In a turnaround, Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones. The company has long prohibited anyone except Apple-approved technicians from working with its proprietary parts and software.
and the practices of manufacturers who have increasingly made those products difficult and expensive to repair.
Apple’s action is welcome news for consumers and a sign that similar standards should apply to other electronics, said Maureen Mahoney, a senior policy analyst at Consumer Reports. The Federal Trade Commission, the Biden administration and state legislatures have been eyeing regulatory changes that would make it easier for Americans to repair their broken devices.
Apple has long been a target for right-to-repair advocates because of its practice of locking down its software so that parts are encoded to a specific device. Some attempted repairs — such as replacing a broken original screen with one made by a third party — have left phones unusable.
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