolen iPhone (in Paris) showed up in Africa the next day (according to find my)
This is what drives me nuts, everything Apple does is planned obsolescence even though their phones are supported by Apple for the longest and last years.
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Apple is getting busted...
Maybe they will have to release a software update to allow any third party part. Imagine if they need to do it on every single phone they did this with...
Apple is getting busted...
Maybe they will have to release a software update to allow any third party part. Imagine if they need to do it on every single phone they did this with...
I would never take my phone to anyone but Apple to repair.
That makes sense to me for warranty repairs. But after the warranty period, or if you don’t care about voiding the warranty, you should be able to source components from third parties and/or from other devices at your own discretion.
This isn't the same. This example would be valid if I could only use Apple power to change my phone.
Then how does the Mac update firmware in the cable without transmitting data? NFC transmits and receives data. Can that be compromised? The MagSafe plugs into USB-C. USB-C is used to transfer data. Can that be compromised? Who knows. A lot of “secure” items have been compromised.
Ugh. iFixit spouting off with hyperbole again...
These EU regulations have become so anti-consumer, they've lost their moral high ground.
Reminder: the C in NFC stands for "communication".
Yeah, let me get right on destroying the device because I don't know what I am doing and some step by step video is not gonna help me learn how to do it myself. If that were true, everyone would be learning to cook, build a house, etc. All over YouTube are step by step instructional videos.
Have fun doing it yourself. I and the rest of us are just gonna pay an experienced professional
This literally happened to my partners phone when it stolen from her pocket. It showed up on Find My Device about a week later in China.
I agree.
Just like people used to mod consoles by soldering chips in order to play pirated games, I can imagine third-party repair shops (particularly in the developing world) installing tiny chips to steal your bank accounts or other sensitive data
Yep, otherwise you get crappy sub standard third party parts that don’t work right. If this is a big deal to you, go android and learn to love malware. (Not making this up, read hackernews,lots and lots of bad software, even comes preonstalled for your convenience)
I remember my first gen iPad came with an a4 which had half the ram of the iPhone a4 that came out 3 months later. That iPad got 2 major software updates before Apple abandoned it and it ran terribly on iOS 5 when it shipped on iOS 3.2 ( which many of the features that came with iOS 4 were already on 3.2 for the iPad) needless to say I’ve learned not to buy first gen apple products
How else would you assess that the replacement part is functionally equivalent ?
And when it doesn’t work, who will get sued? Apple of course.
Due to Apple’s control over the iPhone market (monopoly control over all iPhones), there is a very real possibility at ANY time that Apple could produce an iPhone that chops off the fingers of the user when they turn on the device. Now, this would adversely impact their sales and, effectively, mean the end of the iPhone altogether. BUT, as it’s a thing I can think of that MIGHT happen, we have to act as it’s a foregone conclusion that they WILL do this.
I had to replace the motor in my recliner. Looked the same, wired differently. So up was dowbln, down was up