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Linux boots on the iPhone 11, and we believe we’re the first in the world to do it. (www.patreon.com)
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Every line in the boot path is code we wrote. There is zero Apple code between power-on and Linux. The bootloader is ours, top to bottom. To our knowledge, no one has done this on an A13 device before.

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[–] 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Their phone repairs are crazily locked-down and expensive. If the key to longevity is repair, Apple is doing it's damnedest to make it as difficult as possible.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    To be fair Apple gets better repair ability scores across the board compared to other flag ship manufactures (nothing, google, samsung) according to ifixit though. https://www.ifixit.com/repairability/smartphone-repairability-scores

    But on android you at least have the option to choose something not as hostile against repair ability :)

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Oh, did the EU force them to make parts more available?

    Because 5 years ago, you not only had to get the parts from Apple, you had to get the parts VERIFIED by apple after installation.

    I think the Macbook had a sensor that detected when the macbook was closed and even that basic switch had to be Apple-validated.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Yea, I believe it comes from the EU but Apple is as always doing the least they have to do, to stay legal. And I even think that the VERIFIED think is still a thing with it technically working but made artificially worse with warnings and what not.

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