Following today’s launch of the new iPhone 16 models, Apple has shared repair manuals for the iPhone 16, the iPhone 16 Plus, the iPhone 16 Pro, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max. The repair manuals provide technical instructions on replacing genuine Apple parts in the iPhone 16 models, and Apple says the information is intended for “individual technicians” that have the “knowledge, experience, and tools” that are necessary to repair electronic devices.
Nah, I’m good. When a company burns a bridge with me, I don’t look back. Took IBM 3 generations to earn trust back and then they ruined it with Crypto, again.
Apple can screw off with an iFuck, for I do not give a Fuck.
Really dissapointing that every “technology” forum always degrades into expensive brand shillery indtead of actual new technology.
I see a lot of commenters really hate Apple, but to clarify, the manual isn’t what’s important here.
According the article, the manuals indicate that the iPhone 16 is actually easier to repair. This is good news for consumers, independent repair shops, and the environment.
You can use a 9-volt battery to remove adhesive and they’ve added more support for Face-ID when replacing the LIDAR sensor.
We still have a long way to go for our right to repair but, the pressure that we put on companies and governments to make change is working. We should celebrate that.
Not because they wanted to, but because they had to…
Step one: take to Apple Store
Step two: get repaired at Apple StoreBecause you admitted to an employee over the phone that your glands occasionally produce sweat, we’ve determined your damage is in fact water damage not covered by warranty and all data is therefor unrecoverable. You may now purchase a new device.
oop sorry it would cost $1,999.99 to repair this face ID scanner, would you like to purchase our new iPhone 18 Ultra Pro Max Lite ++ with Wii motion+ inside instead?
lol I just saw a video about Wii motion plus so this hits extra hard
But… are you allowed to read them unless you got an official reading certificate from Apple?
/s
It’s only $99/ year!
Though you can only read it on registered devices.
is this this same repair manual they follow in the store?
you know, the one where they break something else and/or claim it was your fault and refuse to repair it and only give it back to you in pieces.
I’ve…never had a bad experience at the Apple Store, personally. I have a lot of complaints with the company, but I’ve always been impressed with the technicians at the store.
but I’ve always been impressed with the technicians at the store.
Yeah me too. Each time they gave me the price for a repair I was very impressed. It was always more than I expected. :D
It took them more than 4 hours past my appointment time to do a simple battery replacement.
It’s an apple device; I’m surprised it didn’t take them longer.
I’ve never been able to get anything just fixed there. It’s always come back and pick it up in X days or a week or 2 weeks.
This is good news. I hope we get similar concessions on (fairly priced) spare parts availability 🤞
E: I’m guessing the downvoters want fewer spare parts available? Strange opinion but ok.
E2: Oh! I am stupid. Could just be an Apple investor
Yes I’m sure they’re actually helpful
Looks more helpful than no manual at all to me. Making the actual replacement parts available for anyone is another thing, though…
I glanced at your icon and thought, “ha, looks like firewire400”, then saw your username hahahahaha love it!
If you had bothered to click the link in the post and read the manuals, you’d have found out that the manuals are very nice, but no, you just wanted to go “Appol bad”
If one has followed Apple with regards to their repair programs or their opposition to right to repair laws then it’s only natural to expect the old apple on the ground to be rather fermented.
I may very well find a “very nice” (looking) manual, but I’ve come to expect it is actually unhelpful - at least that’s the opinion of a certain 3rd-party Apple repair shop owner.
What is it with the constant cynicism even in the face of actual good news? This is absolutely a step in the right direction on Apple’s part.
This is clearly just a publicity stunt and means nothing outside of parts availability, right to repair, and reparability.
Apple has a long history of working against right to repair and third party repair shops. This includes making it difficult for third parties to source the parts needed and changing the designs to requiring part pairing in the name of security. It got to the point where repair shops were buying broken Apple products so they could hopefully source the parts needed.
Looking through what they provided now, it’s basic stuff any third party repair shop could do if they could source the parts. It’s useful. However good electronic technicians can go beyond that and do board level repairs. But that requires schematics and diagrams. A lot of times they would have to get those through other parties who in turn got them through less than official means or violated NDAs.
Guess what Apple isn’t providing? Board level information. This is just doing the minimum the law requires them to do.
Bonus: Louis Rossmann talks about Apple’s history of right to repair [10 minute video]
Because this is not out of the goodness of their little hearts. It’s legislated straight out of the EU and huge campaign coverage at just how ant-repair they are, like luis rossman has been covering ad-nauseam
we should no expect goodwill from companies, that is why they need to be regulated.
it is actually a better news if it is a response to regulations, that means that the system works, at leas a bit
What does it matter if the end result is still the same?
Fraud. Because it’s fraud.
Care to elaborate?
How big of a rock have you been living under?
C’moon now. Linking a 40 minute video is not an explanation.
Apple literally only is doing this because the EU forced them. They are an evil company whose entire mo is to keep control over the device you pay for
Too be fair, they are all evil.
To varying degrees though. Google is super evil but at least they don’t express it via suppressing all choice
