Including but not limited to “warranty void if removed” labels.
    • umami_wasabi@lemmy.mlEnglish
      34·
      10 months ago
      • The Act prohibits conditioning warranties on the use of specific repair services unless provided for free or with a waiver from the FTC.

      So Apple and Samsung can’t void my phone warranty if I choose to swap my battery or screen or whatever in a third party repair shop?

      • conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        37·
        10 months ago

        Not for the battery itself.

        They are allowed to void your warranty, if, for example, they can show it’s delivering out of spec voltage and that damaged the SoC.

        • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
          24·
          10 months ago

          The funny part is that rather than respecting this, they chose to cryptographically pair the parts, so they stop working if you replace them…

    • fluxc0@lemmy.world
      English
      8·
      10 months ago

      Another day, another win for right to repair.

      maybe eventually the gvmt. will buckle down and dismantle all of the sketchy crap that these companies do. maybe one day.