Apple has begun serializing parts. You cannot take a camera from one iPhone 12 and put it into another iPhone 12 because Apple serialized the camera to the phone it shipped with. They are beyond reasonable with this kind of hostile approach to repair.
- it's a component of the Face ID authentication scheme
- they don't want people using iPhones with sub-par camera's posting on social media
- they don't want iPhones with sub-par camera's on the second hand market
on my macbook I can see the battery serial number in System Information under the Power section and the camera unique ID under the Camera section. not sure why it would be any different on the iphone.
Apple blocks replacing an iphone camera with an iphone camera using their software.
iPhone 12 is unrepairable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnG3h3Jewq4
Just wondering how often you'd need camera repair. I've never heard of someone needing a camera replacement for their phone, so to me this looks like a guy inflating a niche problem to enormous proportions to make a point for his sponsors.
The camera is an example of unrepairability.
Last time I checked, i didnt lease the iPhone, I bought it. This is a straight up violation of property rights
we pay full price for these products, but we have no control of any sort!
If we let this continue, we will live in a world where the manufacturer of a smart bottle decides when you stop drinking, the manufacturer of a TV decides that you shouldn't be watching porn, etc.