Comment on Apple will honor California's 'right to repair' rules nationwide
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 8 months agoWhy would preventing someone from replacing a broken part without calling in to Apple, prevent phone theft?
The phone isn’t going to magically disconnect from Apples network just because you replaced the screen.
And what about those who would rather mod their Apple phone than have phone theft security? Their opinion does not matter because you decide you don’t need it?
AA5B@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Digitally locking some of the major components together make it harder for a thief to part out the phone - you can’t just buy a new screen from someone on the street who stole a phone and took it apart, and expect it to work