These chips will likely be used in the next MacBook Pro models and other Mac desktops, the report says. MacRumors adds: The report claims that Apple and TSMC plan to manufacture second-generation Apple silicon chips using an enhanced version of TSMC's 5nm process, and the chips will apparently contain two dies, which can allow for more cores. The Information today shared alleged details about future Apple silicon chips that will succeed the first-generation M1, M1 Pro, and M1 Max chips, which are manufactured based on Apple chipmaking partner TSMC's 5nm process. An authorized Apple repair tech can pair a new screen to an iPhone with the click of a few buttons using proprietary Apple tech.
Replacing a cracked screen with a new screen will disable this pairing, thus breaking a core piece of functionality in the phone. That's because the screen itself is paired to a small microcontroller attached to the display. According to iFixit, replacing the screen on an iPhone 13 disables Face ID functionality. This is a devastating blow to independent repair shops, who make the vast majority of their money doing screen replacements, and, specifically, make the vast majority of their money doing iPhone screen replacements. Educational Institution and Student DiscountsĪn anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: A tweak to the iPhone's repairability that has been long prophesied and feared has finally come to pass, giving staggering new urgency for legislation that makes repair more accessible: The iPhone 13's screen cannot be replaced without special software controlled by Apple.