Is it the end of Apple’s right-to-repair honeymoon?

The move, however, hasn’t gone down well with right-to-repair advocates.

The new Parts and Service History functionality in iOS 15.2 flows from that assurance.

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Apple says the feature will spit out different information for the tracked components depending on the iPhone model.

Irresponsible Messaging

Right-to-repair advocates like Schulze have welcomed the new functionality and appreciate the level of transparency.

“Looks like @Apple’s embrace of #RightToRepair was short-lived.

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The very vocal right-to-repair ecosystem has begun highlighting the sinister implications of the messaging.

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