ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoThe FTC is investigating PC manufacturers who scare you away from your right to repairwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1520arrow-down14
arrow-up1516arrow-down1external-linkThe FTC is investigating PC manufacturers who scare you away from your right to repairwww.theverge.comForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareumami_wasabi@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·3 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?
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·3 months agoNot 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.
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·3 months agoThe funny part is that rather than respecting this, they chose to cryptographically pair the parts, so they stop working if you replace them…
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoCorrect. They have to prove that it caused damage.
minus-squarefluxc0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoAnother 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.
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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?
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.
The funny part is that rather than respecting this, they chose to cryptographically pair the parts, so they stop working if you replace them…
Correct. They have to prove that it caused damage.
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.