As we all know, Apple's official iPhone after-sales repair is really expensive.
Especially for users who don't buy AppleCare+, changing the battery can cost hundreds.
If you want to replace the screen, Apple's official iPhone repair price is even more scary.
Fortunately, Apple is also gradually adjusting its repair policy over time.
Recently, Apple released a 24-page white paper that focuses on some of the durability benefits of its products.
Image source: Apple's official website
Among them, Apple highlighted two new repair policies, namely the full release of support for third-party iPhone screens and battery accessories.
First of all, on the screen front, Apple said that True Tone will support third-party iPhone displays later this year.
In general, True Tone displays need to be calibrated by software to function properly, and calibration services for third-party displays were previously not available by default.
So, in order to fully support third-party components, Apple will start later this year by allowing the iPhone to activate True Tone when replacing a third-party screen to provide better display performance.
Of course, the specific display adaptation effect also has a lot to do with the quality of the third-party display.
If the user is not satisfied with the display, they can also turn off True Tone in the settings.
Image source: Apple's official website
In addition to the screen, Apple also mentioned policy support for third-party batteries in the document this time.
Apple says that battery health metrics will support third-party iPhone batteries later this year.
This includes the maximum capacity and the number of charging cycles that everyone usually pays attention to.
Currently, iPhones with third-party batteries typically can't display battery health information.
Especially after Apple banned the ported battery cell technology in iOS 17.4, the experience of this part of the user has become even worse.
To improve support for third-party batteries, later this year, iPhones with third-party batteries will be able to automatically calibrate and display battery health information.
If nothing else, the above unblocking solution is expected to be rolled out in iOS 18 via a software update to make it easier for users with third-party accessories.
It is worth mentioning that Apple also mentioned the gray area of the third-party battery industry in the white paper this time.
That is, by transplanting the cell cable, the battery capacity of the old battery is tampered with to 100%, so as to be shoddy.
For consumers who do not have a sense of discernment, this trick can be described as unguardable.
And with Apple's closure of this loophole and the lifting of the ban on related maintenance policies, this scam will become a thing of the past.
This is undoubtedly a very positive trend for users.
After all, compared with the Android camp, the iPhone has a higher value retention rate and accounts for a larger proportion of the repair market.
Since the iPhone 14 series, Apple has adopted a removable rear glass panel for it to make it easier to repair.
With the implementation of the new policies, Apple's criticized parts pairing policy is expected to be outlawed, further reducing restrictions when third-party repairs to iPhones.
Not only that, but the annoying original verification pop-up may also be removed.
With the restrictions removed, users will have more autonomy when choosing a third-party repair point for replacement parts.
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