The latest software update for iPhone 6 handsets is allegedly rendering the devices useless if it detects repairs not carried out by Apple.
Source: iPhones ‘disabled’ if Apple detects third-party repairs – BBC News
Justin Hepburn
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Sounds like yet another means by which Apple can increase its revenue stream, this time by locking end-users into only ever being able to use expensive Apple authorised repair outlets.