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Sep 5, 2015 4:04 PM in response to lucasburchardtby imobl,There are no user serviceable components in an iPhone, and Apple does not
sell parts. Any parts you see listed for sale are from stolen or broken iPhones
or counterfeit.
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Sep 5, 2015 4:07 PM in response to lucasburchardtby Meg St._Clair,lucasburchardt wrote:
I am wondering if buying real replacement parts for the iPhone is possible. Some 3rd party iPhone repair stores claim to have "genuine iPhone glass". I've heard rumours that only Apple has the real glass, and it's not possible to buy and use to repair iPhones, unless you're certified by Apple. Is this true?
If you have an iPhone with TouchID and you have the screen replaced by anyone but Apple, the TouchID will no longer work.
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Sep 5, 2015 5:29 PM in response to lucasburchardtby Michael Black,lucasburchardt wrote:
I am wondering if buying real replacement parts for the iPhone is possible. Some 3rd party iPhone repair stores claim to have "genuine iPhone glass". I've heard rumours that only Apple has the real glass, and it's not possible to buy and use to repair iPhones, unless you're certified by Apple. Is this true?
Those stores are flat out liars. The only stores that can order OEM original parts are Apple stores themselves, and their officially Authorized Repair Centers. And they cannot sell those parts retail, but may only use them to repair devices. There is no source for anyone else to purchase genuine new OEM parts.
There are are plenty of salvaged parts and often those get sold "as new" but they were juts taken off an already busted device so themselves are suspect parts. There are also plenty of counterfeit parts, which as you might expect are usually of far lesser quality.