Apple has announced that it will relax the inspection of components supplied by third-party suppliers for repair purposes in future versions of iOS. Like the company in a white paper writes the report, which was published this week, this should apply to both batteries and screens. In the latter case, the group also wants to disable the previously imposed ban. This would at least partially eliminate the specific Apple hardware that “right to repair” activists have been complaining about for years.
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Data over components
This year it should be possible to check batteries from component suppliers that are not certified by Apple for their maximum capacity and charging cycles. Although the corresponding “battery health metrics” are already being transferred, Apple does not trust third-party suppliers – whose hardware is often used by independent repair providers – and ignores them. “To improve support for third-party batteries, Apple will display battery health metrics from 2024.”
However, there is still a caveat stating that Apple “cannot verify the information presented.” The company also says it discovered that “some third-party batteries sold as new are actually second-hand.” It also observed that “battery health metrics were manipulated”. This means: Apple’s data is no guarantee, but at least it’s now on display. Apple also has new plans when it comes to batteries to make their replacement easier in the iPhone. IT news site The Information writes that a new, electricity-based process will replace the usual glue. Apparently you no longer need a special machine to insert new batteries.
True Tone even without an Apple display
Apple is still planning – “later in 2024” – better support for third-party displays. Then these could be used for the first time True Tone color function Use, in which color representation adapts to ambient light.
The company writes in its white paper, “Apple will enable consumers to enable True Tone with third-party parts to achieve the best possible performance.” However, it is also noted in the system settings, where you can disable the feature “if it does not work satisfactorily.” Apple previously disabled True Tone by default on third-party displays because it caused “unexpected behavior.”
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