Apple has refused to provide the calibration tool for the sleep sensor to independent repair people. A German repairman has beaten Apple and developed a calibration tool.
I can’t believe a company that’s been this shitty to its customers, openly, for literal decades is still in business.
Thanks for reminding me to never, ever buy Apple.
Marketing is powerful.
Cult indoctrination is even more powerful.
It’s beyond a cult. Say something against them and wow, they come at you.
Since my very first ipad 1 I’ve seen this company continue to screw it’s base but for some reason the base keeps drinking from the fountain.
Honestly, the base should be studied.
There are fanatics on every side, but once a brand becomes a core part of your personality, I’m not going to want to talk to you.
The same is true of Android and Windows users.
Almost every Windows user will tell you that Windows sucks
Android I can believe but Windows. Come on, everyone shits on Windows lol
Yes, but they will tell you a pc is superior to any other piece of electronics at the same time.
Apple users and Trump Supporters.
Two groups of people that are absolutely hated by the objects of their worship.
Apple Haters and Apple Users of the same magnitude can be quite indistinguishable.
I am unique! I have personality tied to a device!
Tided?
You are still dumb.
why is u hurt boy
Why is you dumb girl?
mom aint buying u iphone 15?
Your mom is buying me one.
Not just still in business, absolutely dominating the competition.
Well… 17% market share isn’t exactly “dominating”. https://www.counterpointresearch.com/insights/global-smartphone-share/
Market share isn’t everything, Apple commands a very strong hold on the premium segment of phones, that’s where the actual money is for the most part (generalized.)
Sure, 2nd dominating. Apple also swaps places with Samsung VERY often.
Lmao.
A lot of people who buy apple stuff just plain don’t care. If you break it, you immediately buy a new one. But even if you don’t, you’ll get a new one when you can. For a lot of people it’s also a status symbol, where a lot of ego is involved. You still see this every time camera discussions come up, where sometimes you’ll see a 15 Pro compared to an HTC Hero for shot quality.
This should never be a problem, but we live in a dystopia
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Most people aren’t repairing their iPhones and most people will just carry the damaged iPhone before repairing and buying another because of money but also, it is an iPhone.
It’s only being shitty to your customers if your customers weren’t so willing to just keep buying them when they can.
openly
you sure about that? It only affects consumers who want to repair it themselves
Apple has refused to provide the calibration tool for the sleep sensor to independent repair people.
Not only those who want to repair it themselves, but those who want to have it repaired by a third party whose best interest is not claiming that the phone is irreparable and that the customer should buy a new one.
Yeah, not to mention Apple’s high repair premiums. It’s still not very visible to consumers when they get and use an Apple product though.
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Neither are you, considering your posts.
So please, elaborate on how @bleistift2 is not very smart so people can have a discussion versus just you going “lmao gottem”.
I don’t think you are very smart either sock puppet.
Holy fuck my sides are going into orbit lmao, you’re just slinging schoolyard insults without explaining yourself.
I appreciate the camaraderie, but please stop feeding the troll.
Never claimed I was.
You tried to imply it with your site.
TL;DR: The MacBook orientation sensor
- Disassemble the MacBook until you take out the orientation sensor (this step is the hardest)
- Lay it flat and give 5V power
- Press the first button
- Wait for lights to solidify
- Press the second button
- Assemble entire thing back again
…wasn’t nearly as exciting as I or the title expected. C’mon now, why clickbait; also why is the comments section treating this so godly
EDIT: I just realized they DEVELOPED THE CALIBRATION SOFTWARE TO MAKE THIS THIS EASY. It’s still just the angle sensor though, which is a very small fraction, but still very important regardless. You need to buy the software (one time) for €169 though
This is actually a pretty big deal. I got a lot of text coming up, but the short of it is that apple requiring calibration/pairing and not offering the tool to independent repair shops resulted in these shops being forced to offer substandard results to customers because of issues with a part that costs 6-8 dollars. This often put people in a position where they need to pay 1000+ dollars to get their whole logic board replaced by Apple or pay a reasonable price for minor repairs and not be able to have their laptop sleep when they close it.
With the previous models using a nearly identical lid angle sensor you could simply swap in a new one and it wouldn’t need calibration. With the apple silicon MacBooks, if you were to swap the display assembly or the lid angle sensor was damaged you would typically end up with a laptop that would not sleep when you closed the lid or would sleep at a weird angle along the path and wake up when fully closed. Only apple and apple authorized repair centers had access to the tool to calibrate an angle sensor. This is a problem because under Apple’s system if there are any signs of liquid on the logic board you would be forced to either get a whole new logic board or decline all repairs even if the issue was just the sleep sensor and the only issue on the logic board was a water sticker going pink. For anyone who doesn’t have a spare 1000+ dollars to tackle an issue with a 6-8 dollar part (likely cheaper through Apple’s supply chain) independent repair is the only real choice. This tool enables independent repair shops to perform this simple repair as opposed to an extremely difficult repair to try to fix the original lid angle sensor. It also avoids them being forced to return an improperly functioning laptop to the customer if they find an issue with the sleep sensor after doing board repair or god forbid they accidentally damage an 8 dollar part and can’t just swap in a new one on the house.
In isolation this tool seems pretty boring, but this sleep sensor issue has been genuinely worrying for the future of independent repair and what apple could do next along with artificially making independent repair seem far inferior to apple authorized repair. Someone creating a tool to solve the issue independently is a great sign that if apple tries to monopolize repair through artificial limitations then people can still find ways to work around them.
This guy is always on a crusade.
This guy is always super duper clickbaity and has this holier-than-thou attitude all the time. Thank you for summing it up so I don’t give him the clicks.
My new hero!
We wholeheartedly invite your valuable input and suggestions, as they play an integral role in our continuous improvement efforts. To facilitate this collaborative approach, we have committed to releasing our source code for public access after reaching a milestone of 350 orders.
Yeah, but that means people are going to want to wait until it’s open source which means less people will buy it initially. Maybe enough will buy before someone or something else comes along.
Quick! Get it before they sue!
Can it wait a bit? I’m in the middle of some calibrations.
Unexpected Mass Effect, but appreciated nonetheless
Wouldn’t this technically qualify as reverse engineering?
Don’t worry, it’ll be all over torrent before we know it!
Hurt 'em harder Louis!!!
Tim Apple and his critters prolly already got a report from their crawlers and verbally assaulting their legal team: How is this legal?! Make it illegal!
Why is this downvoted? Seriously asking.
I doubt they even care. they just don’t care to provide tools and support outside their program.
If they did not care, they would would not put software blocks ;)
What are you on about?
Sorry, did you somehow not know that Apple are some of the most litigious bastards on the face of the earth?
Uh ooooh
