Parts Pairing
Parts PairingApple
Apple Announces Limited Parts-Pairing Changes on Day of Colorado Right-to-Repair Hearing
Apple unveiled plans to ease some restrictions on using Apple-made parts across its own devices, but the changes leave aftermarket parts blocked and were announced the same day a Colorado Senate committee advanced a bill to ban parts pairing outright.
Sep 21, 2026
Parts PairingApple, Samsung, Microsoft, John Deere, HP, GE, Keurig, Google
Parts Pairing: How Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, and John Deere Lock Out Independent Repair
A wide-ranging iFixit investigation documents how manufacturers across industries use serialized components and software locks to disable functionality when genuine parts are swapped between devices, blocking independent and DIY repair.
Aug 12, 2026