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Apple today   announced   that customers and independent repair shops will be able to utilize used genuine Apple parts in repairs starting later this year. Apple  told  The Washington Post  that the new policy will initially apply to parts for iPhone 15 models and newer, including screens, batteries, and cameras. Apple's press release said the policy will eventually extend to used biometric sensors for Face ID and Touch ID. Apple's existing parts "pairing" process will confirm whether or not a used part is genuine. In the fall, Apple says calibration for both new and used genuine Apple parts will happen on device after the part is installed. If an iPhone has been repaired, a "Parts and Service History" section appears in the Settings app under General → About, and Apple says it will be expanding this section to show whether a genuine part is new or used. Apple also announced that customers and service providers will no longer need to provide a device's s...

  This could be a late April Fools’ prank, or simply a whole bunch of nothing, but following the distribution of MIG Switch retail models, we’re already seeing a claim that the device has been reverse engineered, and that clones are being produced, under the name UnlockSwitch. This rumor is to take with a huge bucket of salt as 1) it comes from a completely new Twitter account and 2) the demonstrated “UnlockSwitch” device doesn’t seem to do more than the MIG Switch, meaning there is no way at the moment to say that this isn’t simply a MIG Switch with a different sticker on it. With that out of the way, let’s have a look at this “reverse engineered” MIG Switch claims What is the MIG Switch The MIG Switch is a flashcart for the Nintendo Switch, that can store and load multiple “backup” games on any revision of the console. Even if the MIGSwitch is advertised as a “back-up and development device”, there is no question that its primary purpose is Switch game piracy. Read more...