Will having a non genuine screen affect my ability to use my phone

Shelby1106 wrote:

Will having a non genuine screen affect my ability to use my phone?

If it’s a good quality screen, no, but some advanced features probably won’t work, like auto-brightness and True-Tone.

Depends on how reliable it is. It's probably going to nag you about it. I've seen some that are better than others. But it's up to the user if it's acceptable.

▷ About genuine iPhone displays. 

Smilin-Brian wrote:

Does a non-Apple display void the warranty?

Not specifically. Certainly not under many warranty laws on the books that say that a warranty denial has to be based on the aftermarket part or installation causing a problem, and not based on something else that should be working that's not working.

What happens after the warranty is another matter. No company is required to provide any kind of repair service after a warranty has expired.

y_p_w wrote:

What happens after the warranty is another matter. No company is required to provide any kind of repair service after a warranty has expired.

Not true. A company is required to provide parts and service for devices they sell during the warranty and after the warranty, usually for 7 years from the date of introduction or purchase in the US. Other time periods apply in other parts of the world. And an interesting twist, In the EU a business (including Apple) must provide warranty service for 2 years for manufacturer’s defects. See: https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/statutoryrights.html

My wife worked for Fiat USA at one time. Fiat discontinued selling cars in the US during her tenure (they resumed recently), but they had to maintain service facilities for 7 years afterwards, and also be around for legal action against them. As she put it, the corporate office she worked in existed solely to be sued.

Lawrence Finch wrote:

y_p_w wrote:

What happens after the warranty is another matter. No company is required to provide any kind of repair service after a warranty has expired.

Not true. A company is required to provide parts and service for devices they sell during the warranty and after the warranty, usually for 7 years from the date of introduction or purchase in the US. Other time periods apply in other parts of the world. And an interesting twist, In the EU a business (including Apple) must provide warranty service for 2 years for manufacturer’s defects. See: https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/statutoryrights.html

My wife worked for Fiat USA at one time. Fiat discontinued selling cars in the US during her tenure (they resumed recently), but they had to maintain service facilities for 7 years afterwards, and also be around for legal action against them. As she put it, the corporate office she worked in existed solely to be sued.

I knew that for any device that had a warranty in California and sold for more than a certain price, there had to be a 7 year period for repair parts and service. I've even mentioned that law a few times. Apple had some terms mentioning getting service longer in California (and strangely enough Turkey) than Apple's standard 5 year plan for having repair parts.

It's mentioned in this article from the Los Angeles Times.

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus-20151211-column.html

Section 1793.03 of the Lemon Law stipulates that any manufacturer of a TV, stereo, computer or similar electronic device worth at least $100 “shall make available to service and repair facilities … functional parts to effect the repair of a product for at least seven years after the date a product model or type was manufactured.”

Lawrence Finch wrote:

y_p_w wrote:

I knew that for any device that had a warranty in California and sold for more than a certain price, there had to be a 7 year period for repair parts and service. I've even mentioned that law a few times. Apple had some terms mentioning getting service longer in California (and strangely enough Turkey) than Apple's standard 5 year plan for having repair parts.

If you know that then why did you post:

What happens after the warranty is another matter. No company is required to provide any kind of repair service after a warranty has expired.

I wasn't aware of any requirement other than in California and I wasn't really thinking of California when I posted it. But I'm genuinely curious what federal or state laws might require anything similar.

Does a non-Apple display void the warranty?

Breaking the screen voided the warranty.

y_p_w wrote:

I knew that for any device that had a warranty in California and sold for more than a certain price, there had to be a 7 year period for repair parts and service. I've even mentioned that law a few times. Apple had some terms mentioning getting service longer in California (and strangely enough Turkey) than Apple's standard 5 year plan for having repair parts.

If you know that then why did you post:

What happens after the warranty is another matter. No company is required to provide any kind of repair service after a warranty has expired.