Apple Says iPhones Will Better Support Third-Party Displays and Batteries Later This Year
Apple today published a lengthy whitepaper that highlights the company's approach to device repairability and longevity. In the document, Apple revealed that iPhones will better support third-party displays and batteries later in 2024.
First, Apple said True Tone will work with third-party iPhone displays later this year:
True Tone requires precise calibration to function properly, and it is not possible to engage a default calibration for third-party displays, which can result in unexpected behavior. For this reason, Apple disables the True Tone feature when third-party displays are used, but enables all other aspects of the display. In an effort to offer more complete support for third-party parts, starting later in 2024, Apple will allow consumers to activate True Tone with third-party parts to the best performance that can be provided.
They will be able to deactivate True Tone in Settings if the display does not perform to their satisfaction.
True Tone automatically adapts the color of the display to match the light in your environment.
Second, Apple said battery health metrics such as maximum capacity and cycle count will work with third-party iPhone batteries later this year:
Currently, battery health metrics such as maximum capacity and cycle count are not presented to consumers whose devices have third-party batteries. This is because the accuracy of these metrics cannot be verified by Apple. In fact, an Apple internal analysis has found that some third-party batteries sold as new are actually secondhand, with battery health metrics manipulated to appear as new. In an effort to improve support for third-party batteries, starting later in 2024, Apple will display battery health metrics with a notification stating that Apple cannot verify the information presented.
Apple said the third-party battery metrics are not guaranteed to be accurate.
These changes will presumably be rolled out with iOS 18 updates later this year, but Apple did not provide more specific timing in its document.
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