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Replacing the screen adhesive on an apple watch costs more than a new watch according to Apple! (youtu.be)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by Engineer@discuss.tchncs.de to c/right2repair@discuss.tchncs.de

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Thankfully Jonathan was able to take it to an independent repair shop for a $75 CAD adhesive fix (and battery replacement?) despite Apple's restrictions against them.

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[-] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee -3 points 8 months ago

Yeah I’m gonna go ahead and continue to use and enjoy my Apple products

[-] Engineer@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Just make sure you don't get suckered into buying a new device when the old one is perfectly fixable at third party repair shops or sometimes even by yourself.

[-] ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

I buy parts that I need from ifixit. Not paying Apple to replace batteries. Should prob clarify that I have a full set up smart home and use HomeKit because it’s the least intrusive of the other options I’ve found. Used to use Alexa but it was dogshit.

[-] noxy@yiffit.net 1 points 8 months ago

HomeAssistant is solid too!

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