iFixit demotes iPhone 14 repairability rating to 4/10 retroactively

20 September 2023
Software-locked repairs which need approval by Apple are the reason behind the downgraded score.

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None should buy iphones, buy xiaomi only.

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    • Anonymous
    • wrY
    • 20 Sep 2023

    EU regulations need to give another slap to Apple for imposing such anti consumer scheme. That new regulations about removable battery in years to come might wake Apple. I mean thanks to them they finally forced Apple for usb C.

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      • How
      • 8sc
      • 20 Sep 2023

      RealLifePhones, 20 Sep 2023Software locking a piece of glass deserves a 0/10.I don't understand how you can software-lock a non-technical item ? Does it have some ribbon chip attached which corresponds to the originally married part?

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        • Anonymous
        • vaS
        • 20 Sep 2023

        GAMIR3DH, 20 Sep 2023I mean knowing Apple they wouldn't get anything near 7... moreToo bad their greenwashing for the environment isn't going to work here.

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          • Anonymous
          • vaS
          • 20 Sep 2023

          Apple. The gift that keeps on giving.

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            • Anonymous
            • rJd
            • 20 Sep 2023

            Who the f**k licences back glass?

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              • Anonymous
              • rJd
              • 20 Sep 2023

              Apple is consumer oriented company. /s

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                • Anonymous
                • Tqc
                • 20 Sep 2023

                It’s precisely because of anti-repair stuff like this that Apple’s environmental efforts feel like greenwashing. It’s also why them “supporting” right to repair in the USA is shady at best… their actions are contradictory. It’s always a few steps forward and a few steps back at the same time, like iFixit says.

                  Software locking a piece of glass deserves a 0/10.

                    GAMIR3DH, 20 Sep 2023I mean knowing Apple they wouldn't get anything near 7... moreThey sell 60$ replacement USB-ports and claim they are pro-consumer for doing it.
                    On Amazon you could always get these parts for 5$ or 10$ max but thank to them sellers now charge a lot more.
                    The software locks aren't new and they always gave iPhones better scores than androids while the latter doesn't software lock everything. They are hypocritical af!

                      I mean knowing Apple they wouldn't get anything near 7/10.
                      Im losing trust on iFixit

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                        • Anonymous
                        • IV5
                        • 20 Sep 2023

                        Personal information... and they say Apple care about privacy...

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 0xU
                          • 20 Sep 2023

                          Just evaluate the 15 based on the 14 and be done with it.

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