Earlier this week, Apple published a whitepaper titled "Longevity by Design." The purpose, Apple says, is to explain "the company's principles for designing for longevity—a careful balance between product durability and repairability." It also contains some notable changes to Apple's parts pairing and repair technology.
Here is a summary of the action items in the document's 24 pages:
Changes timed to "later this year" may well indicate their arrival with iOS 18 or a subsequent update.