I'm a longtime iPhone owner‚ and I've often written about my fear of breaking the device. That's because I have had to replace broken screens and degraded batteries‚ which isn't always convenient. Getting to the closest Apple retail store involves some amount of travel‚ but I'd still rather pay for official Apple repairs than a repair at a third-party shop. I'll even take Apple's repairs over authorized repair shops that work with genuine components. I prefer that hassle over third-party alternatives or repairing the iPhone myself. Even if I have to pay the Apple tax to get it done. That is‚ a more expensive price than what third parties will charge. But it should be up to me‚ the iPhone buyer‚ to choose how to have the iPhone repaired and whether to use genuine parts or not. A new report shows how difficult it is to repair the newest iPhones‚ as Apple relies on software to prevent the use of non-genuine parts. Software that will then cripple the entire iPhone experience. Continue reading... The post I’d be willing to pay more for original iPhone repair parts‚ but it should be up to me appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Best Black Friday sales to shop this weekend: Amazon‚ Best Buy‚ Walmart‚ more Amazon is blowing out DEWALT power tools for Black Friday! Best Black Friday deals of 2023: Early deals are live now Trending Right Now: Earth’s oxygen levels could drop‚ suffocating us all‚ study claims Microsoft is bringing Copilot to Windows 10 Roses are red‚ iMessages are blue‚ RCS stays green‚ and Apple won’t support Google’s proprietary encryption