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What if we mixed in the possibility that a non-genuine apple screen is actually also a keyboard aaaand could be cheaper because it includes software that in some way is able to phone home. I realize there are many layers of tinfoil here but it was fun to imagine nonetheless.

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Another common pattern is for non-genuine parts to contain components which return falsified data -- for instance, batteries with controllers which report an inaccurate capacity, or screens which report bogus touch screen calibration parameters. (These are both real scenarios which have been observed in grey-market iPhone parts.)

You already cannot use true tone if your screen is not genuine, idk anyone who uses it and if that is really much of a deal breaker, I assume the new iP13 will probably lose refresh rates above 60 when detected as non genuine, only time will tell.

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