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> Apple has far more effective ways of forcing updates on you

Let's not forget forcing physical upgrades: a new .x update of iOS that suddenly decides a bit of hardware is now broken and bricks the phone. Apple Store said £400 plus to fix despite my explaining it was their update that bricked it - every component was working fine

That was my 2nd and last ever iPhone.

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I never heard of that. Is this documented anywhere? Also doesn't Apple Store usually replace the whole device for a repair, rather than individual hardware components?

I can send you my bricked phone to inspect if you like? I did a minor update just sat in the car, then it got stuck in a boot loop, no attempt at DFU rescue etc worked. Phone was perfectly fine up to the update including face ID, speakers etc

Apple aren't going to document their planned obsolescence at apple.com I'm afraid

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