How Oregon’s new right-to-repair law forced Apple to change
Oregon’s new law is designed to make electronics easier and cheaper to fix. Apple fought the policy, but it’s already starting to do things differently.
If the screen breaks on your iPhone and you try to replace it with an identical used screen, you’ll see an error message: “Unable to determine if your iPhone display is a genuine Apple part.” Face ID and touch ID might no longer work. The front-facing camera and auto-brightness might also stop working.