Horizon Emerges from the Shadows
Those in the iPhone and iPad repair industry will know that Apple has revealed details about its “Horizon” repair machine. This has been around for a while, but until recently Apple has been very secretive about it, and little information was available on the Internet.
Why Apple’s Apparent Sop to the “Right to Repair” Movement is Hollow
Recently Apple has been coming under pressure from independent repair stores in the US because attempts are being made there to pass new laws allowing the right to repair a device. At present, some would argue that you don’t truly “own” the devices you buy due to restrictions on what you can do with it and legal agreements that intentionally fudge the issue of ownership to companies’ advantage.
If you’ve ever been tempted to let a cheap or “no fix, no fee” repair centre “have a go” at fixing your phone or tablet then bring it to us if they can’t do it… be careful.
There’s a bigger risk of having your device written off before we see it than you might think. Curious? See our latest article for more information.
You might not have thought about this before, but did you know there are different types of replacement screens for your iPhone? One contains an original LCD manufactured for Apple (which has been refurbished by a third-party company), and the other is a compatible- but almost always inferior- “copy” screen.
Many people assume they’re getting an original, or are even misled into thinking this is the case by some disreputable retailers, but this isn’t always the case.
Our latest article covers everything you need to know about original vs. “copy” iPhone replacement screens.
Understandably, since they’d owned it for less than two years, the customer was quite annoyed with Apple’s response, and sought help through an independent store. (That’d be us…)
Can They Fix It? Er… No, They Can’t
We got our hands on this iPhone 6 after the customer had previously taken it to a local store that had only just opened. The original problem was that the headphone socket wasn’t working- this requires swapping the charging flex, and should be fairly straightforward… if you know what you’re doing.
The customer left the phone with the shop and was told to come back later. When he returned to see if the phone was ready, the assistant behind the counter paused a YouTube video on his laptop, explained that the phone still wasn’t ready and pointed to various disassembled parts on the bench.
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Seen a company on Facebook offering incredibly cheap prices on a repair? You might want to be cautious!
Read here to find out more…
If you’ve ever toyed with the idea of saving a bit of money and doing a repair yourself, you might be interested in our latest article, “The Drawbacks with “Do It Yourself” Repairs“. It explains why certain repairs appear to be so expensive compared to the cost of the parts, and why laptop, smartphone and tablet repair can be far less straightforward than they appear, with pitfalls for even the reasonably-skilled hobbyist.
This is one of the reasons our industry has a bad reputation and customer confidence in independent stores is so low.
We were asked to look at this iPhone 6 from another store. They’d tried fitting four different LCDs and none were giving a display. We managed to repair the iPhone, but there was a number of issues with their attempted repair.
We’ve just expanded our page on the dreaded Apple iPhone 6 “touch disease” with some repair images showing our work compared to everyone elses; take a look here to see more.
