Tag - Apple

Apple No Longer Voids Warranties on 3rd Party Screen Replacements

According to multiple sources including 9to5mac Apple has shifted its policy on 3rd party screen repairs. The documents that where leaked show that Apple is telling its technicians that 3rd party screen repairs no longer void your warranty. Apple is apparently changing its long-standing policy regarding third-party iPhone screen repairs. According to a memo sent to Apple retail employees, a customer having their device’s screen repaired by a third-party source no longer voids their warranty like it once did…   The memo, obtained by 9to5Mac, [...]

Read more...

iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus Affected by ‘Touch Disease’, Caused by Design Flaw.

Apple’s iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus are vulnerable to an issue that affects the touch screen. iFixIt claims that the issue is caused by a design flaw affiliated with the easily bendable frame ‘Bendgate’ and the Touch IC chip. After fixing hundreds of broken iPhone 6 and 6 Pluses, many pros have developed theoriesabout what causes Touch Disease in these two specific models. One microsoldering pro I spoke to speculated that the U2402 Meson chip—one of the two Touch IC chips on the board—has a manufacturing [...]

Read more...