After months of speculation about chips, specs and displays, Apple's new iPads have finally dropped. But one important question remains, do they have paired parts? If not, then the new iPads could signal a major change for all of Apple’s future devices.Currently, it’s not possible to take—for example—a genuine iPhone 15 battery from one phone and place it into anotherbecause the part hasn’t been authenticated by Apple.
Ricky Panesar, founder of repair specialists iCorrect.co.uk, made the discovery. “We found with the newer versions of the iPad that when you put a new screen on, even if it's taken from another iPad, the pencil strokes don't work perfectly,” Panesar explained to me at the time.for “select iPhone models this fall.” In essence, that means future iPhone owners won’t be punished with warning signs, or non-fully functioning devices if a repair is carried out without Apple’s authorization.
It applies to “consumer electronic equipment that is manufactured for the first time, and first sold or used in this state, after January 1, 2025.”